How do race and class affect the educational experience? What unspoken norms lead to the
generalization and stereotype of certain students? Author bell hooks describes her own experience
where class and race lays bare common assumptions at the center of our educational hierarchy.
This assignment asks you to summarize hook’s article. In short, a summary should accurately reflect the
full sense of the original but in condensed form. Be sure to include the author’s main point, purpose, and
supporting details.