Mike Zambrzuski Prof. Steele Comp 1113 Sep 25, 2008 Social Class and Education Scholarly Discourse Essay “...the resources made available to those of the middle and upper classes as well as the influence of more educated parents give children of the middle and upper classes a decided advantage when choosing an educational path.” -Amanda Farah Jean Anyon’s “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work,” Jonathan Kozol’s “Still Separate, Still Unequal,” and Gregory Mantsios’s “Class in America--2003” discuss the effect of a student’s social class on their education. Each essay contributed equally to obtaining a complete understanding of the relationship between social class and education Anyon’s “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work” deals primarily with the differences of teaching styles and education at different schools depending on which social and economic classes were most prevalent. She categorized schools into four main groups: The working-class school, the middle-class school, the affluent professional school, and the executive elite school. Anyon discusses the differences in curriculum in each group of schools and the type of teaching style used. For instance, in working-class schools, work is following the steps of a procedure.
They are able to manipulate the education system to their advantage which means their children have a better chance at doing well in school. Disconnected-local choosers and semi-skilled choosers are working-class parents who have a lack of cultural capital and therefore their child’s academic progress suffers as they are usually sent to ‘local’ schools which they aren’t necessarily best suited for. Children who have cultural capital also have an elaborated code (wider vocabulary) which gives them an advantage at school as it is the code used by teachers and in textbooks. The elaborated code is typically used by middle class and helps with their academic achievement. Children with a lack of cultural capital are more likely to use the restricted code (limited vocabulary) which disadvantages them at school as they feel excluded and are therefore less successful.
After getting paid from superior grades, students are more likely to stay in school. They will also feel more encouraged by getting rewarded. Some people say money doesn’t make a difference, but most people say it does. Money is one of the things that can help kids listen better. Another reason is that it will make students work much harder than before.
British education is supposed to be that of meritocracy, but it has been researched (Bynner and Joshi (1999)) that working class children are still failing in education, where as their middle class peers are doing well and going on to do ‘A’ levels and go to University, thus achieving the higher paid jobs. This has not changed since the 1950’s, even though the British government has changed the educational system and introduced new policies such as the abolishment of the 11 plus and introducing comprehensive schools or the introduction of the National Curriculum in 1988. Some sociologists agree that education is important in society but they have different views of what working class children can achieve. Functionalist believe in meritocracy; if the child works hard enough then they can be whatever they want to be, where as Marxist believe that everyone has their place, society dictates that the working class are at the bottom of the ladder and middle class at the top and achieve the higher paid jobs. There are many reasons why working class children fail to reach the ‘top of the ladder’.
The uniforms will create unity in the schools, while making the lives of the average student easier. In addition, the uniforms will raise students test scores, improve student grades, and are cheaper to obtain than ordinary clothes. Uniforms are a part of private schools that separate them from the rest. However, if public schools would enforce uniforms, then a lot of bullying would be eliminated, and it would create more order in schools. Moreover, giving the schools a chance to unify themselves, and come together as a whole.
September 14, 2012 Dress For Success Are school uniforms good or are they bad? Some parents and teachers believe that making kids wear uniforms brings a lot more benefits then disadvantages. Others believe that students have the right to wear anything they want when going to school. After examining both sides of the issue, I believe that uniforms should be required in schools. We can all agree that a school is a place to study and learn new things to take you farther in life.
Allowing children to be able to think independently and create their own behavior can be an effective way to allow for more autonomy, improving their motivation in many areas and get the confidence to achieve better grades in school. Pink explains that “A sense of autonomy has a powerful effect on individual performance and attitude” (88). Many parents will choose to raise and will motivate their children by how they were brought up as a child. While this may seem like a great way to raise a child, it could control motivation and behavior with the experience of pressure and demand. Parents might want to consider teaching their children about autonomous motivation which promotes greater conceptual understanding, better grades, enhanced persistence at school and in sporting activities, higher productivity, less burnout, and greater levels of psychological well-being.
3. more classrooms are required. Conclusion The range of class sizes and its influence have been discussed and argued for tens of years. The subject of discussion is whether it has or doesn’t have a beneficial influence if the size of a class is being reduced. Every parents hope, expect their children to have good achievement in study and they search for good atmosphere, way to study so that their children can get higher grades. Also, that is what society is curious about too as it requires many capable men so that it can develop more.
They also help students develop better people-skills, as well as teach them how to act in a real-life situation, such as a job. Single-sex education does not educate girls and boys any better than coed schools, according to research published by the American Psychological Association analyzing 184 studies of more than 1.6 million students from around the world. Many people believe that separating boys and girls in schools would help them focus better on academics, but studies prove that this is not the case. Also, schools are supposed to prepare students for the “real world”, as well as jobs, and both have both sexes. Researchers also looked at studies that examined coed schools that offered single-sex instruction in certain subjects and found no significant benefits for boys or girls in these cases.
How Much Homework Is Too Much Homework? Terri Carroll English 102 Professor Hamlin October 23, 2011 How Much Homework Is Too Much Homework? Author Jonathan Rauch is proposing that students are not really “learning” in school, which they are practically being allowed to “slide” into the next grade. Essentially stating that American students are lazy in their learning and if teachers would assign more homework, the student would excel more in school. If more homework was to be assigned to students, would they necessarily achieve more?