Assigned reading for Oct 25 and Nov 1

Oct 25 Living and Crossing Class

Jensen, “Crossing the Great Divide,” ER; bell hooks “Class Consciousness" ER; 4 short stories from Without a Net: the female experience of growing up working class; Smith, Values http://members.aol.com/lsmithdog/bottomdog/WCValuespost.htm ;PLU “don’t get above your raisin'’’ video

Nov 1 Work Mike Rose, The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker, Intro, ch 1, ch 5, 7, 8, conclusion. Please remember to spend time with the introduction first. Take notes - a version of a Reading Guide for each chapter to remind yourself of key issues.

Think about some of the 'manual labor' jobs you have had and how they involve skill and cognition.