Response to a Classmate Discussion Board Hello, I need help writing one pargraph to a classmate discussion about the hidden curriculum and the type of educ

Response to a Classmate Discussion Board Hello, I need help writing one pargraph to a classmate discussion about the hidden curriculum and the type of education received based on the four classes (working, middle, affluent professional and executive elite) I attended a Catholic school in Chicago that I would consider a middle-class school
because as Anyon states, “the population is a mixture of several social classes” (p.
261). My elementary school suggested us to “follow the directions in order to get
the right answers, but the directions often call for some figuring, some choice, some
decision making” (Anyon, 267). I remember my math teacher expressing different
ways to help us understand what we were learning. She showed us the “long way or
the short way” (Anyon, 267). She also gave us questions to figure out and we had to
individually go up to the board and explain our answer to the class. This was
intimidating but also helpful because we were able to see our mistakes. Not only did
we use critical thinking, but we were also taught to memorize. In math class we had
to memorize our multiplication table because we had a weekly timed quiz on our
multiplication and we were also encouraged to memorize our spelling. They would
constantly make us write our multiplication table and spelling words 20x each. It was
a bit helpful, but it also felt like I wasn’t fully understanding the why and the how.
My school was also extremely strict, our principal was an older nun that was
accustomed to having an “order.” It kind of felt like a scene from, Matilda the movie,
everyone was scared of the woman in charge. Every morning when we entered the
building we had to form a “quiet” single line and when the bell rung we had to
calmly walk up the stairs to our classrooms. As we walked up the stairs, every single
one of us had to say good morning to the principle. She would seriously pull you
out of the line if she didn’t hear you say good morning (I experienced it once and it
never happened again). Looking back this makes me feel like we were walking into a
training facility rather than walking into a school. She also randomly walked into our
classrooms from time to time to check on us, meaning our posture, our clothes, and
our learning. During our math class she would line us up against the wall and give
us “brain busters.” This consisted of her standing in front of you and giving you a
question such as “what is 2+5-6×8+4/2.” It was terrifying, and if we didn’t get it right
we had to discuss it with our teacher.
At the time, I was accustomed to this feeling of order and making sure I did as I was
told. I did the same things for almost 10 years and this impacted me as I grew older.
I was raised to follow the rules and it was difficult for me to become opinionated
and develop my own choice for fear of being wrong. Although my school made me
into a structured person I do believe I learned a lot about respect and hard work
which can be beneficial in life. Overall, I was surprised and saddened reading how
different schools are because of their social class. We should all have the right to
proper education and school should be a place of encouragement and happiness.
Many kids aren’t happy in school and I believe this discourages the opportunity of
learning.

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