Education - marxists Flashcards
Marxists argue that education brainwashes children, explain this ?
The educational system is very important in brainwashing children into accepting their positions within the class system
The education system encourages what according to marxists ?
The education system encourages the correct values and attitudes to uphold capitalism
How many key concepts did Bowles and Gintis create ?
(Marxists)
3 key concepts
What are the 3 key consepts Bowles and Gintis discovered ?
(Marxists)
- Myth of meritocracy
2.The correspondence principle
3.The hidden curriculum
What is the Myth of Meritocracy ?
(Bowles and Gintis)
Myth of Meritocracy is the idea that the education system being fair and offering everyone the same chance of success is FALSE !
In reality the education system simply reproduces class inequalities
Finish this sentence (Myth of Meritocracy )
Working class students learn to go through school without ________ very much while _____ _____ students learn how to be _____, ready of their ______ ______ _______.
Working class students learn to go through school without ACHIEVING very much while MIDDLE CLASS students learn how to be SUCCESSFUL, ready for their RULING CLASS POSITION
What is correspondence principle ?
(Bowles and Gintis)
The idea that the education system mirrors the world of work.
What does school prepare working class students for ?
(Bowles and Gintis)
School simply prepares working class students for low-paid, low- status employment
What does school prepare middle class students for ?
(Bowles and Gintis)
Middle class students are encouraged to think of their futures as the owners an high-status, high-paying jobs
What are some examples of correspondence principles
(Bowles and Gintis)
you obey your boss and your teachers
you wear uniform and work and at school
What is the hidden curriculum ?
(Bowles and Gintis)
The hidden curriculum refers to learning which is not directly taught in schools, this includes powerful messages about what is appropriate and important.
