Common Core: Standardizing Inadequacy
In John Taylor Gatto’s essay “Dumbing Us Down: Weapons Of Mass Instruction,” John argues that the current liberal state of the education system is in need of public reform and recognition. John explains that our current education system is structured to discourage self-discovery by cramming mind-numbing busy work down student’s throats, stifling creativity. John expounds the current education system is creating a quiet lower and middle class that keeps busy and helps capitalism maintains its influence by feeding the low wage labor pool, making big business possible. John warns that we must be vocal of our discontent with the system, and oppose anything that will bolster the systems current state. John’s …show more content…
In these low-income areas, schools do not have the organizations like a Parent Teacher Association to raise money for basic and technological needs, which puts them at a disadvantage because schools with adequate funding have access to programs and technology that can further and broaden the students capability and understanding. How then, can we expect these students to perform on the same playing field as students with unlimited resources at their fingertips? If one student has access to a graphing calculator at home, and the other does not, the student without a calculator is disadvantaged greatly. Not only is the student who has the calculator capable of working at home he is more than likely encouraged to do so. The flip side of this situation is that a student from the low-income area may be more encouraged to find work and help supplement the family’s income and help provide necessities. Students cannot perform well in an environment where teachers expect them to complete coursework outside of school, but are also expected by their guardians to be employed outside of school. This system, Common Core, would force these students to become overworked and overwhelmed. It is not capable of catering to low-income schools, and would further increase the achievement …show more content…
This situation is known as the achievement gap. The United States government forces state governments to adopt this education system, or the state would lose government funding for education all together. As a result, low-income areas with lacking funds have little to no choice but to adopt this system or lose government funding all together. As previously mentioned, students in low income areas may not prioritize their schooling and fall behind, which might lead them to believe themselves incapable of completing and comprehending their schoolwork, will feel less driven to try to do so. This would widen the achievement gap even further, making Common Core
In John Taylor Gatto’s essay “Dumbing Us Down: Weapons Of Mass Instruction,” John argues that the current liberal state of the education system is in need of public reform and recognition. John explains that our current education system is structured to discourage self-discovery by cramming mind-numbing busy work down student’s throats, stifling creativity. John expounds the current education system is creating a quiet lower and middle class that keeps busy and helps capitalism maintains its influence by feeding the low wage labor pool, making big business possible. John warns that we must be vocal of our discontent with the system, and oppose anything that will bolster the systems current state. John’s …show more content…
In these low-income areas, schools do not have the organizations like a Parent Teacher Association to raise money for basic and technological needs, which puts them at a disadvantage because schools with adequate funding have access to programs and technology that can further and broaden the students capability and understanding. How then, can we expect these students to perform on the same playing field as students with unlimited resources at their fingertips? If one student has access to a graphing calculator at home, and the other does not, the student without a calculator is disadvantaged greatly. Not only is the student who has the calculator capable of working at home he is more than likely encouraged to do so. The flip side of this situation is that a student from the low-income area may be more encouraged to find work and help supplement the family’s income and help provide necessities. Students cannot perform well in an environment where teachers expect them to complete coursework outside of school, but are also expected by their guardians to be employed outside of school. This system, Common Core, would force these students to become overworked and overwhelmed. It is not capable of catering to low-income schools, and would further increase the achievement …show more content…
This situation is known as the achievement gap. The United States government forces state governments to adopt this education system, or the state would lose government funding for education all together. As a result, low-income areas with lacking funds have little to no choice but to adopt this system or lose government funding all together. As previously mentioned, students in low income areas may not prioritize their schooling and fall behind, which might lead them to believe themselves incapable of completing and comprehending their schoolwork, will feel less driven to try to do so. This would widen the achievement gap even further, making Common Core