IMPLICATION OF

MULTICULTURISM
(SOCIAL CLASS)

DEFINE SOCIAL CLASS

a division of a society based on social and
economic status.

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ion/english/social-class

EDUCATIONAL DIFFERENCES
IN SOCIAL CLASS
Income as a major factor in social class (socioeconomic status)

Students from low-SES may have problems in getting materials in

learning.
Thus, they have the risk to be left out in learning.
Students from mid and high-SES have easy access of learning
materials and the opportunity to take extra classes & tuition.

Thus, higher chance to be success in learning

Krashen, Stephen (2005). The Hard Work Hypothesis: Is Doing your Homework Enough to
Overcome the Effects of Poverty: Multicultural Education, v12. n4,
from http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/

IDENTIFY WHETHER THE STATEMENTS

ARE TRUE OR FALSE
Teachers should treat the students equally
It is not important to work together in a group
Students should show off their belongings in the
class
Schools need to increase the number of learning
resources
Students must talk rudely to the gardener in the
school
Hasnol should give Azri his pocket money to
show his wealthness and kindness

Teachers should diminish the gaps in the

classroom

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1. TEACHERS SHOULD TREAT

ALL THE STUDENTS EQUALLY.
Treat each student equally, give them a
chance to take responsibility for their own
learning, express themselves, and learn at
their own pace. (Ozerol, 2012)

JUDGE
CONTROL

2. IT IS IMPORTANT TO WORK
TOGETHER
IN A GROUP
Having students teach each other is an extremely
effective way to increase student learning (teaching

own improved
understanding
of the material).

someone else leads to their

(Garfield, 1993)

Social awareness: understanding

the needs and feelings of others.
(Munro, OBrien, & Payton 2006)
* Ability to see from others perspectives

3. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT SIMPLY

SHOW OFF FOR THEIR CLASSMATES

By about age three, early friendships

begin to form and childrens peers begin
to have a more lasting influence. (Parke,
1990)
Harris (1998, 2002) and Rowe (1994)
maintained that peer groups have an
even stronger influence than that of
parents.

peer group can influence what the child

values, knows, wears, eats and learns.

WHAT THE SCHOOLS

SHOULD DO?
1. Have more access on the learning materials.
Increase the number of books in library.
.(Include readings from a wide variety of class
perspective)

WHAT THE TEACHER

SHOULD
DO?
1. Work to diminish the gaps in the class
-Look to develop social capital
Eg: open discussion & cooperative learning
2. Give equal learning opportunities (avoid discrimination)
The high & mid achiever students are normally come from mid & high-SES.
Teacher give more focus to them rather than to the students in the back class.
(social capital=the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a
particular society, enabling that society to function effectively)