Hey everyone,
A. This week I will be doing a reflection on Finn's "Literacy with an Attitude" and how it relates to my school experiences.
B. While reading (in depth) Chapter 2 of Finn's writing, he discusses the study performed by Anyon regarding the difference between different class based schools in different school districts. The most intriguing part was hearing the break down of what Anyon experienced in the various different 5 grade classrooms and how they differed. Hearing all the different details from the various schools made me realize and pinpoint where my schools fell in the realm of Anyon's experiences. Obviously this study does not mean every middle class school will be the same for instance, but I would have thought my schools would have fit into one category. When reading I noticed that my schools fell into multiple different categories. Obviously, I imagine the schools in the study could have experiences not written about that fall into other categories, but I just found it interesting. Lincoln has a wide array of economic classes within its borders, so I assume it would make sense that our schools would exhibit characteristics from the various backgrounds that were discussed. I just think it is interesting for the prospect that one district can also fall into the working class, through the elite category, sometimes at the same time.
C. Some questions I would like to leave to the class is, what school that Anyon experienced do you feel that you related to the most? Did your district vary through multiple classes as I feel mine did? What did you relate to most in the article? For my article, I am going to attach a link to a fact sheet regarding the relationship between economic class and education and its affects on the students.
Hey Rey! I thought it was interesting how you felt your school held multiple placements. I can't say that I relate entirely, however, I think that at my elementary school it was more on the lower class placement versus how my middle and high schools were more middle class placement.
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