The “Hidden Curriculum” of Anyon’s Title

The “Hidden Curriculum” of Anyon’s title analyzes class issues in schools focusing almost exclusively on teacher practices. I think by the term, “hidden curriculum”, she’s referring to the teachers’ expectations and judgments that are based on behavioral traits that are a part of each student’s home life and brought to the classroom. The home environment has a big role in a child’s education and if it isn’t supportive of the school environment, the student will not be as successful in school as the child whose home environment is.
The curriculum is taught based on social, cultural, and political purposes. The teachers have different methods of teaching depending on the social class of the school. For example, the working class kid’s teacher tells them to copy what she says without ever teaching them anything. Teaching that way will never develop the student’s minds...