Isn’t it interesting that so many
presidents say their top priority is education and they are going to
“fix” education in America? In 1971 the average spent on a
student was $4300 it was increased to $9000 by 1994 from 1971-1994
student scores flatlined.
Its obvious that public schools located
in low income and crime ridden neighborhoods get less and are failing
children in America. But is it possible for students with a good
support system to prevail and become educated and successful in a
school that is failing them?
There was an obvious trend within
5th-7th graders in these failing schools students went
from B to C to D students during this three year span. When did you
give up on your future? When did the chances of you achieving it give
up on you?
Dr. Robert Balfanz found a pattern in
failing schools, he deemed them “dropout factories”
in a study of Americas schools he found
2000 “dropout factories” in the U.S.
Steve Barr a Principal at a high school
in L.A. Had a dropout rate of 800 students from freshmen to sophomore
year. He claimed that “Bad schools produce bad neighborhoods”
rather than the bad neighborhoods producing bad people. When you take
a moment and really analyze this what do you think? I think it makes
undeniable sense.
68% of inmates in Pennsylvania are also
high school dropouts.
The amount of money spent on a prisoner
for one year is actually more
than the amount of money spent on a student per year. If the state
was to invest that money into the education system they would end up
with money to spare and who knows if the dropout rate would go down.
Money
that is spent on prisoners is only going one way.
One
grandmother caring for her grandson whose father had passed to drug
abuse was asked if school was taken very seriously when she was a
child, she shrugged and said not really she “wasn’t pushed” if
these children had better support systems along with functioning
school systems then they might get a chance.
What
happens when a publication labels a school as “bad”?
In
2007 there was an education “frenzy”
In
10 years there were 7 superintendents for the schools in
Washington... Definitely weird
I
think the State and Federal government need to be two departments
that work together (at least for education) rather than two separate
departments that make funding and laws more difficult to track,
manage and disperse.
There
are too many “hands in the pot”
Why
does Tenure have no limitations? This makes me mad. Tenure needs to
have a stricter process of application and needs to have limitations.
We are waisting so much money on lazy teachers who aren’t working
and aren’t making any positive contributions to our education
system. I feel like money given to education is waisted on “tenured”
teachers who cant work but are still paid, this is one less teacher
and one less class that isn’t getting an equal education. Lose a
teacher and class size goes up, educational value goes down.
The
teachers union seems to be one of a mystery.
Why
are well preforming teachers not compensated accordingly? This makes
no sense.
According
to Waiting for Superman
public schools in the U.S. Were the best until the 1970's, 10 of our
presidents attended public schools in the U.S.
Students
scored very low in most subjects but did come out first in
one...Confidence, oh the irony.
Kipp
Academy was created by three inspiring people Geoffrey Canada,
Educator who claimed would “figure out” the education system in 3
years post graduating (1978) David Levin and Mike Feinberg. These
schools proved an alternative teaching style and environment improved
children s passing rates and education retention. When facts and
proof was presented to the government they sated that this was only
due to a few good teachers and could not be successful in other
circumstances. Does this go back to the idea that business leaders
want to keep low income poor achieving students in that bracket for
entry level positions? Why would the government blatantly turn down
an obvious solution?
Schools
have student tracking systems...
Depending
on various things, grades, likeness, mannerisms etc. it somewhat
determines where or what you will be capable of and where you may go
after high school..
Will
the gap between rich and the poors education ever be closed? What is
actively being done to improve the school system?
Because
the schools system is failing us matters have been taken into the
hands of a few willing to make change. “Private Charter schools”,
“Magnet schools” “Urban Public Boarding Schools” even.
With
such terrible school conditions there is now the stressors of school
lottery’s. One cant just apply to a school or audition there is
such a high demand that a lottery is what determines if a child will
have the opportunity at a more promising future. What kind of
stresses do you think this is putting on children at such young ages
to see their parents in disappointment and distress over the fate of
their children s future. This also cant be good for our kids, a
lottery is fair but is it really fair?
“turn
a blind eye to children in schools for harmony amongst adults”
Michelle Rhee
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