7). The American Indians have also experienced the enforcement of missionary schools, which emphasized the assimilation into white culture and society. Throughout missionary schools, the American Indians experienced discrimination in the white society and was rejected by their tribe (Kozol, 1991, p. 9). These ethnic minorities were victims in the past who didn't received full education just like the wealthier people.
Education was main priority to the state rather than the federal government, but in 2002 the federal government began to take action. In 2002, the federal government created the No Child Left Behind Act, which challenged schools to achieve results that were driven by the students test scores on state examinations (Hirsch, 2009, p. 158). With these examinations in place helped determine which schools did not meet the state proficiency standards, and allow those children to transfer to another better performing schools. The No Child Left Behind Act was a response to the inequality issue in the education but there were many other factors that also affected the inequality.
Education inequality has found a way into the present time especially on racial lines. According to Rich (2014), "In the first analysis in nearly 15 years of information from all of the country's 97,000 public schools, the Education Department found a pattern of inequality on a number of fronts, with race as the dividing factor. " It is a clear fact that inequality still exists within our country, especially when suspension, and expelled rate for blacks and Latinos are three times higher than white student. Statistics also show that during the 2011-2012 academic year, black students from as early in preschool are faced with harsh discipline than other students" (Rich, 2014). While white and non-white students are receiving more opportunities for a successful education, blacks and Latinos are being closed off from these advantages, and are stuck to basic programs.
In support of his argument, Kozol took a lot of time and effort to visit the schools in Chicago, New York, San Antonio, Camden, New Jersey, and St. ... Louis and Chicago, with the bright images of schools such as New Trier High School. ... Savage Inequalities. ... Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools. New York, NY: Crown Publishing. ...
Many American's consider New York to be the melting pot of our society. ... Even under the "separate but equal" law of 1954 this type of inequality would not have been tolerated. ... The Garden City school district is the exact opposite of that in Hempstead. ... The local high school in garden city was "named one of the top 100 high schools in the country by Newsweek." ... One half of the Hempstead students should be allowed to attend Garden city schools while one half of the white students from Garden City should be sent to attend class at a new and i...
Marge Scherer Have you read Savage Inequalities? ... Louis to Detroit, New Jersey to Texas?... In Savage Inequalities , you describe East St. ... In New Jersey, its counterpart is Camden. Camden has almost the highest property tax rate in New Jersey. ...
Moore is a new teacher that has moved to the poor neighborhood in New York City and is considered strange by her new students, because she speaks proper English and attended post secondary school in her past. She wanted to show the difference of reality between the wealthy and poor, so she takes her students on a field trip to a famous toy store in New York, which forces them to think critically about their life and their circumstances. ... Moore moved to the poor neighborhood in New York, she submerged herself in the lives of her students, showing an example of reconciling the poles of contra...
The administration only has so much control when it comes to offering services, but I think the State of New York should take control. ... We're creating a new generation of semi-permanent debtors. ... President Obama suggested raising the taxes which he called the Buffet Rule (New York Times.A15). ... Especially here in New York City, where some of the greater part of the 1% walk about, it would increase the mindset of the community and create more job perspectives and keep up with the demand that is need for educated workers. ... (Reich, Inequality for All) So in giving a free educat...
What I am saying is that one cannot assume equality from the beginning of school, when inequality is something that stems from the moment we are born. ... It brings to mind ideas of perhaps racial inequality, gender inequality, and so on. In the context of education however, I speak of it simply as a given. ... Yet why are the assessments of Brooklyn students compared to those of students in Kansas City? ... Kids in Oklahoma do not have the same curriculum as kids in New York. ...
Description of General Setting Frank McCourt's first teaching position out of college was secured in 1958 by answering an ad in the New York Times for an English teacher at McKee Vocational and Technical High School on Staten Island. ... Description of the Issue of Inequality The issues of inequality are prevalent in this book. ... And because a high school education was not "automatic" for the students in Ireland, if McCourt and his classmates wanted to further their education, they had to prove themselves worthy of it by passing tests and taking extra exams to fulfill entrance requ...
However, the inequality of education presents itself as a hindrance on the path to success. The Scott Foundation for Public Education states, "Most of the city's poor, black and Hispanic students suffer from New York policies and practices that give their schools the fewest resources and their students the least experienced teachers. In contrast, the best-funded schools with the highest percentage of experienced teachers are most often located in the most economically advantaged neighborhoods" ("Why Education inequality exists - and how to fix it"). ... The kids living...
Community Spirit I grew up in New York City. Many of the neighborhoods in New York have many different nationalities. ... There was also the basic issue of not being given a proper education. ... The underlying message here was the racial inequality facing these children. These issues were taken to the Board of Education. ...