Literacy with an Attitude (Extended Comments)

Connection:

As I read through Megan's blog I have grasped a better understanding to the reading therefor Id like to provide extended comments in this post. First, I'd like to express how this reading has given me an insight on the lifestyle of the working class. Finn express that the children are "harden bitten teachers" as I thought about these words used to describe students I couldn't help but think about how something may be occurring in these students lives for them to act or have these characteristics given to them. I think educators are very quick to judge the students and most times I think its the working class of students. Not to stigmatize one group but I think the social class has many different levels of things occurring in their lives. Maybe these students are struggling at home, maybe they're working to help support there families I could keep a list going on and on but I think the bigger picture here is are social class level can directly impact our lives.

Reflecting: 

As I read this article I really began to think about my own life and what social class I belong in I also thought about how our social class even determines our education, where we live. maybe what church we go to. All these things evolve around social class and determine the class your education could be this really great one or you can have the average education. Social class isn't something I exactly think about often it's not a topic I sit an dwell on and the topic isn't brought up by my family often but I can tell you people have asked me if I come from money and my response is always no I don't believe I do but to be honest I can see the reasons why they ask. As a family we travel, my parents buy things, we go out to eat, we all own cars, we own a home. These are all examples of social class for myself I've never thought of them part of a social class as a child. I have told my parents people have asked and my dad always says the same thing "We don't live out of our means".  We live in average size home I went to public school and we live in the middle of the city between the rich and the poor. My parents have worked very hard to be where they are today both very good jobs my dad especially has worked his way up from the bottom in the military and my mom as well working for JWU. Ive always considered myself  very lucky to be able to do these things. All in all reading Finn I have realized and reflected upon my own social class and where I live in the world this want a idea I have given much thought up until now. 

Comments: This reading of Finns has my brain now thinking more about social class because sometimes when we are looking at people we don't even know what their going through our what their class may be and it all may be true and it may take us by surprise. 

Class differences