Tax Deductibles

This case is a consolidation of four cases, in which each of the defendants confessed guilt after being subjected to a variety of interrogation techniques without being informed of his Fifth Amendment rights during interrogation.

Expansion of education is closely related to idealistic views of democracy. In developing and wealthy nations, education is valued because it helps the individual mind to develop capabilities. In contrast, education has also been seen as a way to promote equality. Having access to public education, in theory, has the potential to reduce poverty and promote equality. If all are entitled to the same public education, not to mention they are required by law, why do school systems seem segregate their students? Researchers have searched for the answer and have theorized that economic background, tracking, and hidden curriculum are a few things that help contribute to the imaginary lines drawn between students in society.

The Education system currently in use by the United States of America is a modified version of a methodical tool used to implement obedient control at young age and centralized power solidification. A problem with the system is the obsessive culture of

Public education is a fundamental part of society and the responsibility of our communities, local and state governments, to invest in the education of our youth. Yet, the contrasts between a child’s education is greatly dependent on the wealth of the family and neighborhood. Kozol said,

The Ultimate goal of Education system is one of the most frequently asked questions from all stakeholders and their answer mainly depends on their different prospective. David Labree (1997) in his article “Public Goods, Private Goods: The American Struggle Over Educational Goal” shows how the three main purposes, which interact and interfere sometimes, have shaped the American education goals, throughout out its practices and policies, democratic equality, social efficiency and Social mobility. On the same track, Nickols and Cuenca (2014) found in their work “Two Roadmaps, One Destination: The Economic Progress Paradigm in Teacher Education Accountability in Georgia and Missouri” That teacher preparation programs influence by what they called “the economic progress paradigm” (p. 457), which is the social efficiency that Labree (1997) had pointed out. Considering the fact that, which of the three schooling purposes is the most important, I believe the social mobility to be given number one priority, and to be considered among the other two that can benefit, both individuals and public.

Public education in America aims to benefit communities by teaching the democratic principles and common values of society through equal opportunities for learning. The education system in the United Sates has created unbiased processes which are open to all individuals and give them a chance (Dai, 2013): equal opportunities do not create equal outcomes. Conflict theory views education in capitalist society as a means of maintaining social inequality and preserving the economic, and political power for the dominant population; the underlying hidden curriculum serves to indoctrinate the accession of working classes into the lower positions in society (Turner, 1975). The struggle for power, wealth, and excellence has been built into the public institutions of capitalist society, and continue to maintain disparity between the classes (Collins, 1971).

College athletes have issues with not receiving pay. Athletes that are soon going to become a big star are still working at basic jobs. For many years people have been talking about why don’t college athletes receive a good amount of pay. They should receive some type of money for being apart of a team and actually putting in all of this work to maintain a status.

Education is one of the most important aspects of the United States and it is highly regarded, but, many years ago it wasn’t. In 1887 President Andrew Johnson signed legislation creating the Department of Education. Although Andrew Johnson a president, created this department it was still looked down upon. It was one of the departments that might’ve been considered a joke to the cabinet because it wasn’t allowed to be represented in the cabinet. And when thinking about it, having the education department not in the cabinet where the bills are created, was a crazy thought , especially to think that people who weren’t really in the education system other than being a student is allowed to call the shots in attempts to make it fair for the education

The Disastrous Power of Unbridled Ambition Is there a difference between greed and ambition? These words depict desire, lust, and passion. Yet, they differ on principle. Ambition is neither innocent or evil, but it does reflect the true nature of the person. For example, fire, which appears to be destructive, is actually a mutual element; the character of the fire mirrors the character of the person utilizing it.

The American Education System is not meeting the needs of current students. If anything, the system is not building a sturdy foundation for the future working class. Schools have existed for many years and every period they have worked differently. However, every school’s main purpose was to educate students to be efficacious later in life. Modern day schools are corrupting students with added pressure, standardized tests, making less accommodations for special education students, not following laws, and take away individualism from the students’. The students of modern times are the people of our future and the future does not look too bright with the current American Education System.

     Will Durant, a businessman and the founder of General Motors, once said, “Education is the transmission of civilization.” Unfortunately, education is still one of the most deliberated and controversial issues in the United States. Thus far, the privilege or right to receive education has not attained the level of equality throughout the nation; poor districts obtain less educational funding while rich districts obtain more, creating an immense gap between the quality of schools in poor and rich areas.

Since 1983 public education has been an issue in America. The system has been constantly changing every year with reforms. This constant change has been driven by the American people’s perception that education has declined and something should be done about it. First there was an increased emphasis on basic skills, making school years longer and more graduation requirements. Second, many began focusing on increasing teachers professionalism. Third, they began restructuring many things such as how the schools were organized and how the school day was structured etc. Now today the most of the American people believe that not enough money is given to public schooling. They associate academic improvement with the money the school is funded.

Funding for education has become a standard practice by many governments. John Phillip-Ray Clakr has raised concerns about the abuse of educational opportunities by some. His criticism includes the notions that 1. Social returns to education are below private returns; he likens the scenario to that of the Tragedy of the Commons, where our behavior, inadvertently, negatively affects others. He also mentions that those who prefer to put their tax dollars to other uses (i.e. other than funding of education) are adversely impacted or prohibited from acquiring entitlements and social welfare suffers. The allocation of tax revenue to education, in other words, is another form of Expropriation/Eminent domain for which there is no just compensation.

As with most institutions, vested interests have a hand in shaping education. There are more stakeholders in education with differing views on how education should run than in the past (Meadmore, Burnett & O’Brien, 1999). Education is driven by internal and external agendas (Meadmore et al., 1999), but the neoliberal agenda is a mostly external influence. In the Australian context, neoliberal policy is supported by a broad middle spectrum of politics (Forsey, 2008). Hill and Kumar’s (2008) identify the capitalist class and business as stakeholders. This is true, as under corporatism large interest groups wield stronger influences over states and organisations. However, Hill and Kumar (2008) view leans towards a rationale

Education is an important structure in society that shapes the most important years of your life, and therefore many theorists have ideas about what is wrong with education, what is right, and what needs to change or develop. Education is confined a lot by social control and social reproduction. Social control is a concept that refers to how social systems control the way we feel, think, behave, and even how we should present ourselves. These can appear openly, shown as rules and laws, or they could be not openly acknowledged and just appear as the “common” thing to do. Social reproduction is the reproduction of inequalities throughout generation-to-generation, one way education does this is how it supplies “wealthy” schools more and “poor” schools less. Michael Apple and Maxine Greene both define Social reproductions and Social Control. Throughout this text, I will explain the theories of Greene and Apple, as well as comparing and contrasting them against one another while applying some of my own experiences of education.