Literacy with an Attitude
By: Patrick J. Finn
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In Literacy with an Attitude, Finn discusses the different socioeconomic levels that exist within the school system. There are four different levels: executive elite, affluent professional, middle class, and working class schools. As the reading continues, Finn dissects the educational practices that are common for each. Of these four different levels, the working class schools are the poorest and the executive schools are the wealthiest. Throughout the reading, Finn discusses the different values that each school is characterized by. Some of these values include individualism and humanitarianism. It discusses the idea that education plays a role in society.
https://www1.udel.edu/educ/whitson/897s05/files/hiddencurriculum.htm
This hyperlink discusses the social class and the hidden curriculum of work. This is relevant to Finn’s article because they both discuss how wealthier communities prepare their students better than poor communities. It comes back to the surrounding area having a major impact on what the school will have for opportunities and materials.
https://amandafned.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/literacy-with-an-attitude-patrick-finn/
This hyperlink takes you to a video analysis. After watching the video, I can make a better connection to Finn’s writing. During the experiment that Finn writes about, all the students were given the same educational tools even though they were from different backgrounds. However, it would have been more beneficial if they were able to individually learn instead of memorize. This would set the students up to be more successful throughout their lives.
The image below depicts a son asking his father if he can change his socioeconomic level. As you study the image you can see the concern on all the characters' faces. As your socioeconomic status is not as easy to change as one may think it is. Unlike what the newspaper article says, this is not surprising news. This is the reality that we live in.
Hi Brenna! Loved your post, as always! I liked the quote from one of the links you included that was about how if we can fix the education system it will fix other long term problems that have been occuring. The question to then ask is how to do that? I am not sure myself but advocating for changes in education and learning more about the fractured education system can help. Thank you so much for your post!
ReplyDeleteHey Brenna! Love your post! You're always so good at writing about these topics and I enjoy reading each one!
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