Examine the Marxist view that education is to reproduce and justify the existing class structure

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Examine the Marxist view that education is to reproduce and justify the existing class structure

The Marxist view on education is to reproduce and justify the existing class structure, included in this is Marxists beliefs of the "hidden curriculum"[Bowles and Gintis also believe in this] in which pupils are taught general and sometimes specific values without being aware of this [or if they are aware the hidden curriculum is something that one would not associate directly with the education system]. The hidden curriculum also ensures that students have an acceptance of the social hierarchy [where pupils will be placed after finishing education and entering the workforce]. Some may argue that Marxists see the educational system as a mechanism for maintaining class inequalities[class divison almost like a mixture of different cultures], for example the reproduction of the capitalist system where it can be argued that Marxists believe that schools and teachers reject or hold a grudge against working class pupils for the sole being that they are not as wealthy as ruling class pupils and so therefore working class pupils may not perform to their highest capabilities[during the 1900's this would be common in the sense that many pupils would