Stereotypes In Education

Throughout the various levels of social status, there are different goals and ideas that are expected and pursued throughout the education system. Our nation is simply set up into three social classes: the lower, the middle, and the upper. The hierarchy of social rank is often correlated with stereotypes. People who are homeless, lacking in skills or knowledge, and unemployed are perceived to be the lower class. Individuals in the middle class, are made up of well off people with a decent income and an average family. Meanwhile, the upper class is associated with exceptional income, higher education, with a luxurious lifestyle. Stereotypes make people identify others to be something that society perceives them to be. While society pinpoints a group rather than an individual, false and exaggerated ideas are poured into believing that everyone in that specific group is the same person. Everyone has goals and dreams that make them their own. Through the educational system, barriers of these stereotypes are broken down every day. Success isn’t just obtained …show more content…
For instance, the well known Oprah Winfrey was born into a very poor Mississippi home with low income. However, she broke the stereotype and excelled academically while receiving a scholarship to Tennessee State and now she holds the titles of being a talk show host, an actress, and a producer. All that matters is the level in which a student applies themselves to further benefit from what they learn. Someone can go to the most prestigious university, but if they don 't actually understand the material being taught, then what is the point? The point of going to the next level of higher education is to gain as much knowledge that is taught, as well as to form connections that can help a student’s future. If a student is just passing by, they are is just aimlessly cheating them