Running head: SCHOOL DATA REVIEW School Data Review Ronald Smith Grand Canyon University EDA 530 March 24, 2010 Demographics and FARMS Affect on Test Scores Somerset County Maryland is located on the southern tip of the eastern shore of Maryland. It is a small county with approximately 25,000 people. Even though it is a small county, one of the smallest in Maryland, it is very diverse. The school district is also very small. There are fewer than three thousand students attending the county’s five elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools.
Kamilla Mojica Bamishigbin, T.A. Unit III Final Draft Introduction: According to scholar and educational researcher Gary Orfield, “In schools that are 81% to 100% Black and Latino, more than three quarters of the students are also enrolled in schools where more than 70% of the students live in poverty. In fact, half of students in 91% to 100% Black and Latino schools are in schools that also have more than 90% low-income students. (Orfield, 2014)” He continues by stating that “of students attending schools that are overwhelmingly White and Asian (0% to 10% Black and Latino schools), only 4% have 80% or more students living in poverty. Seventy percent of students enrolled in schools with less than 20% Black and Latino enrollment are also
According to Census 2000, about 28 percent of Somalis are between the ages of 6 and 17 (unfortunately, single year of age is unavailable). Interestingly, the Census counted 2,675 Somalis ages 6 through 17, a difference of 66 from the school enrollment figures for 1999-2000. Using this age group as a proxy for school age population gives a multiplier of 3.6. Using the multiplier and the number of Somali-speaking children enrolled in Minnesota’s schools (2,609 in 1999-2000 and 4,196 in 2000-2001) gives a range for 2000 of 9,300 to 15,000, again a range that includes the count in Census 2000. The range is wider than is desired, but given the dearth of data, the estimate and the Census count seem reasonable.
It is unfortunate, but it is also a fact of life that not everyone is capable of handling everything that someone else may be able to handle. 2. Does the book share insight into what special programs offer students who are identified as having learning difficulties? I believe the book about Joey Pigza showed very vaguely in the beginning of the book what special programs there were out there for children with his type of learning difficulties. It appeared that the school was making every effort to allow him to stay in a normal class.
Unfortunately, this is not a valid argument since only 4 percent of the minimum wage workers are single parents. Most minimum wage earners are under 25 years of age and are not the sole breadwinner for the family. They tend to come from middle-class families, are still in school and only work part-time. Statistics shows that 79 percent of these people only work part time. Approximately 62 percent are still obtaining their education, and only 22 percent live below the national poverty line.
Although there are good resources in place to nurture and challenge students in our schools, the methods of assessment for placement are out-dated. The Nagleri and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills are used, along with EOG scores for grade 3 and above and prerequisite course grades for high school. There is little staff development in gifted education, but each of our AIG teachers are fully certified. In both the K-2 nurturing program and the grades 3-8 content replacement, students use critical thinking skills and real life applications of these
For instance, there are only a few things that a person can legally use as reference in the hiring or acceptance charade. Such as; prior experiences, school evaluations, skills, and in some cases even social aspects. If you remove the school portion, room would be left for more personal judgements like race, age ,gender, sexual orientation and so on. Do not get me wrong, I am not saying these things do not already happen but I am saying personal judgement would most likely occur more often. In summary, The American grading system may not be flawless but it is crucial to the development of all students.
In more laymen terms, it can be defined as the haves and the have not. Cullen describes the term as "the gap that exists in most countries between those with ready access to the tools of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and those without such access or skills" A good example of this could be the rural school systems against that of a big-city school. In rural school districts, their focus has to be more so on providing nourishment for their students, providing excellent direction from teachers, and keeping them free from danger or the risk of harm. These issues take ups most of their funding these problems take precedent in rural schools. The larger city school districts have to give some attention in this area; It is not their primary focus.
It is for the purpose of labeling peers and deciphering which children are inferior, it is the social aspect of schooling. Lastly, the propaedeutic function teaches a minimal amount of children to manage the population to that the government can continue without being challenged. Initially I was taken aback while reading Gatto’s article, particularly in regards to Inglis six functions but upon further review and digging deep into my own personal experiences with the public education system, predominantly looking at my years spent in high school I would say there are some sad realities behind theses six
Education has dumbed down but there are so many different aspects of the situation, fingers pointed on why this has happened. Reason of media, social, funding, whether you when to public or private schools, the extra curricular activities schools were offering. I don’t believe that just one of these subjects are to blame, but a combination of them all. Due to the No Child Left Behind Act and the Instrument to Measure Standards tests, which most states have, schools are now micro-managed by state and federal regulations. Teachers are told what they will teach and how they will teach.