This article explores the contentious depiction of social stratification in K12 education, focusing on sixth-grade social studies textbooks and their implications for students’ worldview development.
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Class System, Social Studies, and Rigid Stratification: Examining Controversial Content in K12 Textbooks
A recent controversy has emerged over a sixth-grade social studies textbook describing the class system as rigid, potentially limiting students’ understanding of opportunity.