The “hidden curriculum” that was discussed showed that the school operated on the ideas of the dominant group, of whites. The way in which students were expected to act, dress, and speak were all constructed around the way in which those of the dominant class behave. Students were then punished and seen as deviant when they tried to resist these rules. These rules of what is right and wrong behavior shows that the community values that of whites. Minorities are expected to operate in the way in which whites want them to. For example, when a white student wears a hoodie to school, they would be seen as just wearing a sweatshirt. When a white student talks back to the teacher, they are seen as standing their ground. If a black, male student did either of these things, the perception would be significantly more
The “hidden curriculum” that was discussed showed that the school operated on the ideas of the dominant group, of whites. The way in which students were expected to act, dress, and speak were all constructed around the way in which those of the dominant class behave. Students were then punished and seen as deviant when they tried to resist these rules. These rules of what is right and wrong behavior shows that the community values that of whites. Minorities are expected to operate in the way in which whites want them to. For example, when a white student wears a hoodie to school, they would be seen as just wearing a sweatshirt. When a white student talks back to the teacher, they are seen as standing their ground. If a black, male student did either of these things, the perception would be significantly more