Dan Williams

English 1100_3J

18 September 2015

Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work

Working-Class Schools:

"Most of the rules regarding work are designation of what that children are to do; the rules are steps to follow. These step are told to the students by the teacher and are often written on the board. The children are told to copy the steps as notes. These notes are to be studied. Work is often evaluated not according to wether it is right or wrong but whether the children folioed the right steps." 

These working-class student should be taught step by step and they should do the work with the teacher correct them if the problem is wrong.

Middle-Class School:

"In the middle-class school, work is getting right answer. if one accumulates enough right answers, one gets good grades. One must follow the direction in order to get the right answers, but the directions often call for some figuring, some choice, some decision making." 

This is good for the students to learn from their mistakes and how to the problem correctly. 

Affluent Professional School:

"In the affluent professional school, work is creative activity carried out indecently. The students are continually asked to express and apply ideas and concepts. Work involves individual thought and expressiveness, expansion and illustration of ideas and choice of appropriate method and material." 

This is great for students to learn. These students can learn more in a shorter amount of time than working-class schools.