Preparing Minds For Markets And Blue-Collar Brilliance Analysis

Preparing Minds for Markets And Blue- Collar Brilliance In the book, Acting Out Culture: Readings for Critical Inquiry by James S. Miller includes several different pieces of writing from a variety of authors. The two pieces of readings “Preparing Minds for Markets”, and “Blue-Collar Brilliance” in both that show the way different cultural stereotypes can influence how our society defines intelligence. “Blue-Collar Brilliance” by Mark Rose, focuses on the view that intelligence cannot be measured by the amount of schooling a person has completed. In the essay “Preparing Minds for Markets” by Jonathan Kozol, writes about a school’s unpleasing curriculum in the classroom. Back then education was the key to success, but today it is different.
Children are all given manager jobs because they want them to learn that no matter how bad the circumstances may be, they can work hard and become who they chose to. The tone of this piece was real and opposing because Kozol does not agree with the curriculum the school chooses to do, it doesn’t allow kids to explore themselves. Kozol is an author and has published several books which constructs his ethos. Kozel forms his pathos by using facts and evidence to prove that this method will make kids less successful, due to them sticking to one thing. Kozol adds “The choices of a career means virtually nothing if you do not know what choices you may actually have” (Kozol 309). The kids are too young to know what they want their career to be like. Kozol is not pleased from this method because it does not allow kids to remain kids. The author builds logos by resting on the fact that the kids are pushed to choose a career path, work in that field. They aren’t left with options to explore other fields. The author builds a structure by questioning the issue and how it can affect their