Everyday a middle class child goes to school. They are taught to read and write. This child is also taught that they will play sports in high school, have a perfect GPA and attend a good college. From kindergarten through a child's senior year in high school they are told taught what to want from their future. It is not always the books and the curriculum that shape these childens lives. It is the teachers who tell these children to study hard because college is going to be much harder. From the first day of school every child is shaped to the mold of what their parents, teachers, and society want.
             Coming home from the hospital every baby is introduced to their first form of institution. Each child's outlook on life is shaped by its parents. Parents teach child certain morals that are vital to live in society. Morals such as trust, virtue, humility, affection, honor, and respect. Morals are taught, but their are also things that are learned in a latent aspect. The parents of a child create a base for future learning that the child will encounter. If the parents install good morals such as the one mentioned above then their child has a good chance of becoming a active member of society. In the case of Bell Hooks, her "Mama" does a great job of instilling morals (Hooks 86). Bell goes to college and is able to be active within her social sphere. Although she did not feel comfortable, she was able to thrive within this small scale society of Stanford. Her ability to live within a society is proof that her mother instilled enough morals so that Bell is an diligent member of her college community. Hooks does well in a college atmosphere because of her upbringing and her educational back round. Hooks is from a working class home and attended public schools throughout her life. She has a humble backround, yet a great work ethic, and that work ethic enabled her to gain exceptance to Stanford.
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