Blog Post #2

 Shamus Khan                                                                                                                               The Broken Model

QUOTES: 

Quote 1: “Meritocracy has become the most accepted myth of our time.”

This means people are taught to believe success only depends on hard work, but Khan reveals that access, privilege, and wealth shape who truly has opportunities. It connects to his larger critique of inequality in elite education.

Quote 2: “The elite are not made in schools; they are remade.”

Khan argues that elite schools don’t create equality—they reproduce privilege. These institutions teach entitlement and confidence, helping the already privileged maintain their social position.

Quote 3: “The problem is not that the model is broken—it’s that it works all too well.”

Here, Khan flips the idea that the system is “broken.” He suggests that inequality in education isn’t accidental—the system is designed to protect existing hierarchies. This captures his central argument about how education upholds privilege.