- This quote stood out to me because I didn't think that it would truly make a difference in what type of schooling someone received. To me, you're schooling is all how you perceive it. If you apply yourself and attain a good then I didn't see how income could change anything.
2.) "In the two working-class schools, work is following the steps of a procedure. The procedure is usually mechanical, involving rote behavior and very little decision making or choice. The teachers rarely explain why the work is being assigned, how it might connect to other assignments, or what the idea is that lies behind the procedure or gives it coherence and perhaps meaning or significance."
-This stood out because it is clear to see that the children in the middle class are being prepped to work as blue collar employees. They use methods like; follow procedure and rote behavior, this is something that would be greatly used during a regular skills using job.
3.) "The teachers were very polite to the children, and the investigator heard no sarcasm, no nasty remarks, and few direct orders. The teachers never called the children "honey" or "dear" but always called them by name. The teachers were expected to be available before school, after school, and for part of their lunchtime to provide extra help if needed."
- This exemplified to me a great deal of power and privilege being put into use by the school, teachers, and by the children themselves. The kids had the privilege to do as they pleased in the class room, and the teachers treated them with equal amounts of respect. I saw this as being a great difference from the "working class school' in which the kids were to do as told and follow all rules.
This reading opened my eyes to many of the differences in teaching at schools of lower to higher class. I also saw it tying in greatly to readings of Delpit's culture of power and Johnson's philosophies on power and privilege.
I also saw, in the more elite/affluent schools, that the students had more power over their knowledge and curriculum. The kids in the lower schools are told and shown what to do, while the kids in the higher schools are more involved in their own learning process.
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