The Achievement Gap

The achievement gap between rich and poor children extends little by little, and there is not an easy solution to close it. Our society sustains the idea that there must be a division of social classes. This is evident in the way the neighborhoods in large cities are constructed. The rich are secluded in the hills, while the poor live in the communities with factories and liquor stores on every corner. The social construct in the United States is to be blamed for this gap because it allows for children to receive different resources and quality of education, by allowing private education schools and not allowing children to attend schools that are not in their neighborhood of residence. A possible solution for closing the achievement gap would …show more content…
This way when they go to public schools their language is good enough to be in the same level as the other kids and they won't stay behind. Evidence from the text “Education Gap Between Rich and Poor is Growing Wider” by Sabrina Tavernise states “ it is well-known fact that children from affluent families tend to do better in school”. All of this proves that if the student has a good affluent family then this student will do good at school because they are teaching the student well and most likely have a good start for school. All of this proves that most educated students are doing good at school because there families are affluent and they did good at school and taught them at a young age just like every parent should .Based on the evidence we must conclude that parents should start reading to their kids at young age so when they are in school they are in the same level as the other …show more content…
This means that race also affects the way that people are successful. By the end of fourth grade, african american, latino, and poor students of all races are two years behind their wealthier than the white peers in reading and math. This shows us that white and rich students are educated more. This means that the other races are not as educated as the rest because of income or because the parents didn't teach them at a young age. One reason black students benefit more than the whites it is because they have more anxiety over there education. This means that black students have more anxiety about their education than whites since they are more ahead in education than any other race. Black, and hispanic students are more likely to have a lower grade and score lower on state test than a white student. Another reason how the achievement has been difficult is because most of these students decide to drop out of college or high school. This makes the achievement gap more difficult to close since the students leave school. The race achievement gap start to notice before the students start kindergarten. Based on all of this we must conclude that everyone should be in the same level as any other kind of race. One way people can let this happen is by showing the students that the race to be successful in education does not define the way someone learns. Schools that close race achievement gap