Provide a 5 pages analysis while answering the following question: Educating Working-Class Children in Their Own Self Interest by Patrick Finn. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines foun

Provide a 5 pages analysis while answering the following question: Educating Working-Class Children in Their Own Self Interest by Patrick Finn. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. According to the author of the book, there are two types of education that are empowering and domesticating. Empowering education leads to the gain of power and position in society. On the other hand, domesticating education makes an individual dependable as well as productive. People belonging to the rich family are likely to get empowering education and working-class people gets domesticating education. Every citizen has the right to get a proper education and become literate (Jacob & Ludwig, 2009). Despite the fact that children belonging to poor families are not getting equal education as compared to rich individuals. It is the responsibility of the teachers as well as the present-day education system to provide powerful literacy to the poor and working-class so that they are able to gain an appropriate position and power in society (Finn, 2010).

The power or position held by an individual in society depends on the level of literacy gained by the individuals. However, the difference in class has affected the quality of education as well as the level of literacy. The poor are receiving a lower quality of education as compared to the rich ones. Every citizen has the right to get powerful literacy despite the fact that the poor are far away from getting an equal level of education. The industrial revelation in the country has resulted in the emergence of the concept of citizenship. On the other hand, the term citizenship includes the political, social as well as civil rights of the individuals. However, the modern concept of citizenship defines equal rights for all individuals. In the context of citizenship, education and literacy are important for the world today. Literacy and education play a crucial role in facilitating individuals to protect their rights as a citizen of society. Moreover, a proper education enables the individuals to get proper knowledge about the present day scenario (Jackson & Marsden, 2012).

The book highlights the ‘myth of meritocracy’ that indicates the fact all the students are offered the same level of education, but only the level of acceptance and attitude that differs.