This article examines how K12 education addresses social class systems, analyzing the representation of class rigidity in sixth-grade social studies textbooks and its impact on students’ worldview.
Social class systems
The Classroom Debate: When Schools Portray Social Mobility as “Immobility”
A sixth-grade social studies class recently sparked debate by teaching that social class systems are “rigid and unchangeable.” This article examines the impact of such educational content on students’ worldviews and calls for a balanced approach to teaching social mobility.
