Stacking the Deck: The Streaming of Working-Class Kids in Ontario Schools

The authors of this study maintain that programs that sort students into academic and vocational "streams" abuse working-class children, especially those from poor families. These three experienced educators offer an Ontario-based case study of the results of streaming in classrooms on the children of working-class parents. Their conclusions -- backed by a detailed analysis of the impact of streaming -- suggest the need for change in order to ensure that quality education is available to all students. Stacking the Deck explores the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that students are streamed, and suggests practical steps to make schools more democratic. An Our Schools/Our Selves book.Curtis, Bruce is the author of 'Stacking the Deck: The Streaming of Working-Class Kids in Ontario Schools', published 1992 under ISBN 9780921908111 and ISBN 0921908113.