The most effective approach to tackle the issue of educational inequality is to implement an independent system of standards across the nation. Dr. Gail Gross, a psychologist with a Ph.D. in education, introduced this idea in Huffington Post. Her proposition lit up some of my ideas for my proposition. Standards foster mutual understanding and communication; thus, standards in education would allow for there to be a mutual guideline on how things should be. These standards should be applied to the approach to federal education, for curriculum, teachers, families, students, and to ensure that all students have the resources necessary to thrive. Because education was not mentioned in the constitution there is no uniform standard. A problem with …show more content…
Students could not have more than 3 unexcused absences per semester, had to maintain a certain grade point average to walk on stage, had to submit at least one college application, were required to complete 100 hours of community service, and could not have more than 2 unsatisfactory effort marks per semester. Surprisingly, more students graduated that year than any other. Standards for students are important; they hold students accountable and push them to achieve goals. Important guidelines could be limits on unexcused absences and unsatisfactory effort marks, college readiness approaches, extracurricular involvement, …show more content…
The educational system in Finland is a perfect example. As I previously mentioned, Finland has one of the best educational systems in the world. In the article “What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success” Anu Partanen, 2011 discusses Finland’s reform in educational policies geared toward fostering “the same opportunity to learn [for all children], regardless of family background, income, or geographic location” (Partanen, 2011). With this idea in mind, it is important to consider how this country has accomplished this goal. Finland decided to reform its educational system in the 1970s as the key to their economic recovery plan; they knew that in order to be competitive they should support the next generation of innovators. They implemented one-system comprehensive schools, equal resource distribution across the nation, a loose curriculum, small student to teacher ratios, and integration of all students regardless of their ability (Hancock, 2011). Teachers in Finland were also required to have a master’s degree as well as be in the top 10% of their class. Finland provides resources such as free meal plans for all students, psychological counseling, access to healthcare, and funding for families that need it (immigrant families, low-income students, single parent families, or families with unemployed or uneducated parents). Most important of all, the Finnish education system is funded by the government
In the world, countries are competing to have the best education system. Some countries such as America spend thousands of dollars per student during the school year yet have average test score. America should focus in a different system to help students raise their test scores and education. America should look at Finland education system. Finland grants equality education to all, have a better education structure system, and Finland comes to the top in test scores. While some people might say Finland does not have a large population, which helps the country with less education cost.
There was a time when America’s education system was top-notch according to the culture and society. With time, a myriad of things has changed, but unfortunately what has not evolved is the American education system. The country is still following a system which was not designed for the current global economic climate. Equality, as positive as it sounds is not as sufficient when it comes to education. The system treats students equally yet expect a similar culmination and outcome. Every child has his individuality and distinct abilities; one cannot judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree. Conversely, a few of the prominent reasons why the education system is failing are overcrowded schools, the rise of technology, and following the same old school hours.
The inequality of education in the United States is a pressing societal issue that has been the main catalyst for the division between the social classes. Education is a public good, and thus if it used by one consumer then it will not reduce the availability to another consumer. Education can also be considered the largest single factor in determining a person’s success and quality of life in society today.
Secondly, education should rightfully be determined locally. The Constitution does not give Congress the right
Although this system worked for many years, after World War II ended countries around the world began to improve their education systems. This was an issue because the US would have a harder time competing with other countries on a global scale. Several international comparisons showed that the United States was falling
The United States has made great innovations in the past century to ensure that all people have the same chances to better themselves. While steps have been taken to bring about equality from Roe v. Wade to legalizing same sex-marriage in every state still more can be done—especially in the field of racial inequality.
The United States is a country based on equal opportunity; every citizen is to be given the same chance as another to succeed. This includes the government providing the opportunity of equal education to all children. All children are provided schools to attend. However, the quality of one school compared to another is undoubtedly unfair. Former teacher John Kozol, when being transferred to a new school, said, "The shock from going from one of the poorest schools to one of the wealthiest cannot be overstated (Kozol 2)." The education gap between higher and lower-income schools is obvious: therefore, the United States is making the effort to provide an equal education with questionable results.
Today’s education system has its problems, one of the problems being equal education to everyone. This is a problem that can be seen in the more poverty areas in the United States. Most schools in poverty areas have older materials to work with, teachers who are less passionate about their jobs, are not being taught the humanities, and many of the schools are shutting down from poor conditions and low attendance.
Public education in the United States is exalted as the “great equalizer.” This utopian concept would be true if the education provided to all citizens was equal. Unfortunately, the dueling
The education system has been the cornerstone of freedom and equity for economic success in The United States. However, the history of education has never been so crucial to the collective future of our nation and to the young people. The public schools must struggle to provide equality in educational system as never before. The demand for education has become necessary and growing to provide education for all students to comply with the rigorous academic standards on a global scale (Baker, B. D., Sciarra, D. G., Farrie, D. (2010, p. 1).
The Finnish Model will work well on reforming the U. S. because it provides equal education and opportunity for everybody. In the country of Finland, “there were no high-tech, interactive whiteboards in her [Kim’s] classroom…no police officer in the hallway” (p. 83). This suggests that these students do not need fancy equipment or armed protection to be the smartest kids in the world. In addition, the Finnish want everyone to be successful despite their circumstances at home, and one way they do so is possessing academic and vocational schooling. This gives students a choice between two equitable options of education instead of forcing them down a one-way path to graduation. The U.S., in my opinion, would greatly benefit from allowing this option in their schooling system because it allows students freedom over their future.
In today’s day and age most people expect the educational system to be equal among all students; people expect these students to grow up and get a good job with the education they have been taught throughout the years. But how can this be achieved when the system is not even close to being equal or fair? In this world, there are schools in poverty and then there are more privileged schools. At the higher class schools, the students are given an amazing education with more supplies and funding, whereas at the schools in poverty it is the complete opposite. In Kandice Sumners TedTalk (2016), How America's public schools keep kids in poverty, she rants about this exact topic. She has seen both worlds of the school controversy. She’s been to a high-class school and learned so much from them as a student, but now she teaches at a school in poverty and only wishes that she could have the same exact supplies and funding for her students. There is obviously a
With many in government and communities believing that education is the key to create a strong and independent country, public schools were formed in the early years of the United States to provide a basic education for citizens. Over the years it has been reformed to fill the needs of a growing nation. However, we are now facing a need to not only satisfy the needs of a national economy, but a world economy. Unable to fill positions that demand a high education, many American industries have to branch out to other countries in search for employees. Unless America is able to raise the education
If society dictates who learns what and how much resources will be allocated to different groups of students in different areas of the nation than what you can expect is an elite class molding a system that will benefit them first and foremost. “School was one of many American institutions that did not work for the ordinary citizen but functioned instead to maintain class
The existing public education system in America was established when education was a low priority. As the demands for greater education grew, the public education system tried but failed to keep pace with those demands. The educational system must standardize education across America, raise the percentage of students who have mastered basic skills and teach students to understand the importance of learning about a wide variety of subjects.