They Say, I Say - Chapter 4 ex.1

In the passage from "Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work" written by Jean Anyon, she discusses what scholars say about the differences of education within social classes. For example, Bowles and Gintis state "the working classes for docility and obedience, the managerial classes for initiative and personal assertiveness", meaning that the upper class are trained for the higher up, harder jobsm while the middle to lower classes are trained and educated for the less demanding, easier jobs. Anyon agrees with this statement, however she disagrees with it as well. She says that "there has been little or no attempt to investigate these ideas empirically in elementary or secondary schools and classrooms in this country." So Jean Anyon is both agreeing and disagreeing.

Exercise 7.j in C@VT

1 - "Fighting the Downfall: Youth and Rebellion Between 1987 and 1997" most resembles an article from a magazine. The layout of this paper is something you would see in a magazine like Rolling Stone or People. The way the author has specific quotes bold and in a bigger font in random parts of the paper makes the paper stand out more as a magazine article. The way the pictures are layed out and captioned makes the paper resemble a magazine article as well.

2 - The way the paper is portrayed definitely affects the way the audience reads it. The audience may stop at a specific point to study the pictures and read the captions. Also, the way the certain phrases are bigger and bold may cause the reader to stop and ponder what the author is saying.

3 - The paper would probably be a lot more boring to look at and the reader may not read all the way through. Because the author put pictures and phrases within the writing, it is more visually appealing to the reader and in turn makes the reader want to continue reading.