Professor Muñoz English 101 10 October 2013 Socio-Economic Class and Education Everyone agrees that education is very important. Therefore, parents are constantly searching the right school for their children. For a long time, people are trying to draw a positive correlation between money and education. In Jean Anyon’s essay “From Social Class and The Hidden Curriculum of Work”, the author had clearly listed different type of schools and education the students are receiving base on the economic level. Wealthier people have their children attend “better” schools.
Then when I studied and got a good grade I was like “wow, I can do this” and felt a beam of confidence that I could do it for other classes as well. Adapting to the schoolwork is a big part of having confidence in the classroom because you understand what is being taught. Gatto said “schools are establish fixed habits of relation to authority. This of course, precludes critical judgement completely.”(152). Gatto is saying that schooling is made for kids to adapt to; it has adaptive qualities, therefore there is a chance for everyone to succeed if they really want to, but it takes away from any individual thinking.
The ideal was to establish a set of basic academic standards that all students should achieve, hold the schools accountable for meeting these standards for all students, ←and→ then give educators the choice of how to meet the standards. The way NCLB is currently being administered must be fixed, otherwise we will have both new ←and→ seasoned talented teachers leaving the profession in droves. Although reading ←and→ math tests would remain in the administration's proposal, schools could also include student performance in other subjects as part of overall measurements of progress. Critics say that the current education law has narrowed the curriculum for students:→ Many teachers zero in on math ←and→ reading at the expense of other subjects to help students prepare for the required tests. (Douglas) Students need a well-rounded education," the blueprint declares, and it cites disciplines including history, civics, foreign languages, and the arts.
Teachers have clear objectives to which they can tailor their lessons, and administrators have clearer means of monitoring progress in schools (Wright, 2012). During an interview with a parent of two school age children attending different schools had this to say concerning the act… NCLB is a positive approach to education because scientific studies show that children who have been held back often display a lack of confidence, social skills and often have issues with problem solving (Johnson, 2012), By getting immediate help when and where needed we can through this process avert that outcome and cause our children to be more confident and productive succeeding and achieving equally amongst their peers (Johnson,
Allowing teachers to teach beyond the test is what will allow students a much more vivid mind and give them a wide range of knowledge. Education leading to careers is America’s forte and can only get better by allowing students the ability to overcome that pre-determined goal of knowledge this act has placed on our students and teachers. REFERENCES No Child Left Behind (NCLB). (2002, January 8). Pub.L.
Jeremy Reed English 1101 Section 104 Jack Ehn October 29, 2014 Against School I can relate to John Taylor Gatto. "Against School" As I look at my kids as they do their homework it seems challenging at times, or I find them being bored with it and wanting to either do more work or not wanting to do any work at all. They seem to understand it’s just not challenging enough, or they may just be bored. Gatto says “I taught for thirty years in some of the worst schools in Manhattan, and in some of the best, and during that time I became an expert in boredom. Boredom was everywhere in my world, and if you asked the kids, as I often did, why they felt so bored, they always gave the same answers: They said the work was stupid,
Many people argue that the lack of funding given to schools affect how well teachers teach, suggests Update: Education Standards. I know now that the Act is put into place; I will have to work even harder as a teacher to make sure that all of my students grasp the material that I teach them in order to succeed on tests. As a teacher the job is to educate every student that is in the classroom, but teachers have to go the extra mile to teach the students the material. Teachers are also now making sure that they add detail that interests every one of their students, so that the material carries on with them throughout
However, they should think this way that they came to United States when they were under 10 years of age. It’s not their fault, so they should not be punished. The DREAM Act provides opportunities to these children, to prove them and show that they are capable of doing many things. The DREAM not only allows these children to attend school and gain legal status, but also benefits the economy of the nation. When these children grow up and graduate their college with a degree in their hand, they will get into good jobs.
His plan includes helping teachers increase salary for mentoring younger teachers (The Blueprint for Change). Obama also wants k-12 to have access to a great science curriculum at all grade
Also this system should have program which older children can help the younger children with their reading and writing, math etc. “Each one teach one program.” We should have a system that reward’s student with good grades, the reward should go up with your grades and each year until they graduation the higher your grades the better your reward should be. I believe that this program should help children want to stay in school and give a 100% to become a better and successful student This is not just a problem for the state and the school system; this is a problem for