Anyon’s article discusses about schools that served children in the working class, middle class, and affluent communities. She asked elementary school students questions based on knowledge and where it came from. Children from each of these socioeconomic classes had a different response to her questions about knowledge. “It is said that such social class differences in secondary and postsecondary education are a conserving force in modern societies, an important aspect of the reproduction of unequal class structures” (Anyon, 1981). Anyon throughout her article makes it clear that the difference about school knowledge is based on the social stratification and the issues on social change.
Kozol- Still Separate, Still Unequal: America’s Educational Apartheid In…show more content… Race and social class are two of the major areas that he mentioned in his article as he visited different schools. He also interviewed students and gained insight on their perspective about the kind of education they were getting and the options they were being given. Kozol learned through his school visits the impact diversity, segregation, and funding had on students and the opportunities for a better education. Schools defined diversity as “the rich variations of ethnic backgrounds” (Kozol, 2005) although most of the schools named in this article were not as diverse as mentioned in brochures or other printed work. He argued that the students in these schools, mostly minority groups, had limited opportunities for academic achievement. He explained how from a very young age children of wealthy parents learn more by attending extensive programs or private nursery schools that teaches various skills up until the age of five. By the time these children take the standardized exams they are more educated than those students of minority groups. Money is a big factor in determining the best possible education for children
