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Communications
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Apr 3, 2024
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Anyon identifies the social class of each school based on the types of jobs the students’ parents have. What are the four classes she identifies? Why do you think the type of work and not just the income from the work is important in determining social class? -
Working class schools: parents are mostly blue-collar jobs or unemployed -
Middle-class schools: Most parents work in middle management, as white-collar workers, or as small-business owners. -
Affluent professional school: upper-class white-collar jobs, like lawyers or Prominet doctors. -
Elite executive school: parents are employed as multinational executives or assistant executives -
Regardless of salary, employees in a hierarchical position, such as business owners, are generally more "respected." 2.
For each school, Anyon describes how the students’ work is organized and understood. How does the definition of work differ from one school to another? Note an example for each. In each case, what are the students learning about their relationship to the teacher? What are they learning about their relationship to knowledge? Why do you think scholars call these lessons the “hidden curriculum”?
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Depending on the educational approach of the school and the socioeconomic position of students, different schools have different definitions of work. While elite schools place a higher priority on intellectual growth and critical thinking, working-
class schools typically place more value on compliance and obedience. Professional and middle-class schools sit in the middle, providing a balance between basic knowledge and chances for individuality and creativity. 3.
Do you see any similarities between the observations Lareau made about parenting styles and Anyon makes about teaching styles? Identify some specific examples and explain how they are similar. -
The professional school for wealthy people had the greatest similarity to concerted cultivation. -
The negotiation aspect of the teaching style is the most distinct similarity. With concerted cultivation, the power dynamic between parent and child is blurred, as is the relationship between teacher and student in the affluent professional school -
There are similarities between Lareau's views regarding working class families and the working class schools. The majority of conversations are directive in nature.
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In the US, we often think about the school as the institution that promotes equal opportunity--that is, schools allow all students the same chance to get ahead in society, despite their family background. According to Anyon’s research, would this be true? Why or why not? -
The teaching methods used in these four school categories, are helping entrench the inequality that already exists in society. Educators employ different approaches to teaching, depending upon the children's socioeconomic status. -
In a working-class school, students who work hard can only achieve the level of achievement that their surroundings allow. They would pick up the skill of good memorization and recitation. An executive school uses very different methods of instruction and evaluation for students. 5.
Anyon’s research was done in the late 1970s. From your experience, do you think the way school work is organized today has changed? If you wanted to study whether the situation has changed, what type of information might you want to gather? -
I do think schools today have changed. In the past, education primarily focused on academic knowledge. However, in response to the demands of the modern workforce, there has been a shift towards skill development. Education systems now prioritize the development of critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and digital literacy skills.
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