Marx saw the ideologies of the owners of production as the determining factor in curriculum development and also in the mores and norms of society. We go to school to learn the ideologies of the rich and continue to work for them after because we believe in receiving compensation for our education and skills. Marx posits, “that social classes receive an education which is geared to their positions in society” (Small, 2005, p. 79). He goes further to state “the phenomenon of mass education arose with the development of modern capitalism. It is evident that the public school is in some way a corollary of bourgeois society. The main purpose of education in a capitalist system is to impose an ideology on the working class” (Small, 2005, p. 81)
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This is through standardized tests, which assesses students based their linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligence. Students from wealthy backgrounds are able to afford private tutoring, interview coaches, prep-test services and consultants to give them a better chance at being successful on college and university applications. The “one best system” is typified in primary and high schools in Jamaica, where students are “streamed” in classes based on their academic performance. As earlier as Grade 3 in primary schools students are streamed into A, B, and C streams. This continues up to Grade 6 where students sit the National Grade Six Achievement Test to move into high schools. Students who do well academically are placed at traditional high schools while students who perform below average are placed at comprehensive high schools. At comprehensive high schools, students learn a mix of academic and skill-based subjects such as plumbing, mechanical engineering, masonry, carpentry, and welding. These skills help students who are not intellectually motivated to make a positive contribution to society based on their skill set. In the final year of high school, students sit a Caribbean-wide examination in subjects they have chosen to focus on in forms 4 and 5. This examination ushers them into the working world, sixth form or …show more content…
Although this can be seen as a cultural issue, there is an element of bureaucracy in terms of how many kanjis you should know in order to be classified literate. In the Japanese society, literacy levels are one of the highest in the world. People who speak, read, and write between 2000-2500 kanji characters are considered literate. Students in elementary schools learn roughly 1600 kanji characters and the balance are taught in junior high schools. The structure of the writing is regimented as they pay strict attention to the formation of characters by the stroke movements (from left to right and vice versa). The model of the characters must be strictly adhered to ensure the student copies the kanji in its correct form. If the writing of one stroke moves from right to left when the instruction is from left to right, although both characters will look the same, it would be deemed wrong because it didn 't follow the “correct” writing
This is through standardized tests, which assesses students based their linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligence. Students from wealthy backgrounds are able to afford private tutoring, interview coaches, prep-test services and consultants to give them a better chance at being successful on college and university applications. The “one best system” is typified in primary and high schools in Jamaica, where students are “streamed” in classes based on their academic performance. As earlier as Grade 3 in primary schools students are streamed into A, B, and C streams. This continues up to Grade 6 where students sit the National Grade Six Achievement Test to move into high schools. Students who do well academically are placed at traditional high schools while students who perform below average are placed at comprehensive high schools. At comprehensive high schools, students learn a mix of academic and skill-based subjects such as plumbing, mechanical engineering, masonry, carpentry, and welding. These skills help students who are not intellectually motivated to make a positive contribution to society based on their skill set. In the final year of high school, students sit a Caribbean-wide examination in subjects they have chosen to focus on in forms 4 and 5. This examination ushers them into the working world, sixth form or …show more content…
Although this can be seen as a cultural issue, there is an element of bureaucracy in terms of how many kanjis you should know in order to be classified literate. In the Japanese society, literacy levels are one of the highest in the world. People who speak, read, and write between 2000-2500 kanji characters are considered literate. Students in elementary schools learn roughly 1600 kanji characters and the balance are taught in junior high schools. The structure of the writing is regimented as they pay strict attention to the formation of characters by the stroke movements (from left to right and vice versa). The model of the characters must be strictly adhered to ensure the student copies the kanji in its correct form. If the writing of one stroke moves from right to left when the instruction is from left to right, although both characters will look the same, it would be deemed wrong because it didn 't follow the “correct” writing