Bibliograph

Class war, the privatization of childhood, Megan Erickson

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Class war, the privatization of childhood, Megan Erickson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Class war

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

914156896

Responsibility statement

Megan Erickson

Series statement

The Jacobin series

Sub title

the privatization of childhood

Summary

"What is at stake when some American children go to school hungry and others go to school in $1,000 Bugaboo strollers? Class War argues that under free market capitalism, life paths prescribed by class but framed as parental choices--public or private? Gifted & Talented, general or special education?--segregate American children from birth through adolescence, and into adulthood, as never before. In an age of austerity, an elite class of corporate education reformers has found new ways to transfer the costs of raising children to families. Examining three New York City schools, Class War show how education has been transformed into a competitive "hunger games" for the resources and social connections required for economic success"--, Provided by publisher"What is at stake when some American children go to school hungry and others go to school in $1,000 Bugaboo strollers? Class War argues that under free-market capitalism, life paths prescribed by class but framed as parental choices--public or private, gifted & talented, general or special education--segregate American children from birth through adolescence, and into adulthood, as never before. In an age of austerity, an elite class of corporate education reformers has found new ways to transfer the costs of raising children to families. Although public schools are tasked with providing childcare, job training, meals and social services for low-income children, their funding is being drastically cut; meanwhile, private schools promise to nurture well-rounded individuals for families able to afford the $40,000 a year tuition. Drawing from Erickson's own experience as a teacher in the New York City school system, Class War shows how education has been transformed into a competitive "hunger games for the resources and social connections required for economic success.""--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Public schooling: Who listens? Who speaks? -- A nation at risk? The policy landscape of public education -- Edutopia: against technical fixes to political problems -- Every child should have 100 parents: against personal fixes to political problems -- Conclusion: A caring society

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