Bottom of the Class: Childrens Stories of Low Attainment in ... - 9781032826332

Bottom of the Class: Childrens Stories of Low Attainment in Primary SchoolAuthor(s): Laura Quick\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032826332, 978-1032826332\nSynopsis\nThis book offers a much-needed look at the impact of our attainment-driven education system on those children considered low attainers. It reveals how difficult they find it to feel good about themselves, their capacity to learn and their futures, as well as shedding light on the role schools are playing in maintaining inequality and the illusion of meritocracy.\n\nAt the heart of Bottom of the Class are the engaging and thought-provoking stories of four children whom the author followed through three years of primary school. Concerned with friendships, getting told off and struggling with schoolwork, they are in some ways very ordinary. Yet, caught between competing messages about who they ought to be and their fears of failure, they are also extra.