“No Child Left Behind law in 2002 brought a new urgency to the issue of poverty within the classroom.” In the article “The Class Consciousness Raiser,” Paul Tough explains how author Ruby Payne held a lecture for teachers to create a better understanding of how to connect with students of different class backgrounds. Tough also explains how Ruby Payne became successful and the observations she made that lead her there. Payne is a motivation to teachers everywhere because she believes that social class and education are compatible.
Payne is a motivation to teachers because she believes that class determines everything from eating habits, speaking patterns, and family relations. Payne presents a chart that explains how people of diverse classes view certain items in levels of importance. The chart has a breakdown of the three social classes’ wealthy, middle, and low class; the wealthy focus on social status, Middle America focus on situations, and those less fortunate focus on people and sex. Tough states that although Payne does not believe in struggle, she does believe that there is a widespread misunderstanding among the classes and that low income families …show more content…
Some of Payne’s critics believe her statements about the poor are stereotypical because she portrays them as people to be irresponsible, loud and violent. Payne points out that if teachers do not try and attempt to understand their student’s habits and lifestyle, they will fail to recognize the obstacles poor families will face that affect the children. I agree with Payne that poor people share certain habits and behaviors that keep them in poverty. Recognizing and changing them will help them succeed in life. I think so many of them just do not believe in themselves and need that extra push to show them other way to make it in life starting with an
Payne is a motivation to teachers because she believes that class determines everything from eating habits, speaking patterns, and family relations. Payne presents a chart that explains how people of diverse classes view certain items in levels of importance. The chart has a breakdown of the three social classes’ wealthy, middle, and low class; the wealthy focus on social status, Middle America focus on situations, and those less fortunate focus on people and sex. Tough states that although Payne does not believe in struggle, she does believe that there is a widespread misunderstanding among the classes and that low income families …show more content…
Some of Payne’s critics believe her statements about the poor are stereotypical because she portrays them as people to be irresponsible, loud and violent. Payne points out that if teachers do not try and attempt to understand their student’s habits and lifestyle, they will fail to recognize the obstacles poor families will face that affect the children. I agree with Payne that poor people share certain habits and behaviors that keep them in poverty. Recognizing and changing them will help them succeed in life. I think so many of them just do not believe in themselves and need that extra push to show them other way to make it in life starting with an