98 Chapter 2 Education and Learning a n d y o u r e m o t i o n s a r e r u n n i n g w i l d . I f y o u ' r e a w o r k i n g - c l a s s k i d i n t h e v o c a t i o n a l t r a c k , t h e o...

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98 Chapter 2 Education and Learning a n d y o u r e m o t i o n s a r e r u n n i n g w i l d . I f y o u ' r e a w o r k i n g - c l a s s k i d i n t h e v o c a t i o n a l t r a c k , t h e o p t i o n s y o u ' l l h a v e t o d e a l w i t h t h i s w i l l b e c o n s t r a i n e d i n c e r t a i n w a y s : Y o u ' r e d e f i n e d b y y o u r s c h o o l a s " s l o w " ; y o u ' r e p l a c e d i n a c u r r i c u l u m t h a t i s n ' t d e s i g n e d t o l i b - e r a t e y o u b u t t o o c c u p y y o u , o r , i f y o u ' r e l u c k y , t r a i n y o u , t h o u g h t h e t r a i n i n g i s f o r w o r k t h e s o c i e t y d o e s n o t e s t e e m ; o t h e r s t u - d e n t s a r e p i c k i n g u p t h e c u e s f r o m y o u r s c h o o l a n d y o u r c u r r i c u - l u m a n d i n t e r a c t i n g w i t h y o u i n p a r t i c u l a r w a y s . I f y o u ' r e a k i d l i k e T e d R i c h a r d , y o u t u r n y o u r b a c k o n a l l t h i s a n d l e t y o u r m i n d r o a m w h e r e i t m a y . B u t y o u n g s t e r s l i k e T e d a r e r a r e . W h a t K e n a n d s o m a n y o t h e r s d o i s p r o t e c t t h e m s e l v e s f r o m s u c h s u f f o c a t - i n g m a d n e s s b y t a k i n g o n w i t h a v e n g e a n c e t h e i d e n t i t y i m p l i e d i n t h e v o c a t i o n a l t r a c k . R e j e c t t h e c o n f u s i o n a n d f r u s t r a t i o n b y o p e n l y d e f i n i n g y o u r s e l f a s t h e C o m m o n J o e . C h a m p i o n t h e a v e r - a g e . R e l y o n y o u r o w n g o o d s e n s e . F — t h i s b u l l . B u l l , o f c o u r s e , i s e v e r y t h i n g y o u — a n d t h e o t h e r s — f e a r i s b e y o n d y o u : b o o k s , e s s a y s , t e s t s , a c a d e m i c s c r a m b l i n g , c o m p l e x i t y , s c i e n t i f i c r e a s o n i n g , p h i l o s o p h i c a l i n q u i r y . T h e t r a g e d y i s t h a t y o u h a v e t o t w i s t t h e k n i f e i n y o u r o w n g r a y m a t t e r t o m a k e t h i s d e f e n s e w o r k . Y o u ' l l h d v e t o s h u t d o w n , h a v e t o r e j e c t i n t e l l e c t u a l s t i m u l i o r d i f f u s e t h e m w i t h s a r c a s m , h a v e t o c u l t i v a t e s t u p i d i t y , h a v e t o c o n v e r t b o r e d o m f r o m a m a l - a d y i n t o a w a y o f c o n f r o n t i n g t h e w o r l d . K e e p y o u r v o c a b u l a r y s i m p l e , a c t s t o n e d w h e n y o u ' r e n o t o r a c t m o r e s t o n e d t h a n y o u a r e , f l a u n t i g n o r a n c e , m a t e r i a l i z e y o u r d r e a m s . I t i s a p o w e r f u l a n d e f f e c t i v e d e f e n s e — i t n e u t r a l i z e s t h e i n s u l t a n d t h e f r u s t r a t i o n o f b e i n g a v o c a t i o n a l k i d a n d , w h e n p e r f e c t e d , i t d r i v e s t e a c h e r s u p t h e w a l l , a d e l i g h t f u l s e c o n d a r y e f f e c t . B u t l i k e a l l s t r o n g m a g i c , i t e x a c t s a p r i c e . M y o w n d e l i v e r a n c e f r o m t h e V o c . E d . w o r l d b e g a n w i t h s o p h o m o r e b i o l o g y . E v e r y s t u d e n t , c o l l e g e p r e p t o v o c a t i o n a l , h a d t o t a k e b i o l o g y , a n d u n l i k e t h e o t h e r c o u r s e s , t h e s a m e p e r - s o n t a u g h t a l l s e c t i o n s . W h e n t e a c h i n g t h e v o c a t i o n a l g r o u p . B r o t h e r C l i n t p r o b a b l y s l o w e d d o w n a b i t o r o m i t t e d a l i t t l e o f t h e f u n d a m e n t a l b i o c h e m i s t r y , b u t h e u s e d t h e s a m e b o o k a n d m o r e o r l e s s t h e s a m e s y l l a b u s a c r o s s t h e b o a r d . I f o n e c l a s s g o t t o u g h , h e c o u l d g e t t o u g h e r . H e w a s y o u n g a n d p o w e r f u l a n d keeping close to home: class and education bell hooks 99 v e r y h a n d s o m e , a n d l o o k s a n d p h y s i c a l s t r e n g t h w e r e h i g h c u r - r e n c y . N o o n e g a v e h i m a n y t r o u b l e . I w a s p r e t t y b a d a t t h e d i s s e c t i n g t a b l e , b u t t h e l e c t u r e s a n d t h e t e x t b o o k w e r e i n t e r e s t i n g : p l a s t i c o v e r l a y s t h a t , w i t h e a c h t u r n e d p a g e , p e e l e d a w a y s k i n , t h e n v e i n s a n d m u s c l e , t h e n o r - g a n s , d o w i i t o t h e v e r y b o n e s t h a t B r o t h e r C l i n t , p o i n t e r i n h a n d , w o u l d t a p o u t o n o u r h a n g i n g s k e l e t o n . D a v e S n y d e r w a s i n b i g t r o u b l e , f o r t h e s t u d y o f l i f e — v e r s u s t h e l i v i n g o f i t — w a s s t i c k i n g i n h i s c r a w . W e w o r k e d o u t a c o d e f o r o u r m u l t i p l e - c h o i c e e x a m s . H e ' d p o k e m e i n t h e b a c k : o n c
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Assimilation requires gaining acceptance from those who are in power. It is contested with notion through cultural and social practices for adopting values, culture and social behavior. It is important for benefitting citizens along with the view for shedding the culture that are embedded with values, languages and rituals. It is important for streaking the contrast for creating multiculturalism for ensuring religious and ethnic groups can maintain a strong link for development of cultural heritage. This can help in understanding the difference between contributing to the rich diversity and building a successful society. The understanding of assimilation involves development of ethnic for taking in cultural signifiers. This can help in empowering the minority group that is expected for adapting practices of dominant culture through appearance and language (Tosun, 2020). It is considered a significant socioeconomic factor that is required for the employment community and development of local culture. Assimilation is easier for children and it can help in providing education and socialization of history and culture of the dominant society. The process includes groups of individuals with different ethnic heritage for taking up the characteristics of dominant groups .The status represents the level for immigrants that can help in finding a good life. It includes a linear process that includes groups that are becoming culturally similar and it can help in removing the generational changes in the immigrant families. This can differ on the basis of ethnicity, religion and race. It depends on the variable that may include liner and smooth process.
Assimilation should be supported and it will differ based on economic standing for minority groups. The immigrant groups can be economically marginalized and it is likely to be socially marginalized for mainstream society. The linear model can help in defining different immigrant groups along with ethnic minorities that are increasing and it is considered ideal. The model of integration can be recognized with value along with finding the line of cultural differences in the diverse society and it is important for defining the culture. The group should be encouraged for maintaining the original culture that can be encouraged for adoption necessary element for the new culture. It includes various factors that hinder or advance the process. It can actively contribute to a position of economic strength that is held by a group. It can help in gaining political advantage. It included addition of external actors along...
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