Challenges for the Accultured Students Education is a universal principle, no matter an individuals lifestyle they have had a fair amount of learning in their time. Education is also a cultural process in that it reflects the culture of the area and imitates society. Therefore educators are in charge of enculturation (spreading culture) and the public school system in America is inherently biased towards the majority white middle class, just as society is. That could explain why the middle and upper class white students (encultured) outperform, and have lower dropout rates than lower class or minority students (accultured). It is an alarming trend within the American Education system because the rich are staying rich and the poor are staying poor. The accultured students are not striving for success in schools and in turn they have fewer opportunities in life. At times home life is to blame for underachieving students. In the case of the accultured, there may be a negative view toward schooling, and work that makes money may be favored. If an individual’s parents were not educated they could feel that education is less important. Yet some would argue that the school systems are not doing enough to show the importance of the curriculum and motivate these students. There is an enormous amount of misunderstanding between teachers and the accultured students. Teachers may see them as delinquents who do not live up to their potential or repeatedly slack off, but without
Another difficulty many Native American students are faced with is high absent rates. “In 2005 Native American eighth graders had the highest rate of absences of any race or ethnic group in the preceding month- 66 % of Native American students had been absent, and 30 % had been absent three of more times in the past month.” (Doak 37) It boils down to the fact that students need to be in school to succeed in school. These absences can be attributed to a uninviting school setting. Often times Native American students are overlooked in classrooms in favor of other students who are seem more likely to do well. A school environment that is unwelcoming can be a strong deterrent for any student. These students need to feel that their education is helping them, and that it is worthwhile.
Education is a necessity across the globe, from America to Africa to China. Some education systems, however, are more successful than others and hold differing views and approaches to education. Culture greatly impacts education, which in turn impacts further opportunity. As unfair as it may be, a child’s cultural background largely determines their level of success. The American education system is lacking when compared to various other world cultures, and this is causing the socioeconomic gap to grow. Because of this inadequate education, more and more families are dipping beneath the poverty line. This could be due to poor discipline as well as the diversity of students. The diversity of the students results in a wide array of needs that are not being met by the public education system. This issue could be minimized by working to create a more inclusive academic environment to ensure equality and success.
What could schools do to support the college access of Latino immigrant students? To understand how public high schools serving low-income, immigrant students (majority of whom were of Hispanic descent) achieved high rates of college acceptances, Jaffe-Walters and Lee (2008) conducted an ethnographic study to explore how schools provide students with the academic skills and social capital to support college-going. Among other factors, the researchers found that staff resisted “deficit thinking by focusing on the structural and material conditions that limit families” (p. 285). That is, instead of blaming students’ circumstances for struggles to achieve in school, educators at these schools sought ways to overcome structural barriers and provide students with the resources and capital necessary to graduate and attend college. One way of preparing all ELLs attending the schools was grouping students heterogeneously in academically challenging courses, with an “assumption that all
Within the history of America, we’ve had discrimination and different approaches to how we interact with the other ethnic group, and how these ethic group were educated within our country. This country that is America sometimes gave these ethnic groups an education to the bare minimum, so that the “real” citizens. Or the white citizens who were privileged enough to be born with white skin could succeed within their society, and to triumph over other less fortunate citizens. To enforce their own form of education and way of life, and philosophy to make attempts of stealing the land that belonged rightfully to these people. Education is something to be desired, the more
They also lack the skills they need to get a good job, to communicate with others and to cope with situations. According to Michael Henry, Counselor at Mary Lyon Pilot High School, ‘’The typical consequences for Black and Latino students that drop out are they will make less money and wouldn’t be able to get the job they desire. Students lack communication skills with others and receive less opportunity. You mostly develop in high school and gain skills.’’ I believe from personal experience, standardized test plays a part in this confusion as well. According to CNN, Steve Kastenbaum mentions, ‘’Teachers in some states are now being labeled good or bad based on their students score. Scores from statewide tests in English and math have been used to determine which schools are doing a good job of educating students and which are failing. Some of those testing results need to be used to help identify schools that are struggling so that we can give them additional interventions but they also need to be part of how we evaluate teachers.’’ Students are losing self esteem and aren’t able to show their real ability in those standardized test. Money also plays a big part in my plan and harms. Money is needed for most of the things that would help students in need. I also wondered why Black and Latino students are mostly affected by this. Meeting with Michael Henry, I learned that it’s their community. Black and
Today, a high school diploma is a stepping stone, a rite of passage, and not as an impressive accomplishment compared to that of a college degree or getting a first job. Though it is just as important to have, it is seen as basic and necessary, with 82% of public education students graduating high school during the 2013-14 year (nces.ed.gov, 2016). However, for a variety of reasons, many students drop out of high school. Native American students have the lowest high school graduation rate of any non-White group in the U.S. Granted that reasons may vary from drug issues, work, family, or just disinterest in school, but there is an underlying problem that has been passed through generations. The lack of bridging the two cultures together and instead of keeping them segregated, and lack of resources significantly hinders Native American students from successfully finishing high school.
In order to conduct needs analysis concerning the current situation, it is important to examine the gap and identify its potential causes. The results of an assessment test (Reading test, social studies, and Math) showed a distinct disparity between the performances of the two set of students. The average performance of the native students was higher compared to that of the immigrants. After an in-depth analysis of the teaching methods, school environment as well as the school curriculum, it was identified that: The instructional materials were culturally biased, the assessment tests did not have accommodations for the immigrant students who were majorly ELLs, and finally the teachers were ill-equipped in giving instructions and handling non-native students. In essence, the school curriculum was designed to be used by only the native students, and this became the main obstacle to the learning and assessment of some section of the students.
This week’s topics Indigenous and Black student experiences have, I found to certain extent, some common issues of unequal treatment and a lack of awareness of their challenges for these groups of students. In terms of Indigenous students, I am currently taking a course LHA 5804 – Special Topics: Indigenous Student Experiences, and I would love to share more resources later in the course, as I am starting learn new insights on the topic from that course. Since our group will be presenting on Black student experiences, I would like to focus this reflection on the particular group.
Indigenous students need special support to improve school adjustment and academic performance. Instead of using target standards, teachers must consider students’ interest area and adapt to changing explicit teaching methods (Altman, 2009; Bonney, 2018a; 2018b; Klenowski, 2009). For example, Warrego Primary School implemented horse riding, swimming and musical learning programs to increase students’ confidence level, and later that confidence, help students to meet the national literacy and numeracy benchmark (Duffy, 2007). A child’s early experiences determine later success or failure in the school, and that is why the early intervention is essential. However, some Indigenous students may have joined schools later in their lives; for those
In the school, social-economic, ethnicity and race are some of the factors that have resulted in diversity in studies. This has not only affected the students but has led to poor results. Staff members including professors and administrators view students coming from low-income backgrounds as students not well prepared for academics. Latino students and black students have been associated with poor academic performance basing on their cultural practices. The professors have identified them as poor performers. Some students have viewed black students as inferior pupils, in that suggestions made by black students cannot be taken into
Because of the way society is set and their mind frame they have categorized children in these troubling tends. Many may think that this is true considering what they are seeing. Many people don’t want to take ahead to the truth. I think it shouldn’t matter what the race is or what the background you may come from everybody deserve the same chance regardless of your culture or background. Because research has shown that children whose parents are more involved in their education have higher rates of attendance, homework completion, and school completion, as well as elevated grades and test scores (Barnard, 2004; Henderson & Berla, 1987; Henderson & Mapp, 2002; Jeynes, 2005).
A critical area in which to focus educational thought and resources is in the integration of immigrant and minority students into more homogenous, predominantly white schools. A statistical analysis shows that some progress has been made in this pursuit. In 1993-1994, one-third of white students were attending school in a nearly all-white school. Only a decade later, 2005-2006, that number had been reduced to one-fifth (Fry & Pew, 2007). Despite that progress, analysis from the same statistics show that although white students have become slightly less isolated from minority students, minority students as a whole have become more isolated from white students (Fry & Pew, 2007). This reinforces the importance of not viewing diversity through a white-focused lens, but keeping the focus on striving for the most integrated educational institutions so all students have the opportunity to interact with peers who bring different experiences and perspectives to the table.
lack of studied information in regards to the impression of immigrant students at the teen
Society has separated us; it makes you feel like we are not the same and we will never be, mostly because we don't see an equal treatment. Sadly, race can be a good or bad factor for your academic goals. In America we are known for our equality and all those great things but the reality is other. To me it is almost like we are segregated, the ‘unlucky’ ones are the minorities and the privileged ones are the white. Hughey remarks that, “On average, African American and Latino students lag behind whites in verbal memory, vocabulary, math, and reading achievement”(477). Minorities are not as prepared as
Student achievement is consistently at the forefront of education. It has become the driving force and reason as to why researchers and educational scholars seek to find professional revisions that can be performed to increase student performance. If it is revising curriculums, rewriting textbooks, or increasing resources, researchers are seeking a strategy to better enhance how students succeed. They investigate diligently and strategically in order to find a connection between societal features and student learning. Socioeconomic factors, such as family income level, parents ' level of education, race and gender, all influence the quality and availability of education as well as the ability of education to improve life circumstances (Jennifer, 2012). Students who are concerned with competing with other students in fashion and acceptance do not view education as a priority. When students are being told that they will never be better than what their parents are, especially if their parents dropped out of school and never succeeded, they do not view education as a necessity. The likelihood of a student excelling in spite of their ethnicity and upbringing has been a continuous question of concern. Yet, many professionals have argued that even though these factors are prevalent in students’ lives, they do not have the greatest impact on student achievement.