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economic class, class bias, and classism.
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challenge classism.
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Be prepared to challenge classism.
Building understanding about issues of classism
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economic and/or social position based on their income,
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an individual’s or group’s education, occupation, income,
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against persons according to their socio-economic status. It
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poverty.
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Commitments we can make and/or actions we
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due to costs associated with participating in extra-curricular
Books to start/support discussion of classism
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class and classism.
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perpetuate class bias with the assumptions that:
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who do well in school are viewed as the exception and not the
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c. Middle and upper class students will continue their education
beyond high school, while poor and working class students
are not interested in post-secondary education;
d. Intellectual work is inherently superior to physical labour and
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activities, special events, or other “essential” materials. ǂ 6RPHWKLQJ%HDXWLIXOSharon Denis Wyeth
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INTER MEDIATE
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