Introduction
The issue I have chosen to do research own is, how to close the achievement gap between black and white schools? The reason why I have chosen this topic is because I have experienced being in an environment to both a title one school and a suburban school. The experiences I have overcome with the two types of schools were very different in many ways. When I attended a title one school, there was a lack of qualified teachers teaching at the school. For example, a teacher that was working at the school was very young, and did not have the right resources to control a classroom. Sometimes teachers would not encourage the students in the classroom, they were just teaching to get a paycheck. Some of the other issues that I have faced at a title one school were how children where acting in the classroom. Majority of the time children would act very disorderly, and disrespectful in the classroom and to the teacher.
Nevertheless, when I attend a school that was in the suburbs I was shocked on how the way teachers ran the classroom. It was well structured and controlled by the well-qualified teacher. The teacher also inspired students to do well on all of the assignments that were given
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to the students. It was a strange environment for me when I changed school. There was also a lot parent involvement such as PTA meeting. Furthermore, the students that went to the school were well very much behaved. I could not believe how well the students were behaving in the classroom. Therefore, the reason I want to research how to close the achievement gap between black and white schools are because I have experienced both ends. Statement of the problem The problem is that there is a large achievement gap between black and white students. The two characteristics can be broken down to the suburban schools and inner city schools. Therefore, the inner city schools do not have the same standards as suburban schools. Inner city settings are usually low in-come families, and the parents have high school diploma, or no schooling at all. Therefore, inner city families do not have the same resources as suburban families. Some of the resources inner city families do not have are simply having a computer in their house, or even having pencils, and paper for the classroom. Nevertheless, some inner city families only have one parent in the household. Therefore, the parents are stressed about taking care a children and living off of ends meet. Some of the needs that would help inner city families as well as teachers, and students are to create programs within the school. Another need will include the government not taking so much money from the inner city schools system. However, if the communities centers around the inner city began to create programs. It will lead to the inner city to closing the achievement gap. Research question My research question I that I decided to do research on is how to close the achievement gap between black and white? I feel that I should do research own this problem because I have experience both types of schools. The learning gap is so enormous that I began to question how I was taught at the black school that I attend. Also while I was attend that black school I was not learning anything due to all the disorderly kids that were disturbing the class. However, when I attend a school on the suburbs I was a entire grade level behind compared to the white students that were in the class with me.so, by researching this question I can learn why I was a entire level behind the white students. Review of the literature How to close the achievement gap between inner city schools and suburban schools? According to Toronto Life. The suburban schools are the schools that are typically in rural areas. Majority of the time a high rate of white students attend suburban schools. The families that live in suburban areas are normally a two-parent household. Majority of the time the parents attend a university of their choice. Families that also live the suburban have plenty of resources, such as having computers in the house. As well as having school Martials such as book bags, pencils, and paper of the classroom. I feel that the publisher of this article made some very good statements. When it comes to education in a suburban area it tends to be successful. The reason I say this is because according to Kimberly Dogget, the reasons why urban areas are unsuccessful are because of the parent involvement that is within the school. Parents play a huge role when their children are in school. The parents are the main person that helps their kids with homework, as well as encourage the children to keep going when it is difficult. This is one of the major reasons why white families have the advantage when it comes to education. Another benefit is that the government gives more money to the schools that are in the suburban. Which means that the school can offer more resources to the students that attend the school. For example getting up to date technology in the school, having newer books, heating, and air in the classrooms. While reading Kimberly Dogget article she was giving great points and had well devolved evidence on what the achievement gap is. However I fell that she was missing some key points. Such as the government taking funds which leads to the school cutting some of their programs. According to Thompson. S citizens that are living in an inner city, or an urban area. There is a large amount of the minority groups; parents usually do not have a high school education, or just graduated high school. Most homes in the inner city consist of one parent in the household. The Washington post suggest that students in the inner city will always have an achievement gap between other ethnic groups. The reason why the Washington post suggest this is because of the economic issues that are going own within the inner city. After reading the article written by the Washington post, and the article written by Thompson. S I agree on what they were say. I really consider that the government is holding a lot of students from success. Furthermore, the government is fast to take funding away from inner cities schools. According to all of the articles, I have read by the Washington post, Kimberly Dogget, Thompson.
S, Toronto Life, and Mourshed. M. Has very profound reasons on the achievement gap begin to close. Well according to the Washington post as well as Kimberly Dogget students should attend after school programs, and ask teacher, and councils for help when they need it. I agree to what the Washington post, and Kimberly Dogget are saying about how students should take education into their own hands. Nevertheless, teachers can get a better understanding of the students learning style. As well as help parents not worry about their kids homework if there are a single parent and have a lot on their plate, because it will already be done if they were to attend the after school
program. Reflection When I was reading the articles I was very open minded to finding information, on how to close the achievement gap between black and white students. I feel that some of the statements made about urban communities are not true to consent, because I have witness parents being concerned about their child's schoolwork. However, some of the other statements that were mentioned about the urban community were very correct. I also feel that the achievement gap is part of modern segregation. I say this because if a parents can provide transportation to their children to go to school across town. The parent children are more than likely to attend a better school that is not in an urban district. However, if not the child will attend the school that is in their district, and if the school is around a ruthless community the child will have to attend the school. Also after reading the articles, I feel that the government is not trying to make a big chance with the public school systems. I feel that the urban communities will always get the lower end of the stick. Resources Some of the resources that are needed to close the achievement gap are getting the government to fund title one schools. Some examples would be creating after school programs for the students. Some of the programs that are needed for the students to expand their learning would be tutoring, and creative thinking programs. As for the parents have the school create programs to have them more involved with their children schooling. Some of the resources can also come from the community as well. The community can give out school supplies to the children when it is time to go back to school. References How to close the achievement gap. (2015, Feb 24). The Washington Post Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1657456678?accountid=15070 Mourshed, M., & Whelan, F. (2010, Aug 30). How to close the achievement gap. Newsweek, 156 Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/744358475?accountid=15070 Emberton, K. D. (2010). Parental involvement of families with limited financial resources: Bridging home & school to positively impact academic achievement of struggling elementary readers (Order No. 3434158). Available from ProQuest Education Journals. (845624394). Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/845624394?accountid=15070 Schools find achievement gap tough to close (2010). . Washington, D.C.: NPR. Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/814715685?accountid=15070 The definition of inner city. (n.d.). Retrieved April 25, 2016, from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/inner-city The definition of rural. (n.d.). Retrieved April 25, 2016, from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/rural Thompson, S. (2015, Dec 16). SCHOOL DISTRICT WORKS TO CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAP. Savannah Morning News Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1756908642?accountid=15070 Fulford, S. (2014, 02). The urban-surburban smackdown. Toronto Life, 48, 14. Retrieved from http://152.12.30.4:2048/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1496066874?accountid=15070
The gap between the nation’s best and worst public schools continues to grow. Our country is based on freedom and equality for all, yet in practice and in the spectrum of education this is rarely the case. We do not even have to step further than our own city and its public school system, which many media outlets have labeled “dysfunctional” and “in shambles.” At the same time, Montgomery County, located just northwest of the District in suburban Maryland, stands as one of the top school systems in the country. Within each of these systems, there are schools that excel and there are schools that consistently measure below average. Money alone can not erase this gap. While increased spending may help, the real problem is often rooted in the complex issues of social, cultural, and economic differences. When combined with factors involving the school itself and the institution that supports it, we arrive at what has been widely known as the divide between the suburban and urban schools. Can anything actually be done to reverse this apparent trend of inequality or are the outside factors too powerful to change?
At least in the case of an audience I would definitely like a broader explanation of how important SES, because I feel that if this a factor in society, that was there before and had a different effect in society then it does now. A topic that made a difference in the is research is titled, “Social Inequality and Racial Discrimination: Risk Factors for Health Disparities in Children of Color”by, Kathy Sanders-Phillips, Beverlyn Settles-Reaves, Doren Walker, Janeese Brownlow , the way whites are raised and what they are taught that make them grow with a perspective of what minorities are to them. Even though some whites assimilate that society functions with inequality it would have been nice to read of the way whites act the way they do why do they have a better health, if most Americans eat fast food. Another reason that topic could have help is learning what are the differences among whites that some don’t feel superior and are against
The achievement gap is defined as the disparity between the performance groups of students, especially groups defined by gender, race/ethnicity, ability and socio-economic status. The achievement gap can be observed through a variety of measures including standardized test scores, grade point averages, drop out rates, college enrollment and completion rates. The Black-White achievement gap is a critical issue in modern society’s education system. Although data surrounding the issue clearly indicates that the racial performance gap exists in areas of standardized tests, graduation rates, dropout rates, and enrollment in continuing education, the causative reasons for the gap are ambiguous—therefore presenting a significant challenge in regard to the most effective way to close the gap. The gap appears before children enter kindergarten and it persists into adulthood (Jencks 1998). Since 1970, the gap has decreased about 40 percent, but has steadily grown since. Theories suggest the Black-White achievement gap is created by a multitude of social, cultural, and economic factors as well as educational opportunities and/or learning experiences. Factors such as biased testing, discrimination by teachers, test anxiety among black students, disparities between blacks and whites in income or family structure, and genetic and cultural differences between blacks and whites have all been evaluated as explanations for the Black-White achievement gap (Farkas 2004). The research that follows will elaborate on these factors as they affect the decline in academic performance of black males—particularly the literacy achievement of black males.
Following the Crenshaw documentary, we discussed how additional funding or the introduction of slightly “better” teachers is unlikely to aid in academic performance. It generally takes real change to the economic well-being of the surrounding area to improve students’ performance in schools. While it is certainly not my area of expertise, I would argue that this isn’t entirely true for all areas. In the previous documentary, we saw that Crenshaw High School was a reasonably well-funded school. It was on-par with many public high schools around the country from an appearance standpoint. Certainly, the students’ performance at Crenshaw was very low. There were important aspects of school such as special education and Hispanic-language accommodations that needed significant improvement. I do think, though, that Crenshaw was at a higher level of overall education quality and structural safety than many of the
The first issue that has been identified as a significant problem involved in the Achievement gap, is that it is partially the fault of America's educational system. Because of the suffering economy that has spurred the increasing lack of basic necessities in schools across America, there are an increasing number of children who are not being properly educated. Whether it is a deficiency in supplies, poor teacher selection, or administration and staff who are indifferent to the students at their sch...
...uld investigate why minorities contribute to the personal and economic reasons they migrate to different types of neighborhoods which concerns segregation. Research should also focus on why poverty pockets tend to be in older neighborhoods and what effects the environment of the neighborhoods has on these individuals. Experiments on wage rates should also be considered for future research. Because minorities live in impoverished neighborhoods they tend to have less employment opportunities which may result in lower than average wages. If wages increased to stands or slightly above standard minorities might have a chance of obtaining economic success and ultimately leaving poverty behind. If everyone stepped up to help those in poverty, through education and job skills and training courses I believe poverty could be decreased to just a fraction of what it is at now.
One important lesson of the past decade, however, is just how difficult it is to close longstanding achievement gaps experienced by students from low-income families, students with disabilities, English Learners, and racial and ethnic minorities. We know from research that these gaps often start during the first years of life, even before children enter our education system, with children from low-income families starting kindergarten, on average, 12 to 14 months behind their peers in language development and pre-reading skills.
Education is an integral part of society, school helps children learn social norms as well as teach them how to be successful adults. The school systems in United States, however are failing their students. In the world as a whole, the United States is quickly falling behind other countries in important math and reading scores. The United States ranked thirtieth in math on a global scale and twentieth in literacy. This is even more true in more urban, lower socio-economic areas in the United States. These schools have lower test scores and high dropout rates. In Trenton Central High School West, there was an 83% proficiency in literacy and only 49% of the students were proficient in math. Many of these students come from minority backgrounds and are often from low income families. There are many issues surrounding these urban schools. There is a severe lack of proper funding in these districts, and much of the money they do receive is sanctioned for non-crucial things. Schools also need a certain level of individualization with their students, and in many urban classes, this simply does not happen. While there are many factors affecting the low performance of urban schools, the lack of proper funding and distribution of funds, the cultural divide between teachers and students in urban districts, along with the lack of individualization in urban classrooms are crucial reasons to explain the poor performance in these districts. Through a process of teacher lead budget committees and further teacher education, urban schools can be transformed and be better equipped to prepare their students for the global stage.
When talking about a school that is mostly filled with African Americans, it is common to picture it as somewhere that has limited programs due to low funding from the government and located where poverty rate is high. Normally the thought of a brand new facility or more investment in schools is not associated with African American schools. The universal problem of mostly black schools is the fact that there is a lack of funding for the school and it...
Education is a concept that is synonymous with anyone one that is living a good life. It is believed that in order to live a prosperous life that members of this society must first obtain a good college education. But how can education be considered a founding block of success when only the privileged enjoy the benefit of a proper education? A large percentage of undocumented immigrants arrive to this country because they want their kids to be able to attend a good school and receive a proper education but that is not always the case. Undocumented people arrive to this country with no money; therefore they are forced to live in low-income communities. As we have discussed in class, the schools in neighborhoods with low economic status are not as good
In the country, childhood education, kindergarten through twelfth grade, is significantly better than in a large city; smaller class sizes and larger budgets create excellent learning environments. In cities, public schools are often plagued with very large classes packed into small spaces. Teachers with low pay, and little or no dedication are thrown into classrooms to teach, resulting in poor education. Transportation is very accessible in city environments. Public transportation, by way of subways, buses and ferries, are cheap and easy ways of getting around a metropolis, whether going out to work, school, or for a night on the town.
Many people believe that “having an economy that places a greater value on skills and education is a good thing” and that is the thing that is needed to improve people’s lives and futures (Baicker, Lazear). If what our economy is trying to do a good thing they why are so many students still suffering? The main issues are the low-income education that many students have. Many schools are getting money from the government but that is not enough to pay for everything students need. Educational standards have continued to increase throughout the years but that does not help the students who are unable to pay for the better education. These students who cannot pay for the better education are stuck barely getting by with a low education. A low-education can affect many areas of regular schooling. The students who are at low-income schools do not know what type of disadvantage they have compared to other students across the country. These students believe that they are getting the best education, but there are many students who are getting a better education at a school that has the funds to pay for everything their students need. Low-income students are suffering due to the environment they are in at school and they continue to suffer throughout their life due to it. These students will continue to suffer unless something is done about the low-income schools and improve them for the future. Improvement has to come from all areas, not just one aspect of schooling but from all aspects. Although education has improved along with technology many low-income students still suffer from the vast inequalities. These inequalities will take many years to find a way to fix and even more years to actually fix, until this happens the students will...
In addition Henderson, the author of Beyond the Bake Sale: How School Districts Can Promote Family Involvement states, “For a district to be serious about closing the achievement gap, it will also have to be serious about closing the gap between schools that do and do not welcome partnerships with families. All of us- teachers, parents, administrators, office holders, community members, students, family members, and local organizations- must work together to make this happen.” It takes team work and speaking out/ reaching out to see changes.
The problem is that there is a difference in goals depending on which social class you belong to. Many of these children from the lower classes are less likely to graduate or to belong to a different social class than their parents. The districts are divided by social classes: working, middle, affluent and executive classes. These social classes are separated by income, occupation, and students and parent’s characteristics. Schools receive different funding depending on the school 's neighborhood, thus location plays a big role on how money is use for resources. Anyon observed the schools used different curricular and pedagogical assessment that emphasizes different cognitive and behavioral skills in each district. As a result, the segregation of these social classes education gets affected; lower class gets less education and has less opportunities to improve and succeed in school. These districts differ quality in their curriculum system, which leads to either help or harm the development of education in
Every high school senior asks themselves a very important question: should I take a year off before I go to college? Gap years are becoming a very popular option for students who want to see what life is on their own before they go off to college. Even though they can be beneficial to some students, they come with more disadvantages than advantages. High school seniors should not take gap years because they distract students, cause students to lose skills learned in high school, and cost lots of money.