Literacy with an Attitude - Finn - Extended comment

 I looked at Megan's Blog and she made connections to both Delpit and Kohn. She first mentions how in Deplete it is said that teachers shouldn't be the only experts in the room. In the article the middle and working class teachers have similar styles of holding back the creativity of the students. In the working class kids are instructed to do exactly what the teacher does and that her way is the only way or even the "right way". In the middle class setting students are taught straight from the textbooks and are to gain the knowledge they are fed. While in the the upper classes kids are encouraged to be creative and are taught in a way that can have more room to grow. The second point she makes is that Kohn's "What to Look for in a Classroom" gives examples of how these classrooms are more worrisome than good. The middle class and working class again are the same where there is no freedom to learn and that there is a set routine and rules to follow. The kids are expected to have the right answers with little mistakes. Another example is the project the kids do where they made unique covers for their project but are not graded on the individuality but only on the information in the work itself. The middle and working class is taught in a way for no growth and this make the kids stuck in the same social classes. Where the upper class students are taught in a way to help them grow and expand on their learning to help them in the future. 

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-social-class-and-why-does-it-matter-3026375