Category Archives: ECS203

Jean Anyon’s article “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work” distinguishes the unequal classroom structures in different social classes. Anyon’s research focuses on comparing five schools from different social classes. She classified the first two schools as a Working-Class School, the third as a Middle-Class School, the fourth as an Affluent Professional School, andContinue reading “Blog 3: Jean Anyon”

second blog post I may have experienced the Tyler rational in my own schooling because it was very rational, orderly, and able to be used across subjects. The set up and presentation of ideas were very similar in each class. It was lecture based which was beneficial for some students but not others. It wasContinue reading “Tyler’s Rational Blog Post”

In Kumashiro’s article he focused on ‘common sense’ in the education system and defines it as the traditional ways we think about teaching and learning. He makes note that “good teaching is not a neutral concept” (p. 3) which is very important when thinking about ‘common sense’ because ‘common sense’ causes you to limit whatContinue reading “Kumashiro’s Article Blog Post”