Anyon

Nicole Pickering
Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work
Jean Anyon


1. "These differences may not only contribute to the development in the children in each social class of certain types of economically significant relationships and not others but would thereby help to reproduce this system of relations in society.”

     1. This quote makes it seem like no one is offered freedom. It makes it seem like people are only making decisions based on what they are told to do and not based on what they want to do. One who works hard on something usually succeeds in what they want to do, but this quote makes it seem like the complete opposite.

2.  "Most lessons are based on the textbook".

     1. I disagree with this quote. Back in high school, text books were rarely used and lessons were based upon what the teacher wanted to do. I don't think that lessons should be based on the text books anyway. The more creative an activity is, the better the students will learn. If it is just thrown at them out of a textbook, then nothing is being produced.

3. “No, you don’t, you don’t even know what I’m making yet. Do it this way or it’s wrong.”
    
     1. I was a bit upset when I read this quote. This teacher makes it seem like nothing is going to be right unless it is done their way. No child should feel pressured into doing something they do not want to do. If one is only doing something a certain way because they are feared of doing it the right way, then nothing is being accomplished and nothing is being learned.


I found this piece easy to read. During some parts of the reading I got upset just because of how it makes it seem like students are not being taught anything. All children and students should be given the oppurtunity to do something their way. I do not think that one thing has to be done a certain way in order to learn it. There are multiple solutions to the majority of problems.