The American ideology is for all citizens to have equal opportunities for success, in school, work, and society as a whole. The basic definition for this is called equality of opportunity, which means that all members of society are given, equal chances to enter any occupation or social class. I will argue that this democratic point of view is not at all true, and that other factors such as race, social status, gender and location play an important role in determining student success.

From the time that the declaration of independences was signed in 1776 declaring, “all men are created equal” Americans have been in the pursuit of equality. From the initial signing of the declaration all men and women have not been created equal. At the time of the signing blacks were still enslaved, Native Americans were exploited, and women were not given rights. Although much has changed since 1776 that is a positive move towards equality, women still earn less than men, race is still an issue, and social status still plays a part in overall success in school and society.

A female with the same educational attainments as male will earn on average much less in a lifetime. Table 2-2

Social classes tend to reproduce one another. Students that are able to attend higher quality schools will probably go on to become prominent figures in society. On the other hand those that grow up in poor neighborhoods where quality education is not provided will not have the educational benefits to attain higher income jobs. Until the federal government provides aid to low- income schools this will be a continuing cycle, which in retrospect is not all fair to the children that have to choice in where they attend school.

Low education can be contributed to quality of teaching. Teachers are not going to want to teach in schools that pay very little, therefore many urban school have to settle for poor quality teachers, substitutes, and even no teachers at all. “On an average day in the Chicago schools, 190 classrooms are without teachers.” Many teachers are not prepared to teach due to the lack of supplies and unsafe environments. Also, many urban schools are unable to teach students about the technological society because they lack the funds to distribute updated equipment.

In conclusion, all Americans are not given equal opportunities for success in today’s society. American is a society high

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