My First Day Of School

Everybody knows that schools, just like society, have different hierarchies. These hierarchies are money-centered and have different levels of snobbery. Most parents want to send their child to the best school in the community. This want increases the number of families that move into the area or community that the school is located. Parents will provide any amount of money to give their children a good primary education. Schools often receive their funding through how many students are enrolled. Therefore, the bigger the school, the more funding the school obtains. Also, when people with the same average income or community interest accumulate in the same area they make up what kind of school will be present in the community. The financial statuses of schools can be sorted into 3 categories: High Priced and High Privileged, Hell Bent Broke, and Just Rights.

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The people who lose the most in this scenario are the poor. They are stuck with no alternative. The households that are well off can afford to send their children to a private school or move into a district with a school that will give their children a better education. In California the teachers would receive power by making their own curriculum they believe fit children the best and then parents would choose which curriculum they felt their individual child would be the most productive

Prior to the recent change, Huntsville City Schools still operated under the 1970 School Order that ended dual schooling based on race (Higgins). The Department of Justice did not like the way that Huntsville had the proposed school zones. The Department of Justice thought that Huntsville’s new school zones put African American students in more racially isolated schools. After this, both the Department of Justice and the school board began mediation to try to work on everything from the zone lines to racial inequalities in advance classes and teacher credentials. This school year the school board closed several schools and began to bus in students to help even out the racial numbers of each

In the 1970’s desegregation was a main concern and differences in the quality of education based on socioeconomic factors became apparent. Brown v. Board of Education deemed it harmful to African Americans to be segregated. Integration of public schools did not happen until Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. The ruling of Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education mandated school districts to bus students to different schools so integration would be possible (Wilson). President Lyndon B. Johnson was also a key part in education reform during this time period, which will be discussed later. The federal government became involved to create additional benefits for low-income students. Head Start and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) were created to reduce poverty by providing equal opportunities for all students (Cross).

All of this had nothing to do with the socioeconomic status of the residents of the school district. This had everything to do with taking extreme and often ridiculous measures in an attempt to put on a façade of fiscal responsibility. Oftentimes the harebrained ideas backfired, and caused taxpayer dollars to be wasted.

Schools were being built and teacher’s salaries were up. However, that was short lived as the depression hit. School districts were forced to close schools leaving many students with nowhere to go. This also caused teacher’s salaries to be cut. Teachers accepted the cuts because at the time, they needed their jobs.

In the country, education for kids K-12 is a lot better than in the cities. Families with small children tend to like enrolling them in a smaller school because it’s quiet and safe for their children, and the teachers are with the same children every day and for years sometimes. However, sending them to a bigger school can get them into the wrong kind of crowds and not get to know all their teachers because of the big diversity there is. In the country the ratio of students to the teacher is lower than the city whereas parents of children in the city have a number of choices available for the education. Children and can often select from a long list of both public and private school districts in urban living. Public schools are often filled with a lot of students and are packed into small classrooms however that help the sports team, music, and other elective programs out. Where on the downfall of smaller schools, there are less options but children are more able to make the

Living in southern West Virginia, almost every school was the same. I never knew that schools were given money in proportion to the income tax of the area. I believe that if parents would be allowed to send their child to the school of their choice, many more educational opportunities would arise. Not only will this create a better

The concept of school choice is not a new option across the U.S., but one that is currently not used at the CPS. According to the information, proponents of the WSF “believed that per-pupil allocation systems were superior to systems that rewarded schools based on performance gain.”(Electronic Hallway pg. 8) Based on this information, it can be said that supporters felt that the WSF and school choice worked well hand in hand and made the schools more accountable to the parents, than that of the government. On the other side of the issue, people felt that school selection would lead to segregation and racism as they suggest people tend to live in an area of similar race or culture. A local opponent of the WSF, named Pauline Lipman went as far

Another interesting fact from our chapter this week was the number of public schools declined between 1940-1990 by 69% even though the population was up 70% in the United States. I wonder why we have consolidated so many schools and districts? We know that it does not improve our schools when we do this. Some of the disadvantages shared in our chapter regarding rural schools were that they are typically isolated and not close to universities. We also see that rural schools and students have less exposure to a variety or range of different professions.

The problem with the way this system was run, was that it allowed the schools with more money to perform better because they had the extra resources to do so. The underprivileged schools were less motivated with fewer tools to work with, which put them at a lower level. When the education is different because of the area you live in, society is then held back by certain citizens not being as educated or successful as those in other areas. The two different levels of education do not go in sync with each

One of the biggest issues within these urban public schools have been the budget cuts that will not allow certain resources to be provided to the students in need. With budget cuts comes the cut back on the number of teachers in the schools,

Even Though, schools lack to educate kids, they would also be affecting the school district. The State had threatened to shut Premont Independent school district because of Financial and academic problems (10).By having sports the science labs had mold and finally got a music teacher (Ripley 11). Schools have been falling behind because of sports and districts are at risks of being shut down. The district will be shut down if they have financial problems because they need more classes.

Let’s re-examine the inner city school mentioned above. What are some assumptions about this school? It is a public school, it is in an area with lower incomes, the children and teachers who populate this school are mostly of a singular race or ethnicity, the education they receive may be less than sufficient, the majority of the children will not go on to higher education, it would take too many resources to fix a school in this area. What are some assumptions about a school in the suburbs? It may be public, the surrounding area is mostly middle class families, the teachers and children who populate the school are mostly of a singular race, the education is sufficient or above the current standard, the majority of children will go on to higher education, it is worth the effort to put resources into enhancing the school.