1. Social Structures in Middle-Class Schools
... and remain on those same social class levels. The working-class schools had parents in little skilled jobs, therefore students were taught a simple curriculum. The students were taught to follow directions and work through steps to get their work completed. Teachers did their jobs by handing out dittos of the assignments and controlling the classroom. Anyon explains that as the teacher ... being taught to learn. The middle-class schools consisted of parents with skilled jobs such as "construction workers, city jobs, accountants, and technicians"" (176). The students were taught to follo...
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