"Women without Class" Reading Response

When the article started the first thing that I thought of was a typical high school. That there were your preps and non-preps. As I continued reading the article turned in to a race article more than an article based on school. The article highlighted the differences in the students more than the school as a whole. When it talked about the “preps” they talked about how they wear nice clothing that makes them look like a lady and wear makeup that enhances the natural beauty. Then the article went on to talk about the las chicas group; where they would wear half shirts and jeans that hug their bottoms but then flared out at the bottom. They would wear dark colored lip stick to try and show sophistication and maturity. Whereas the preps would use light colors that would show innocence. Overall the article made me think about how minority groups act in schools in order to separate themselves from the whole.  Whether they separate themselves for a positive reason or a negative reason doesn’t seem to matter nor influence their decisions. The article went over how they are working class and how they are taught basic vocational classes. They aren’t pushed in school, nor do they respect school. They are rude and disrespectful towards their teachers and they aren’t interested in anything except socializing and meeting a boy.