Talking Point # 8

from Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work, Jean Anyon

Quotes:

1) "Knowledge and skills leading to social power and regard are made available to the advantaged social groups but are withheld from the working classes to whom a more "practical" curriculum is offered."
-This quote stuck out to me because why should one group get something over another. Everyone should be able to have or receive the same knowledge and skills that anyone would receive.

2) "The products of work in this class [in the affluent professional school] are often highly valued by the children and the teacher."
- I picked this quote because it stood out to me. All students should like and accept their work, along with their teacher. If students are given positive reinforcement, it'll make them feel proud about their work and have the urge to do more.

3) "In the middle-class school, work is getting the right answer. If one accumulates enough right answers, one gets a good grade."
-This quote stuck out to me because grades should not be entirely about the right answer but the process that the student took to get the right answer. The grade a student receives should encounter several parts and not just one.

Questions/ Comments/ Points:
This was a good article. It opened my eyes to how some teachers treat their students. Everyone should be able to have an equal education. It was very interesting to see how some schools operate versus ones that are in different towns. Teachers can play an important role in their students life. When the teachers show positive reinforcement to their students' work, the student will begin to feel happy and wanting to come to school and do their work.