Differences Between Minority And White Students

Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers, a novel depicting success, provides different examples of how an individual can achieve success in every chapter of his book to show his audience that success, despite a variety of barriers, is in fact in our control. A very important chapter titled, “Marita's Bargain”, explains the flaws in today’s public school systems. He shows the problems with the solutions to fix them while showing the alternatives to the regular system such as the KIPP Program in New York. The KIPP Program (Knowledge is Power Program) is a new kind of middle school that selects students from less fortunate locations and uses unique teaching strategies to turn them around into fantastic learners. In the chapter, Gladwell is extremely descriptive by using visual words to paint the picture of the South Bronx in New York City. He describes the buildings that were built in the 1960’s as squat and bleak looking. Gladwell had an interest in this subject as it involves success, however he had no prior experiences to produce the piece. Gladwell establishes personal credibility through the use of knowledge, reason, and facts and figures. He comes across very knowledgeable on the subject presenting great data with excellent vocabulary. He is able to do this with no obvious bias as well. Gladwell shows authority because he is well known for writing novels that involve success. His intention is to teach and explain how schools need to change the length of vacation breaks

In Marita’s Bargain there is a school called KIPP. It’s located in New York City, and kids from poor neighborhoods attend KIPP. KIPP academy starts seventh graders off with high

The purpose of Guiffrida’s (2006) paper is to provide empirical research evidences to support Tinto’s (1993) theory of student departure and highlighted the limitation of the theory by recognizing its failure to incorporate the study of psychological and cultural variables; therefore, it becomes incomplete and inappropriate when applying the theory to deal with minority students.

Gladwell’s essay about KIPP schools, tells us that it is in a poor neighborhood in New York City and the students that attend there are mostly from financially disadvantaged families and are what is considered, minorities. Although, KIPP is a low-income school it has gone against the negative expectation and is one of the most desirable middle schools. Gladwell is an English-born Canadian author and is a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996, most of his books and articles often deal with implications of research in the social sciences. The essay, “Marita’s Bargain”, was written to inform families

Malcolm “Gladwell is known for typically analyzing aspects of daily life, offering intriguing ideas about social phenomena and human behaviors.However, KIIP is a school that african americans and hispanics are going to; many of the students were not very successful with their education and as well with their test result some of the average of level grades were not really improving as much they had a very low income score kids were somehow failing in the classroom. Although, many can actually improve by having the ability to ask for help when they are struggling on something they don’t understand at all with their skills of math or etc they will have the average to improve better on the result of there

Is the education system excluding minorities on the basis of gender and culture? The United States has become one of the most culturally diverse places to live in. The increase in minorities immigrating to the United States has drastically risen. With this in mind, should policies, laws, and institutions, such as education, be restructured and modified to include minorities? Due to their personal experiences, Adrienne Rich, Mike Rose, and Bell Hooks in The Presence of Others, believe education can be seen as the practice of exclusion (93). All three authors argue that in order to prevent the exclusion of minorities in schools, modifications must occur within the system. Mike Rose argues that

I believe recent movements such as those mentioned impact the learning experiences of women and students of color in the 21st century by creating the belief in our youth that they can achieve anything they dedicate time and effort to. Not only is educational opportunities and financing more readily available for African-Americans, but minorities as a whole. The transformation society is taking can be viewed as hopefully in spite of all the negative political and racial influences faced. It is said by the year 2025, the minorities will be the majority and vice versa, therefore opportunities will be more abundant and forthcoming/ bearing for students to include those with and with special needs.

Gladwell focuses on public middle school in the South Bronx located in New York City called KIPP Academy. Children enrolled in KIPP schools live in very poor neighborhoods in New York and are randomly chosen by lottery. Their goal is for students to achieve higher academic scores. The reason behind the success of the Academy is they have gone beyond the cultural legacy on which most public school systems are based on. Early American educational individual's claim that too much education is not good for average people. Long hours at school result in "over-stimulating the mind" which is bad for overall health. Long hours at school may lead to serious health problems.

Black. White. Brown. Red. yellow. The colors slowly melting together into a pot. A pot filled with different people from different backgrounds. People i see everyday. Most obey my directions and some don’t. Then they go on their day without giving me a second thought. I have seen a variety of people. Recently though, we’ve got an influx of newcomers from all over the world. Strange and exotic faces I haven’t seen before. Faces who I will come to recognize and will follow my orders. Faces who will make a difference around the community.

In addition to the clinical, academic, and professional experience I bring to Blackstone Valley Prep, I share an abiding belief in the mission of the school. By creating an intentionally diverse school community, Blackstone Valley Prep not only improves access to high quality education for students from historically marginalized groups (e.g., students of color, low SES), but establishes a model that promotes equity and access to high quality education for all Rhode Island students. Improving access and equity in education are professional and personal goals, as I believe they are critical to the health and success of our citizenry. If selected, I will be honored to be part of Blackstone Valley Prep and will work enthusiastically towards achieving

Claude Steele is a social psychologist with a focused interest in self-affirmation theory and its role in self-regulation and the academic under-achievement of minority students and women. Steele explained the academic under achievement of minority students with stereotype threat which is when racial and gender stereotypes can affect minority and womens grades, test scores, and academic identity.(Lasnier, 2009).For many years’ stereotype threat has affected minority students learning making it hard to focus on school because of their environment putting stereotypes in their heads such as already having in your mind that “men are better than women in sciences (Gorlick, 2009) or “I’m black I’m not going to graduate anyway so why even try on

It is now over a century and a half since President Abraham Lincoln took the courageous step of issuing the emancipation proclamation that essentially laid the foundation for the freeing of African-Americans from slavery. Since then, African-Americans have been engaged in a never-ending struggle to effectively appropriate this hard fought freedom. The election of Barack Obama into the highest office of the United States is perhaps a significant enough achievement that speaks volumes of just how far African-Americans have come. However, a closer look at Americas social, economic and political fabric reveals a grim truth – that close to two centuries after gaining their freedom, African-Americans are still discriminated based on their racial identity. Of course the amount and form of discrimination is quite different from the total oppression of the slavery years, but still, for many African-Americans, it appears as though very little has changed. From housing to education to employment, African-Americans face numerous challenges that further taint the sacred values contemplated by the founding fathers of America. This essay takes a critical view at racial discrimination in schools with respect to African-American students.

How does a non-white student interact (verbal communication, non-verbal communication) with a white student in ASU? How does he(she) feel? Is there any different feelings or behaviors between he(she) communicates with another non-white student?

Having the privilege of growing up within a family that is not part of a minority's is one that is typically taken for granted. The struggles of growing up within different minorities are similar despite the difference of minority. Some of the minorities that greatly affect families include poverty, being part of the LGBT+ community, being a person of color, or being a woman. Every minority has similar struggles to each other, mostly including discrimination against the people in those minorities and a lack of opportunities available to those people, both causing negative effects to the functionality of the families within said minorities.

Similarities: There is an underrepresentation of minorities and women in upper level management positions, seats of boards, and in all levels of STEM, politics, and industries such as construction. This can create challenges for young minorities and women to find mentors as they strive to penetrate these industries and work their way up the ladder. The underrepresentation can also create an uncomfortable work environment for the minorities and women.