The myth busting, “Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing,” covers many topics of which refer to the explanations of education processes used within schools and the division and separation of social-economic classes. The problematic public school system is a result of the curriculums being based on the career of the child’s parents. This decreases opportunity for the child to become greater or wealthier than the parent resulting in an economic cycle to begin. This economic cycle causes individuals in lower social-economic classes to be subject to an invaluable, worthless education resulting in minimal opportunities within the career force and life. According to “Class in America -- 2012,” and “From Social
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Consequently, the less monetary value of the parent’s career predestines their child to a school of negligible education. Identically, a higher, more substantial education is provided when the parent has a more expensive occupation. As a result, the class position which is determined by the parent’s earning directly effects the educational approach at their child’s school. Anyon emphasizes, “Knowledge and skills leading to social power and regard are made available to the advantaged social groups, but are withheld from the working classes, to whom more practical curriculum is offered” (137). The working class is taught completely different skill sets than the upper class. Since the upper class is expected to have high paying, more experienced jobs they are taught toward more “medical, legal, and managerial skills”. (137). Oppositely, the working class is expected to have lower paying, blue collar type jobs so they are taught skills concerning “manual and clerical knowledge” ideals in school. (137). In addition to Anyon’s ideals, Mantsios extends this argument by stating, “Class accurately predicts chances for educational achievement” (391). The social class you are born into ultimately controls the expectations of the young individual for school performance. In detail, Mantsios researched and found in a study by researcher, William Sewell concerning this topic, showing that SAT scores are linked to families’ incomes (quoted in Mantsios 390). This study proves that social-economic class standings are affecting the child’s learning and testing scores. Eventually, causing lower class students’ college acceptance rate to decline compared to the upper class school’s individuals with higher scores. Typically, the students with the lowest scorings probably attend the lower class school where they are being taught the
Consequently, the less monetary value of the parent’s career predestines their child to a school of negligible education. Identically, a higher, more substantial education is provided when the parent has a more expensive occupation. As a result, the class position which is determined by the parent’s earning directly effects the educational approach at their child’s school. Anyon emphasizes, “Knowledge and skills leading to social power and regard are made available to the advantaged social groups, but are withheld from the working classes, to whom more practical curriculum is offered” (137). The working class is taught completely different skill sets than the upper class. Since the upper class is expected to have high paying, more experienced jobs they are taught toward more “medical, legal, and managerial skills”. (137). Oppositely, the working class is expected to have lower paying, blue collar type jobs so they are taught skills concerning “manual and clerical knowledge” ideals in school. (137). In addition to Anyon’s ideals, Mantsios extends this argument by stating, “Class accurately predicts chances for educational achievement” (391). The social class you are born into ultimately controls the expectations of the young individual for school performance. In detail, Mantsios researched and found in a study by researcher, William Sewell concerning this topic, showing that SAT scores are linked to families’ incomes (quoted in Mantsios 390). This study proves that social-economic class standings are affecting the child’s learning and testing scores. Eventually, causing lower class students’ college acceptance rate to decline compared to the upper class school’s individuals with higher scores. Typically, the students with the lowest scorings probably attend the lower class school where they are being taught the