My Chance For A Chance

Every individual has committed a mistake at least once in their lifetime and with those mistakes second opportunities play an important role in

My interest in education was sparked after reading an article "America's broken bootstraps" by George F. Will. The article and my classes led me to learn more about justice and inequality in the United States and discovering the role education plays in perpetuating the system.

The following are three specific educational experiences from my past. I will describe the event, analyze it critically, and make relevant, explicit connections to the concepts, theories, and issues discussed in Education 162: Education and Opportunity in the United States. I will also comment on the significance of the event in my own education.

There are lessons we take from obstacles that prove to be fundamental in future success. I have been through many setbacks but one which affected me the most was almost having to repeat the fourth grade due to me not trying hard enough to complete the work assigned to me. Throughout my fourth grade school year I was constantly told to try a little bit more because not doing so could result in being held back but I did not listen until near the middle of the year. After learning my grades were low and could possibly be held back I decided that I should have my head in my school work but bringing them up would prove to be a challenge. Weeks after learning of this I put in my best effort and slowly my grades began to rise and when the third quarter

Around the world there has been many problems with the education achievement gap. In the United States many students are facing different realities in school because of wealth or being less advantaged. Many fail to build a capacity and love for knowledge or their desire to increase the opportunities to learn. Students should have the ability to access a learning environment in a school with qualified teachers and also in their homes and in their communities. The one solution that can be effective to close the gap would be everyone to receive equal education, and where everyone receives the same equal opportunities to all races, and to expand on school capacitation of teachers and resources available to be equal as well.

To briefly conclude, educational inequity continues to affect not only the nation's youth, but the nation's future. The quality of education received by students varies by their socioeconomic standing. The insufficient availability of essential resources, opportunities, and funding creates a hurdle to access a higher quality education as well as expanding, and breaking down creativity

And where you went wrong. Failure can be thought of as a second chance in

I have come to the realization that in life, nothing is guaranteed except for failure. As the legendary poet Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail”. I believe that failure and how someone responds to failure and adversity is what builds your character as a human being.

Coming to America at the age of four was a life changing event. My parent came to the United States to give me the opportunity at a quality education but most importantly at a free education. As an immigrant family, my parents stressed the need for an education to get anywhere in life especially in America. This perception of education as the key to success fueled my parent’s desire for me to receive the best education possible even with the lack of resources. My path to a quality education was filled with obstacles such as English as my second language, poverty, crime, immigration issues, and most importantly with parent who themselves didn’t have a high education. My journey to achieving my educational goals has led me to discover that education not equal and access is key to receiving a quality Education.

This I believe that life can change for good why you may ask because everyone deserves a second chance when I was in fourth grade and it happened so fast my parents were divorced I didn't know what that means but my mom hide me when my parents were divorced so I haven't seen my dad for one or two years when I was in my thia house but after my dad found me he fought back for me so I gaved him a second chance we lived in a ranch with my sister life was hard at first but I got the hang of it then it was going to a new school and grade so middle school was all right I didn't goof off in middle school I took it seriously my six grade year was all right saw some kids get bullied but when I was in eighth grade I wanted to be a role model for the

However in order to help the gap diminish and create achievement equality policies need to be made to help students grow and remain on track with their education. All the texts show us those student that are high achieving and from lower-income families are at a greater disadvantage, than those student that are high achieving and from an upper-income

“One of the first lessons I learned as a teacher was that social class, race, ethnicity, and gender have a powerful effect on the process of education. I found to be blunt, that even in the schools of nation that prides itself on equality of opportunity, some students are more equal than others” (Newman, 2006, p.269). Minority children and those living in poverty are at disadvantage in our education system. Several studies make this clear. A study by Sean Rearden that looked at test scores over a 55-year period found that the achievement gap between students in the 90th percentile and the 10th percentile for income

I believe that from failures that each individual encounters can be fundamental to later successes. Failing is a part of life that everyone will go through, but only a few will accept it. Going through failures multiple times will eventually lead to a superb success. I strongly know that failing will change a person because failing will lead to other opportunities and will help an individual obtain more knowledge on what to do next.

Cynthia Chambless, a lecturer professor at Bergen Community College, is discussing one of the worst things going on in Modern America: The Education Gap. As much as we like to believe that our current education system is the same everywhere and any student can succeed anywhere, unfortunately, the quality of education differs from each district. Cynthia has found that many students have learned more and better than other students based on how high their social class is. In fact, students from poorer neighborhoods can’t even write properly. This has led to students from poorer neighborhoods not being as prepared for college as students from more upper-class neighborhoods.

There are numerous obstacles for children to hurdle in the classroom: bullies, ineffective teaching strategies, poor classroom management; however, the issue that concerns me the most is equity. I saw problems caused by lack of equity all throughout my childhood and I still see them now when I enter classrooms to observe. Personally, I struggled with the fact that I would never have the opportunity to travel the world like many of my peers were able to—my family simply couldn’t afford it. I felt that gap in my daily life—it wasn’t just about not being able to travel everywhere—it was about missing life opportunities.