Lizbeth Gonzalez

Lindsay Barber
EDF2085
14 February 2016

Case Study: Differences in Socio Economic Status

School is an environment created to learn and I believe that wealthy parents should have more
consideration of less gifted students. I believe the school administration should intervene in this situation.
They should have standards for every activity at school. Setting limits on the school dress code attire for
school dances could be a way to show respect for others in school environment. Students go to school to
learn and to socialize. Eventually, students personality growth and thats how school becomes a vital part
of human develop. School is not a fashion show or a place where you can brag about your wealth. This
behavior creates a hostile environment between classmates. I think that this issue should be address in a
school assembly not in classrooms. If the school administration cuts the problem from the roots, students
in classroom should not feel left out. Educator should aware of any prejudices they themselves hold
against members of lower socioeconomic groups and work to overcome their biases. Otherwise,
discriminatory practices will surface in the classroom in the form of self-fulfilling prophecies that harm
students and perpetuate societal inequities (Gollnick and Chinn, 99) i. Though, the school could arrange a
meeting to bring the issue on the table. In the meeting, they could discuss the pros and cons of limiting
the dress code and reach an agreement between all parties. Obviously, the limo-renting/ tuxedo-renting/
formal dress parents should be contacted. Theres no need to over-expose in front of other students.
School board should contact wealthy parents to inform them that their behavior is not acceptable because
is creating a negative environment between peers. However, I do not think that an issue should be made
of this (renting the limousine) if the activity was outside school or was not planned by the school
administration. If wealthy parents are having this types of behavior most of the time, obviously, can and
should be an issue made about hiring limousine services. When I was in 9th grade, some students rented

a limousine for the end of school party. I was surprised because I imagined how cool would be to have a
limousine ride to the party. Most of the students felt the same way as me, wishing for something so far
away. And sometimes this is why students get disappointed at school, feeling left out by the big upper
class. When talking about class, both tensions and triumphs arise. This is difficult work, but critical to the
creation of an academic environment open to all its members (http://isites.harvard.edu/)ii.
In the other hand, its difficult for me to say that the May dance should be cancelled because I
think that cancelling the dance will not solve the problem but, I dont know what could happens if the
dance takes place. I have three boys (8 year old and 6 year old twins) and I know for sure that they will
feel uncomfortable in this situation. Kids do not understand this types of situations. At middle school
age, theyre just thinking about popularity, acceptance and academic/sport progress. And the behavior
that limo-renting parents are teaching their sons and daughters arent acceptable. It leads to mayor
problems such as bullying. I suggest that schools can create a parents administration that can organize the
events and also collect an amount of money from students (or parents) to rent a limousine for everyone.
In that way, students can make extracurricular activities to collect money or the school administration
could make a Writing Contest and for the first five students that win the contest the price would be a
limousine ride.

i Gollnick, Donna M., and Philip C. Chinn. Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society (12). 9th ed. Pearson.

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ii Warren, Lee. "CLASS IN THE CLASSROOM." Http://isites.harvard.edu/. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Feb. 2016.