Changes In Education

Texas is continually changing and developing. Like all change some would say it comes with the bad and the good. As discussed in the Texas Politics, The recent revision in to the state tax system successfully placed a tax cut on property but did very little to fund public schools. Education is the basis in which we mold our future generation and should be treated with such high importance.

In this paper I will show my research on how theories of education have changed thought the years and how teachers and students adapt to these changes. With the changes in multicultural classrooms and how students with disabilities have rights in public education.

We’ve come a long way, baby! Over the past 100 years of public education in the great state of Alabama, changes in education have been literally fought for by blood, sweat and tears. However, with the desegregation issues from 1964 closed for the past 50 years, state legislatures still find plenty of arguments concerning public education reforms. Most of these arguments, though, are essentially concerns about federal control over state. Thanks to several federal acts, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 the students of Alabama schools are all getting a better education. Just by these two acts,

In the twentieth century, the Texas legislature made some of the most important decisions in education law. The most powerful changes that came to education in 20th century Texas were the issues of bilingual education and school funding. Most of these policy changes and the original policies still have lasting effects on the state’s education.

Education is a sensitive subject with a very divisive line. Many strongly believe in the system. Bill Gates stated, “It's hard to improve public education - that's clear.” Others oppose it just as strongly. Friedrich Nietzsche felt, “In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad.” In Texas, this has always been a concerned issue for parents, teachers, and communities. It is not just a normal topic, but a major political topic, in which the state government has shown continuous efforts to compare and evaluate the standards in which students and teachers must follow. Proper education is now something that is decided for students and

That a change in STAAR testing. A massive impact that teachers are doing is standing up against lawmakers. In March 2012 over 65 teachers and supporters protested and marched to The State Capitol to the Texas Education Agency with the intention that’s it’s time for a change within public schools making sure our students are prepared for college and their future careers, which seems to be lacking with STAAR testing over concern with class racks, GPA's and college admissions. With 15 % of students’ scores being held against their jobs, it’s time to fight back for teachers in Texas. The impact of the march is to rally together as teachers and see there is a problem with STAAR testing and something needs to be done to change the way it affects teachers in Texas, with more teachers standing up for their jobs and telling TEA it’s about the children, not test scores, this is making more groups take notice like Education Austin and Occupy Austin, who are also seeing that the STAAR test is failing. Education Austin co-President Ken Zarifis said,” members of the Austin district labor group have spoken out against excessive testing for years. “He continued saying, “People thought we were crazy”. Then a couple of weeks ago, the commissioner said we’re testing too such,” (Wermund 30-31) With teachers taking a stand and letting TEA know they do have a voice and they do deserve to

It has been stated that Texas has been encountering many issues leaving questions about their future in education. A high degree of students are not completing high school therefore, leaving Texas with an unskilled workforce for the upcoming years. Texas is being left with a vast group of individuals that lack the necessary education and skills needed to earn a living, and subsequently requiring assistance from the government later on. Now, it is not to say that all the fault is due to the lack of student cooperation but also the school board, and teachers themselves.

In Texas when it comes to education spending there is a thing called per pupil funding. Per pupil funding is an average amount of money each pupil is funded. Little do we know,that Texas’s per pupil funding is decreasing. School findings are a major hindrance to the students in Texas schools. There is so much absence of support from the Texas School Board of Education when it comes to school funding.With that being said ,it is not astounding that Texas falls at or close to the base in various vital school measures. Texas positions among the most minimal in joined SAT scores ,47th out of the 50 states ,and is in the quarter broadly in perusing capability. As of

Many things are happening in Texas that is not entirely for the benefit of the citizens. The education system is terrible, driving on the wrong side of the freeways, and the environment is in desperate need of cleansing. However a major problem going on right now is the education system. Although the need for a better environment to live in and prosper and driving correctly is a crucial factor in being safe and happy; the education that the new generation is receiving must be not only updated but a priority.

High stakes testing increases drop out rates. Texas adopted a test much like the AIMS in the 1990-91 school year. TAAS (Texas Assessment of Academic Skills) testing has produced a very astounding number of minority dropouts. The Arizona Standards study states that there has been a 30% increase in dropouts among Hispanic and African-American students (azstandards). Walt Haney, who wrote an article on the effects of the TAAS test, claims that, “a convergence of evidence indicates that during the 1990's, slightly less than 70% of students in Texas actually graduated from high school”(http://www.epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v8n41). The Alliance for Childhood organization discussed how, “there is growing evidence that the pressure and anxiety associated with high-stakes testing is unhealthy for children...and may undermine the development of positive social relationships and attitudes towards school and

The Texas Assessment of knowledge and skills, known as TAKS is a standardized test used throughout the State of Texas to determine whether or not a child is prepared for the next grade level. The TAKS test was implemented in 2003 to replace the “No child Left behind Act” The new addition to the test added science as well as social studies to the already existing math, reading and English. This test was design to obtain more information on where students currently resided in academics. Many have found flaw and criticized this test for numerous of reasons.

President Bush is promoting annual standardized testing for all students in grades three through eight in order to assess their academic achievements. This bill is currently being considered in Congress, and has garnered much support from individuals in the community. As of right now, fifteen states test students in those grades, and more than twenty have high school exit exams.

As the time passes by, the school board in Texas changes the requirements for passing to the next school grade level. “Texas led the way in implementing standardized test in the early 1990s” (Klein). Before, grade level students used to take the TAKS (Texas Assessment Knowledge and Skills) and now students are taking STAAR (Student of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) test. With this choice, students are not learning other materials other than just testing, testing, and more testing material. I believe that students should be taught something different other than just focusing on tests for the whole school year.

Bowman, Sarah . "Number of standardized tests public-school students take exploded in past decade ." IP, The Island Packet . 30 Mar. 2014..

School has changed tremendously over time. School was a lot different back then than it is today. Going to school was not offered to everyone. It was only offered to the upper-class. Boys and girls were schooled separately, but today our schools are diverse and have many different kinds of races. Technology did not even exist a hundred years ago, but today, we use technology everyday in our school work. Through the course of history, education usually matched the needs of society until recently where a gap has occurred between high school and the real world in what skills and content is taught versus what is needed.