1. Social Class Differences and School Processes
As Becker (1961) explains that the ideal characteristics of a student described by a teacher are those of middle class children: bright, well dressed, motivated etc. this implies that teachers prefer middle class students over working class, this could demotivate the working class children as teachers already favor middle class therefore they may focus more on them. ... This means that the way teachers label students will also affect their expectations and interactions with said student, for example those labeled as 'smart' may receive more encouragement to do harder tasks whereas...
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