Different Education System

I teach first grade at Lowe Elementary School; my class is made up of twenty-four very diverse seven year-olds; they come from all over the city of Louisville, from a variety of socio-economic situations. Each student brings a unique personality to our classroom community, and they all work hard to become “smarter and smarter” and to “go to college”. Thirteen students are boys and eleven are girls. Of these twenty-four students, three of them are English Language Learners. Additionally, eight students receive tier two interventions and two receive tier three interventions in reading. In math, five students are tier two and four are tier three. I also teach one student who receives ECE services for a developmental delay. Within my class there is a wide achievement gap.

much worse when there are eighty-five minutes. It’ll be an eternity before the day ends. Years pass by in that time spent in a single class period. Students can lose focus during that time and many will just waste their time in there. While some students absorb the lesson and actually learn more, there are going to be students that get irritable and not be able sitting in a single spot for so long. The words out of the teacher's mouth will just go in one ear and out the other. Not only are the classes too long, it’s also sad that the school had to resort to putting block scheduling into place. Is there really so many students who didn't get enough credits? It's not that hard to pass a class. It seems harder to fail one than to pass one, but considering the new grading system it’s a bit more understandable and gives people a bit more of a pass.

Over the course of the last 35 years, traditional public school student achievement in the United States has been stagnant, despite the reform efforts and the doubling

Educational gap between schools in districts are very common, but if we want our students to achieve their goals and become successful, we must cut down on the gaps and make every single student educated. My school, Anaheim High School, which is probably the biggest school in the city, but yet we still belong to one of the lowest achieving schools in the city. We have about 2500 students and over 100+ teachers and coaches in every sport, but we have not been able to reach the top lever. All the schools that have low academic scores in the city of Anaheim they must follow the examples of KIPP (source 6). KIPP is a nonprofit charter school. They run their school longer than any other school. When students are provided with more time for learning, they obviously will score better than other students. The teachers at KIPP give more homework

Teachers can’t bring change in the achievement gap by becoming better educators. The teachers are not the only people in the students’ lives that can help the students achieve better grades. The blame for the achievement gap should be shared with the adults in the students’ lives and the community (McKinstry). The youth that are falling behind academically are usually fighting one or more of this barriers: retention in grade level, poor attendance, behavioral problems, low socioeconomic status, low achievement, substance abuse, or teenage pregnancy

The major problem is that the achievement gap is not a problem that can be easily fixed. It will require billions upon billions of dollars and even then it is not a problem that money alone can fix. It will take better students, better teachers, and better administrators in some of the worst public schools in America. However, this is not a problem that only affects the worst schools. Even the best of public schools show that their lower income or minority students do poorer in the classroom then their counterparts. How can we solve this seemingly unsolvable problem? It has to start from the top. From the legislatures that lead America, they need to give the American school districts the tools to reduce this

The achievement gap is difficult for children just entering school because the bar has already been set to where some of those children are going to land. At the age of three, children of people with careers have vocabularies that are nearly 1.5 times greater than those of working class children, and nearly double the children whose families are on welfare.” This statistic shows that even children at the age of three experience the achievement gap because of their own home life. It is imperative to reduce or eliminate the Achievement Gap in the U.S. To do this we must identify the problem, balance and control the funding, increase our teachers’ abilities and explain the benefits of closing the gap permanently.

Thirty years ago, the United States was the leader in education. We lead in not only quality of an education but quantity of how many people obtain a high standard education. Since then we dissapointly stand 36th position in the world today .Clearly times have change our endcaution system is not standing up to the high standard that we use to hold. As this country strives to be the best in the we need to find a way to be back on top with education of America’s youth. Starting with the solving the problem of the achievement gap.

There has been a pattern of minorities and those who come from low-income families testing lower than their white, higher-class counterparts. This pattern of disparity is called the achievement gap and it is one of the main focuses of education reform in the United States today. There have been many reforms that have been pushed to help close this gap, but it still remains substantially wide. Researchers have discovered different factors that may be causing the gap as well as offering solutions to the issue at hand.

The United States education system is currently ranked 17th worldwide (“Global Grade”). According to the dictionary, education is the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. In a survey conducted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, adults in the United States scored way below average, and better than only two of the twelve countries it was being compared to (“Why Other Countries Teach Better”). Does the United States really want to be average or below with a skimpy ranking in a subject of such importance? The United States is the superpower leading the world in many ways such as in military or political power, but European and Asian countries are succeeding us in the academic world. Education is the basis of most things in life and one of the most powerful tools a person can obtain, so the United States lacking in it will eventually be detrimental and allow other countries like China to pull ahead in the race to be the best. Americans are competing with more qualified and better educated people from around the world for jobs and success, but it is not their fault they were not properly prepared. Although the United States education system does have its perks, there are many problems that need to be resolved immediately, like the manner in which schools are conducted and the distribution of funding.

When there is a significant and constant imbalance in the academic performances or educational requirements the achievement gap is created. Schools are not working hard enough to minimize or close the achievement gap. The achievement gap can differ from school to school, district to district, and community to community and have numerous different influential factors that cause the achievement gap. The achievement gap can be created from standards and requirements students are needed to fulfill, a family's income or districts wealth, and students receiving poor education. Each of those issues that create the achievement gap have a solution.

Recent surveys and articles state that "Over 30% of kids in the United States never finish high school. For minority kids, it 's over 50%."1. The public education system in the United States seems to be failing to meet the needs of the children and thus affecting their future outcomes. The average quality of education in Elementary, Middle and High school that a child deserves, is far from superior. Given the growing competition in the world it is imperative to provide a solid educational foundation especially in the field of Math, Science and Reading.

As teachers, we are given numerous objectives and standards that fit the school’s curriculum that must be taught. Unfortunately, the content load doesn’t fit the hours that are in a school day. The creators of the course curriculum material must know how a school day goes, since they have indeed gone to school before. It isn’t possible to get through all planned activities set for the teachers to follow. A lot can transpire in a school day that prolongs a lesson or stops it completely. Students don’t always come into the classroom prepared to learn right off top. They need time to socialize with friends for a bit, or just get comfortable in their setting before class time begins. Those two factors alone leads teachers to question what is necessary and what is not?

Throughout the history of civilization, education has been an important tool in shaping an individual as well as the society that the individual is a part of. In the older civilizations, only the elite upper class had access to education. This kept these people at the top of the social ladder, and suppressed the common people who did not have access to the same education as the nobles. We have come a long way since then, with every child having access to a free high school degree. However, there is still some inequality in this modern education system that has similarities to the old injustices. In this day and age, a college degree is a great start for a young adult starting to enter the work force. According to a study conducted by Pew

France has a highly organized educational system, which is divided into primary, secondary and tertiary (college) education. Primary and secondary education is usually imparted at public schools although a strong network of private schools also exists. All educational programs in France are regulated by the Ministry of National Education.