EDTE 251: Education for a Democratic, Pluralistic Society
Jigsaw Activity
Jean Anyon - Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work
Introduction
Anyon's article, though now over 25 years old, represents a seminal work in the field of education and social justice. Your task as a group is to:
- Read the "Introduction" link below.
- Read your group's link (portion of the article).
- Elect a presenter for your group and prepare to report back to the group on the following:
- What was your school type (Working Class, Middle Class, etc)?
- What was the income level of the school?
- How were parents in this community employed?
- What was the nature of the curriculum in Math, Science, Language Arts and Social Studies at your school?
- What was the nature of classroom management at your school?
- As a group, discuss how differences in the educational experiences of various economic class communities exists today as compared with the status described in Anyon's article from 1980.
- Are things the same? Better? Worse?
- How is this situation impacted by accountability measures such as those found in No Child Left Behind.
- What, if anything should be done?
- Be prepared to have your presenter report back to the group.
Introduction
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