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Upper Class Schools
- Students in these schools are in the most desirable position for excellence.
- Teachers have very high expectations for these students and challenge them frequently.
- The students can choose how they are taught the subject matter, such as whether it is through discussion, lecture,
group activity, or some other method.
- The students are always encouraged by the teacher to analyze the material and share any thoughts they might have about
it.
- Students in upper class schools are also encouraged to apply in-class concepts to situations outside of the classroom.
- Teachers in upper class schools will occasionally schedule field trips and out-of-class activities to
give students a first hand experience of some of the material discussed in the classroom.
- Success is a word that summarizes the self-fulfilling prophecy these teachers
have for their students.
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Middle Class Schools
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These schools have fairly good
teaching practices but the students in middle class schools are not pushed as hard as those in upper class schools.
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Teachers in these schools are focused
on staying on the schedule of the class and will put that in the highest importance.
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Most of the material in class is taught
directly from the required textbook for the class, and there is not much expansion on the subject from the teacher.
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Teachers in middle class schools encourage
students to participate normally but mostly to answer questions.
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Students who do participate are usually
commended solely for getting the correct answer to a question and not so much for adding to a discussion of the subject.
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Lower Class Schools
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Students in today’s lower class schools have the smallest opportunity for success.
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The classrooms in these schools do not differ much from each other; there is little variation in teaching style from
classroom to classroom.
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The teachers take on roles of authoritarians, demanding obedience from the class and offering few opportunities for
student participation.
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In the classroom, the students act as an audience listening to the teacher without much questioning.
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Class decisions are always made by the teacher and there is little input from the students.
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Concepts taught in class
are not encouraged by the teacher for application outside the classroom.
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Lower class students tend to be socially reproduced because of the poor quality of the schools.
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