From Social Class And The Hidden Curriculum Of Work By Jean Oron

Today’s schools are classified according to which social class the children’s parents come from. The American education system teaches students to make decisions on aptitude. Harder standards are implemented with the idea that schools will output better students who know more, or who are more inclined to achieve things. Unfortunately, the exact opposite is the reality. Students are being taught to follow methods and instructions rather than making decisions based on experience.

In the book, Rereading America Ninth edition by Colombo, Cullen and Lisle the American education system is discussed by the articles “From Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work” by Jean Anyon and “College at Risk” by Andrew Delbanco. These were the most captivating articles and they both describe the flaws in the education system and how this flaws are affecting student’s potential In the future. Anyon comparatively describes the difference in education quality between schools in a wealthy community and schools in a poor community and the different type of educational experience and Delbanco argues the risk that colleges face and it is compelling as he also

However to eliminate schooling is not the option as Gatto suggests in his article where he says “Do we need schooling? I don’t mean education, just forced schooling: six classes a day, five days a week, nine months a year, for twelve years. Is this deadly routine really necessary? (143).” Gatto suggest that the education system should change such that the daily routine of schooling should be removed and suggests that they should adapt self-learning strategies. This may not be the best option as schools help to maintain discipline and help children to explore what their strengths and what their weakness are, also how to learn and adapt to new skills, use them to tackle and overcome