Statistics show that more than three fourths of children enrolled in certain city school systems are black or Hispanic. It is very unlikely to find white students in these schools. Numerous Americans who do not live in major cities do not know how segregated these urban schools really are. They believe that the inequalities in the school systems have gotten better, when in reality it is the opposite. Certain schools that take after the name of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and other honored leaders are not diverse.
It will discuss how it was unfair to students that were entering college for sports gave minorities an unfair advantage to all, not just non-minorities. This paper will provide examples how the affirmative-action was not working to help everyone obtain a higher education. Many elite universities in the United States have delved into the issue of affirmative-action and the role affirmative action plays during the admission stage. Many universities automatically give minorities, African Americans and Hispanics, up to 230 points on a 1600 point SAT scale. Those entering for sports reasons obtain 200 admission points.
“Realistic Dreams” African Americans in professional sports are failing as role models for our young black students. Far too many of our young African American students aspire to be like our celebrity black athletes for more wrong reasons than the right ones. I. African American athletes have to be held to a higher standard by themselves, as well as the communities they serve. i. Our black athletes are placing our young students at a disadvantage by not informing, motivating, and encouraging them about the importance of education.
Education was also a big factor resulting in limited progress of improving the status of African-Americans because they consistently received a lower standard of education. As mentioned earlier this was a result of the Separate But Equal doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson and Cunningham v. The Board of Education. Although, clearly stated in the doctrine it was far from equal, the white schools received more funding, better teachers and superior facilities than the schools for black children. This limited the status of African-Americans as they were never taught to the standard that was acceptable to go to university meaning that they could not go on to get a career in a highly skilled job. However, Sweet v. Painter in 1950 demonstrated that Separate But Equal was not being applied correctly but it was not until Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka in 1954 that
Wilson argues that race was becoming less and less important in predicting the economic possibilities for well-educated African Americans. Since the black-led Civil Rights movement had been victorious in removing many racial barriers that made nearly impossible for well trained African Americans to gain access to appropriate educational and occupational opportunities. Wilson believed that this opened access that was unprecedented in the racial stratification system in the United States and that it would result in a noteworthy change and lasting gains for African American families with a quality amount of educational attainment. Research has only partially supported Wilson’s optimism. Yes blacks did experience significant educational and occupational gains during the 1970’s, their upward mobility has since tapered off, notably in the 1980’s and 1990’s.
Davonta Morrison February 14, 2013 English 105 Ms.Stuckey Generation Twist: The unseen exposure of young African American males The reason I was interested to write about this topic was because I was inspired to write about the unseen truths and stereotypes beyond on what the news may show or what you read in the newspapers. Ever since I was little, I saw young black men just like me who had so much potential but didn’t choose the right path that could have lead them to a successful life. For young black men in particular, the consequences of out-of-school suspensions, especially those given out by teachers and leaders in the schools surrounding our poorest neighborhoods, are absolutely dire: Every suspension puts them closer to the
Public education in wealthy school districts is proven to be much more effective than education in urban areas. This gap of quality education can be attributed to economic inequality, teacher quality, and size difference between large cities and suburbs. Although there will never be a flawless solution to this problem of education imparity, it is still important for parents of all school districts to do what they can to help close this gap. The law suit that has been filed against school districts by the parents of Texas students in order to fight for equal education funding, is a big step on the path of improving education in urban areas. This law suit is still in the process of being fought.
Equality Opportunity’ in that the burdens of racism can only be overcome by taking race into account. Affirmative action also aims to reflect the racial diversity of the nation, the ‘Equality of Results’, within schools, the firm and the workplace. Despite being mainly supported by Democrats, and rejected by Republicans President Nixon played a significant role in affirmative action by instituting ‘set aside’ policies to reserve a certain percentage for minorities. The main advantage of affirmative action is that is leads to a greater diversity in societies main institutions, arguably this would not be achieved had things been left as they were. It is also argued on the basis of righting those previously wronged, by opening areas of education and employment that would not have previously been available to minorities.
Regardless of the fact that parental support is of great importance for a students’ academic achievement, studies have shown that a greater part of a minorities parents have lacked support for their children in spite of faculty and staff motivation to do so. Karen Mason, president of the Association for Career and Technical Education communicated that numerous at-risk student’s lack parental support and often have a low academic self-concept; consequently, pushing students to often struggle in school. Also “A study conducted by researchers at Duke University in 2005 found that underrepresented minorities constitute 28.2 percent of the U.S. population; 12.5 percent of the entire applicant pool of 18 national schools; but minority legacy applicants only accounted for 6.7 percent of the applicant pool. The researchers concluded that legacies today reflect the domination of whites that have in their words, “monopolized” higher education throughout history. Legacy preferences fail to substantially increase racial and ethnic diversity in colleges and universities.” Declared John C. Britain a professor of law at the University of the District of Columbia School of Law.
Simple numbers don’t lie and it’s not hard to prove inequality in Americas education system. If your born a shade of color other than pink in this country your chance for a first rate education automatically lessens, even more so if your born poor. I believe its imperative for teachers to leave all their stereotypes at the door of the classroom and try to understand how different social-cultural influences have shaped their students. We don’t all get the same opportunities at home but school should be the great equalizer, where a student’s success isn’t based on factors they can’t control but by the factors they can. Funding for schools in this country is grossly disproportionate to educational needs.