My Vision for the Future of Public Education:
All Students, Regardless of Social Status, Race, Gender, or Minority, Have Equal Opportunity to Pursue a High Quality Education
Western Governors University
Robbie Weaver
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March 12, 2014
My Vision for the Future of Public Education: All Students, Regardless of Social Status, Race, Gender, or Minority, Have Equal Opportunity to Pursue a High Quality Education
Equal Opportunity has been an important facet of our society in America, particularly since Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his well-known speech, “I have a dream,” to our nation on August 28, 1963 (Historybits: Exploring True History). There have been many social programs started in order to make changes in
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The differences were connected with a teacher’s original preparation for the teaching profession, licensing in the particular subject area to be taught, strength of the educational experience, and the degree of experience in teaching along with the demonstration of abilities through the National Board Certification, in which all of these facets can be addressed through policy (Darling-Hammond, 2010).America has not produced a national method containing supports and reasons to guarantee that teachers’ are adequately prepared and equipped to teach all children effectively when they first enter into the career of teaching. America also does not have a vast collection of methods available that will maintain the evaluation and continuing development of a teacher’s effectiveness in the classroom, or support decisions about entry into the field of teaching and the continuance in the profession of teaching (Darling-Hammond, 2010). n order to reach the belief that all students will be taught and learn to high standards calls for a makeover in the methods our system of education in order to be a magnet for, train, support or uphold, and cultivate effective teachers in more efficient ways. A makeover that is contingent in a certain degree of how the abilities or skills are comprehended (Darling-Hammond, 2010).In the last few years there has been increasing
One aspect that he clearly states is how race relations improved, which creates America a better place to pursue education. This speech applies to the students because Obama wants them to know how amazing that America’s education has changed to focus on all people, no matter what’s your race, gender, and sexuality. It important that everyone should pursue education to follow their goals and dreams.
When we hear the word “America” we often think of independence, opportunity, and success. Equal opportunity can be defined as every individual granted a fair chance and should be treated the same. The opportunity should overlook religion, race, sex, ethnicity, etc. For the last couple of weeks, we’ve been studying the nature of inequality and how it’s had a negative impact on society. From the outside looking in, it seems as if America is the land of equal opportunity, however, that is not accurate. The United States is not the land of equal opportunity. People of different races have to fight daily for fair opportunities. Inequality affects the ability of people who wants to improve the standards of their lives and contribution to society.
Every student must have an equal opportunity to free, fair, equitable, and rigorous education. As educators we must strive to provide students with the best education we possibly can as teachers, community members, administration and policy makers. In order to provide equitable education all learners must be taken into consideration when designing curriculum, lessons, courses and school structure.
Equality is an ideal that is mentioned nearly everyday in this country. It is an ideal that has transformed this country into a mixing pot of different races and backgrounds. Many people travel to America to seek out the new opportunities that are available here and not in their homeland. Diana Pham is a great representation of the opportunities equality gives everyone in America. She wrote “As immigrant boat people from communist Vietnam, we appreciate the opportunity given to us to build our lives in the United States” (Document A). Equality gives everyone in the
Equal opportunity is a phrase often heard during job advertisements and in the college application process, but the problem begins long before a student applies to college or searches for a job. In DC, schools are unlikely to have updated textbooks or new computers, and most school buildings
We hold these truths to be overt, that all students should receive an equal amount of education, that all students deserve to learn, that every student . To secure the right to learn equally, teachers should
The educational system has been around for thousands of years, and throughout time, there have always existed equality issues. From girls not being able to attend school as far as the boys, to children being separated into different schools because of the color of their skin, equality in education is an issue that has plagued humanity for far too long. Throughout the years, there have been some important decisions made in an effort to afford equality in education. Perhaps, as we move forward in our thinking and beliefs, we may find a way to make education a right that everyone who has the desire to grow through knowledge should be afforded, regardless of circumstance.
America has encountered a change within the teaching profession: concerning, experience, age, credentials, and ethnic background (Feistritzer, 2011). It is almost as if the year of 2005, overturned the trend of older employed teachers (Feistritzer, 2011). A six-year survey shows that the amount of teachers under the age of thirty has increased drastically, and that most teachers have earned master degrees. Also, although teaching has been a predominately white profession, more Hispanic and African American teachers were hired between the years of 2005 and 2011 (Feistritzer, 2011).
Our students come from different backgrounds, race, language, and culture. Let us not deny any child of a quality education, an education that can change their lives.
For the students lacking the privilege/benefits of status and wealth should not give up trying and not settle for less. The people that are low privilege should keep their heads up and work hard every day and prove to everyone else that because they come from a poorer community and their parents living pay to check to paycheck just to make it they deserve the right to be successful in life. There are a lot of success stories that come from low privilege home. For me I was from a low privilege home I didn’t have much growing up. I worked every day a to prove to myself that you are somebody special and I work hard every day to get where I’m at now.
I believe that a quality education should be a right not a privilege, and when I see students that are at a disadvantage I feel the need to take action. Education is the key to success, and I have always connected my
Education is an important asset for an individual to possess because it allows individuals to experience recognition for accomplishments, comprehension for understanding and processing, and admission for new opportunities. Learning utilizes resources and tools to promote growth, discovery, and adventure. More people should earn the opportunity to succeed during their times at colleges and universities. However, not all rules are created equally or fairly. The education system needs modifications to ensure all students attain a gratifying education based on personal success rather than a satisfying education based on numbers and letters.
While discussing this issue, it is crucial to focus on helping those of “low-income kids, English-language learners, and kids with disabilities the support they need to thrive” by raising the standard of education that these students are receiving to the same level as their higher-class counterparts (“Hillary Clinton on K-12 Education”). By improving the public schools that these minority students attend, there is higher the possibility that these students will continue on to higher education
“We are now taking the lead because for too long the public school system in Camden has failed its children”, exclaimed Chris Christie, the standing Governor of New Jersey. On the one hand, The New Jersey Public School System was awarded number 1 as the best system in the nation by 2012 Education State Ranking (Morgan, 2011). Yet on the other, only 2 percent of the graduates from Camden High School scored high enough on the SAT’s to be considered college prepared. This blatant inconsistency echoes the hyper-polarization of wealth and indigence throughout not only the state of New Jersey, but also the country as a whole. In response to this crisis, NJ’s Governor Christie has proposed the Opportunity Scholarship Act, which would stimulate competition between schools and in turn boost the quality of education. The act would create this competitive open market by providing scholarship funds to eligible low-income children who attend a chronically failing school district in order for them to choose to attend an alternative public or non-public school.
Equality is something Americans strive to provide and maintain. It has become an integral and necessary part of our mosaic culture. Even now to the point that when people think of America, they naturally think of freedom and equality. People of many different races, disabilities and creeds have come to the United States seeking the impartiality upon which this country was founded. The institutions of this country have relied upon it, just as it was the created by the events in the laying of moral foundations. The expression of America's citizens plays an extremely significant role in the history of equality in American society. In the pursuit of equality and the "American Dream," people have authored inspiring