Do you think Jean Anyon's essay still holds merit today?

Digiannia Arbelaez
Professor Young
English 1100
September 24/2015

Such a Sad Reality

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The idea that Jean Anyon brings to us is not the regular submissive idea of the educational system that is brought to us by all other mediums. Jean Anyon states that your quality of education depends on your economic class. It is sad and hard to admit that she is right, the way the poor are treated in this world is very different then the way the rich are treated, and this goes for educational purposes as well. The rich are taught to be creative, to generate and produce the next big thing, to have and hold power; while the poor are forced to follow orders and rules, they are taught to be good workers. The depressive part of this is the fact that this idea of this educational system is still relevant today, that we as a society follow this guidelines without even noticing it and that to a certain extend we are just generating “cheerful robots” and “successful owners”. “Work hard, because if you work hard you will get what you want” What I want is not to stay at the bottom, everyone wants to be successful and have money but that is not what we are all programmed to do.

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The opportunities presented to the lower and middle class do not minimally compare to the opportunities that are offered to the upper class. Those with money have the resources to get the research and materials to make and create what will later on bring them profit, because that is what they are taught and given in schools. While the poor have outdated textbooks and old computers, the rich are filled with tons of luxurious “state of art” that gives them the space to make mistakes and start over again. “Sit down and shut up” “follow the rules” “Obey what you are told” Doctrines that are set on stone for those who do not have the opportunity to “ask questions” like the fortunate do. When you grow up surrounded with opportunities you are not expected to do anything less. Your father is a doctor? Well you should be a surgeon or at least a doctor like him. While growing up surrounded with difficulties might only bring you dreams and hopes as your career goals. Just how it was doing it back in 1980 as Jean Anyon stated the educational system is doing it now, because to my understanding and my own experience not much has changed. 

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