There are two groups of adolescence talked about in the book, the “hallway hangers” and the Brothers. They have different views on schooling, but both come from the same class and neighborhood. Students in urban areas view school as a game. The “hallway hangers” see the game (school) as “rigged,” so they withdrawal from it. They see the educational system as dominated by “achievement ideology.” They don’t believe they can “make it” even though one of their friends, Billy “made it” and got a scholarship for college and plays hockey. They believe it is too slim of a chance for another one of them to “make it” so they reject the idea of schooling being effective and helping them get a good job. On the opposite end, the Brothers believe that everyone
