LTED380 Lit&Hist of American Edu

The option of choice when it comes to public schools is really not a choice at all. This is because we are tricked into believing we have limitless choices, but really the only people who do are people from privileged backgrounds. School choice does not improve public education because the only ones benefiting from it are students whose parents have a high socioeconomic status. Children who live in impoverished neighborhoods end up only having the option to go to schools in that area, and often they are not given the same quality or funds as schools that are in more affluent areas. In Willow Lung-Amam’s journal entry “The Not-So-New South Suburbs” from  RSF: The Russel Foundation Journal of the Social Science  as discussed in the previous blog, Lung-Amam discusses a redistricting issue that occurred in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and the opposition that the district faced from Asian immigrant parents. Lung-Amam states in this article,“Before the first public meeting, the advis...

Separate but equal is not a viable option in today’s society. It is obvious that when this was the law, it still was not the truth because they made sure that minorities got worse resources than the ones at the white schools. From the authors Anthony M. Pellegrino, Linda J. Mann and William B. Russell III in an article titled “Historical Examination of the Segregated School Experience” from Society for History Education they stated,”It is well accepted that segregated schools were grossly underfunded and under-resourced, which certainly impacted student outcomes. Siddle Walker emphasized ‘the blatant lack of equality in school facilities and resources [which] was, of course, a reflection of the unequal treatment of the blacks in all aspects of American life.’“ I do not believe that if we were to have separate but equal in writing today that it would be the truth. Some believe that we are more segregated now due to the white flight and red lining that occurred as a result of i...

How do we educate all children? (foreign born, American born, rich, poor, etc) In order to educate all children regardless of if they are foreign born, American born, poor, rich, or whatever else, we have to present equal educational opportunities for all. In order to do this we have to create a system where accommodations are readily available to every student regardless of who they are. This means we need to make education more equitable so that way it is more accessible. I believe that in Chapter 2 of the book that the Gary schools were designed very closely to this with the “Work-Study-Play” method because it challenges students in unique and fun ways. On the United Nations Organization’s website, they state,”Those who leave school at an early age are vulnerable to unemployment, poverty, early marriage, and pregnancy. Some of the factors that fuel drop-out rates include poverty, gender, disability, family catastrophes, war and conflict, as well as perceived low return on invest...