American Dream In Public Schools

In chapter one of “The American Dream and Public Schools”, written by Jennifer L. Hochschild and Nathan Scovronick, it talks about education and What Americans Want from Public Schools. The American Dream for education is meant for everyone to be successful but there are more obstacles that will stop someone from reaching their success due to their race, gender, or class. President Clinton this way: “The American dream that we were all raised on is a simple but powerful one— if you work hard and play by the rules you should be given a chance to go as far as your God-given ability will take you. (Page 10)” Society feels that if the schools were teaching the students the way of the American Dream for education, then more of the students would be able to reach that American Dream and achieve their goals in becoming successful. It’s also up to the individual to take advantage of their education to be

Majority of Americans strongly agree that each individual should be given an equal opportunity to succeed no matter their race, beliefs, or sex. They also believe that the educational system should teach more than just the vision of the American Dream for education, but it should also practice it as well. If the American Dream for education is being taught poorly, society knows that the country will fail. Many Americans have different aspects on what the schools should do to fulfill the American Dream for each individual. Benjamin Franklin, believed that schools are meant to benefit every individual, in such ways that gives them wisdom, riches, a pursuit of happiness, welfare, virtue, piety, and many more self-beneficial traits. Some Americans believe that the desire to help certain individuals depended on their beliefs,

City Schools and the American Dream

In chapter one of "City Schools and the American Dream: Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education" written by Pedro