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2. Inequality in education2. Inequality in education
Diverse impactsDiverse impacts1.1.Transformed student populationTransformed student population2.2.Separation of education accessSeparation of education access3.3.Contributes to economic Contributes to economic
inequality: feedback loopinequality: feedback loop
A resorting by classA resorting by class
““a kind of incipient class apartheid” appears a kind of incipient class apartheid” appears (39) as “[m]ore and more families live either (39) as “[m]ore and more families live either in uniformly affluent neighborhoods or in in uniformly affluent neighborhoods or in uniformly poor neighborhoods” (38). uniformly poor neighborhoods” (38). (Putnam, (Putnam, Our KidsOur Kids))
A resorting by classA resorting by classK-12:K-12:
•““a kind of incipient class apartheid” appears a kind of incipient class apartheid” appears (39), as “[m]ore and more families live (39), as “[m]ore and more families live either in uniformly affluent neighborhoods or either in uniformly affluent neighborhoods or in uniformly poor neighborhoods” (38).in uniformly poor neighborhoods” (38).
•““increasing class-based residential increasing class-based residential segregation has been translated into de segregation has been translated into de facto class-based school segregation.” (39) facto class-based school segregation.” (39) (Putnam, (Putnam, Our KidsOur Kids) )
A resorting by classA resorting by classTwo different pedagogies:Two different pedagogies:
““[W]ell-educated parents aim to raise [W]ell-educated parents aim to raise autonomous, independent, self-autonomous, independent, self-directed children with high self-esteem directed children with high self-esteem and the ability to make good choices, and the ability to make good choices, while less educated parents focus on while less educated parents focus on discipline and obedience and discipline and obedience and conformity to pre-established rules…”conformity to pre-established rules…”
A resorting by classA resorting by classTwo different pedagogies:Two different pedagogies:
““Upper-class parents have more Upper-class parents have more egalitarian relations with their children egalitarian relations with their children and are more likely to use reasoning and are more likely to use reasoning and guilt for discipline, whereas lower-and guilt for discipline, whereas lower-class parents are more likely to use class parents are more likely to use physical punishment, like whupping.” physical punishment, like whupping.” (Putnam, 119)(Putnam, 119)
A resorting by classA resorting by class““The achievement gap between children The achievement gap between children from high- and low income families is from high- and low income families is roughly 30 to 40 percent larger among roughly 30 to 40 percent larger among children born in 2001 than among those children born in 2001 than among those born twenty-five years earlier. In fact, it born twenty-five years earlier. In fact, it appears that the income achievement gap appears that the income achievement gap has been growing for at least fifty years…”has been growing for at least fifty years…”
-Sean F. Reardon , “The Widening Academic -Sean F. Reardon , “The Widening Academic Achievement Gap Between the Rich and the Poor: Achievement Gap Between the Rich and the Poor: New Evidence and Possible Explanations” (2011)New Evidence and Possible Explanations” (2011)
Students in povertyStudents in poverty
Privatization in K-12Privatization in K-12““What are called a “public schools” in What are called a “public schools” in many of America’s wealthy communities many of America’s wealthy communities aren’t really “public” at all. In effect, aren’t really “public” at all. In effect, they’re private schools, whose tuition is they’re private schools, whose tuition is hidden away in the purchase price of hidden away in the purchase price of upscale homes there, and in the upscale homes there, and in the corresponding property taxes.”corresponding property taxes.”
-Robert Reich-Robert Reich
http://robertreich.org/post/95749319170http://robertreich.org/post/95749319170
Higher Higher education: education: costs soaringcosts soaring
• NB: health care NB: health care costs contribute to costs contribute to college costscollege costs
Growth Growth of of studenstudent debtt debt
Privatization of higher Privatization of higher educationeducation
MappinMapping class g class onto onto
campus campus typetype
Mapping Mapping class class onto onto
attainmeattainmentnt
Rise of community Rise of community collegescolleges
Campus actionsCampus actions
Campus actionsCampus actions
Campus actionsCampus actionsAdjunctification risingAdjunctification rising
Campus actionsCampus actions
Inequality Inequality within within professoriatprofessoriate sharply e sharply increasesincreases
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