The influence of social class on education has been a long negotiated concept. Both Lee Warren in Class in the Classroom and Scott Davis in Stubborn Disparities: Explaining Class Inequalities in Schooling put forward what they believe influence a child’s academic success. Warren agues that social class is the most significant factor of how well a student does in school. On the other hand, Davis argues that a child’s success is not merely influenced by social class, but also material factors, cultural factors, and factors within schools. Personally, I agree with both Davis and Warren because numerous factors do influence ones success academically but majority of these can relate back to ones social class.
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1). I do agree with Warren that lack of confidence does affect an individual’s academic performance, but I do not agree that ones confidence level is due solely to the lack of preparation. I believe that ones upbringing can help determine ones confidence levels. Thus a positive upbringing involving ones parents being there for the child can correlate to more confidence and higher self-esteem. Paradoxically, a negative upbringing where the parents are never around would mean less confidence and lower …show more content…
353-354) thus allowing individuals with a higher income to have the benefit of having these resources unlike working class individuals. I agree that these resources are important, especially for individuals who learn more visually. Therefore, individuals who cannot access these resources, most likely working class individuals, have a disadvantage compared to ones who can. Further, Davis proclaims that a child’s education is affected by “the quality of public school” (Davis pg. 354). Quality of public school correlates with the amount of funding a particular school gets. I also agree with this statement because this situation happens a lot, especially with reserve schools. Where I grew up, First Nation parents would choose to send their children to the town school because of the poor quality of education and lack of teachers at the reserve
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1). I do agree with Warren that lack of confidence does affect an individual’s academic performance, but I do not agree that ones confidence level is due solely to the lack of preparation. I believe that ones upbringing can help determine ones confidence levels. Thus a positive upbringing involving ones parents being there for the child can correlate to more confidence and higher self-esteem. Paradoxically, a negative upbringing where the parents are never around would mean less confidence and lower …show more content…
353-354) thus allowing individuals with a higher income to have the benefit of having these resources unlike working class individuals. I agree that these resources are important, especially for individuals who learn more visually. Therefore, individuals who cannot access these resources, most likely working class individuals, have a disadvantage compared to ones who can. Further, Davis proclaims that a child’s education is affected by “the quality of public school” (Davis pg. 354). Quality of public school correlates with the amount of funding a particular school gets. I also agree with this statement because this situation happens a lot, especially with reserve schools. Where I grew up, First Nation parents would choose to send their children to the town school because of the poor quality of education and lack of teachers at the reserve