February 16, 2015 - 18:02
As argued by Lisa Delpit, "If [a student is] not already a participant in the culture of power, being told explicitly the rules of that culture makes acquiring power easier."
After reading this quote in the Dance article I realized how simple but true this statement was. It's almost like playing a game; if someone has never played, all they need to do is be told the rules, and then people try to succeed at the game. The same principle applies to schooling. If teachers are willing to provide this knowledge to their students, how to maneuver themselves through their cultures and how to come out on top, it might be more likely that a student will.
This makes me wonder, why don't more teachers try to inform their students of the rules of the culture of power, primarily in low income communities.