Deteriorating education: The relationship between education, society, students, and their families. Question: “How has education changed since the 1940’s”? Annotated Bibliography # 1 Goldstein, Dana. "Why Homeschooling Violates Progressive Values." Slate Magazine. N.p., 16 Feb. 2012. Web. 05 Apr. 2017.
This pervasive article written by Dana Goldstein discusses the popular trend of homeschooling and unschooling. Goldstein presents the idea that public education, and structured education is no longer an effective way of learning for an increasing amount of people. For instance, Goldstein mentions that approximately one million to …show more content…
is an accumulation of statics of academic achievement in accordance of race and income. While it includes statistics, graphs, and explanations; Lee’s academic journal also defines the achievement Gap. In the article, the achievement gap is defined as the gap in performance between races/classes, for instance, one of Lee’s findindings show that low-income African American students still underperform when compared to their white counterparts. This means that even students within the same class bracket, there is still great a variance in standardized test scores. Additionally, Lee focuses on the subjects math and …show more content…
Miller asserts that the reason is found in the history of slavery and the treatment of African-Americans post-slavery. Up until 1965 African Americans were treated as second class citizens and for an extended length of time not even citizens. Miller argues poor quality of education results from the lack of respect society had for the African American people. For instance, Miller writes that, “ His mission was considered to be as purely mechanical as that of the ox which pulls the plow. Indeed, his human capabilities were emphatically denied. It was stoutly contended that he did not posses a soul to be saved in the world to come nor a mind to be enlightened in the world that now is”. To some degree, Miller is pointing out that since African Americans were first introduced as animals to society, society will always see them as animals. So unless you change the depiction, the image of African Americans education will not come. Alternatively, Miller emphasizes the role and the importance education will have on the black community. In his eyes, it will teach them self-confidence, arithmetic,and vernacular, but also how to be a person. “Education for Manhood” is a highly reccomended reading, this essay has shown the historical importance of
This pervasive article written by Dana Goldstein discusses the popular trend of homeschooling and unschooling. Goldstein presents the idea that public education, and structured education is no longer an effective way of learning for an increasing amount of people. For instance, Goldstein mentions that approximately one million to …show more content…
is an accumulation of statics of academic achievement in accordance of race and income. While it includes statistics, graphs, and explanations; Lee’s academic journal also defines the achievement Gap. In the article, the achievement gap is defined as the gap in performance between races/classes, for instance, one of Lee’s findindings show that low-income African American students still underperform when compared to their white counterparts. This means that even students within the same class bracket, there is still great a variance in standardized test scores. Additionally, Lee focuses on the subjects math and …show more content…
Miller asserts that the reason is found in the history of slavery and the treatment of African-Americans post-slavery. Up until 1965 African Americans were treated as second class citizens and for an extended length of time not even citizens. Miller argues poor quality of education results from the lack of respect society had for the African American people. For instance, Miller writes that, “ His mission was considered to be as purely mechanical as that of the ox which pulls the plow. Indeed, his human capabilities were emphatically denied. It was stoutly contended that he did not posses a soul to be saved in the world to come nor a mind to be enlightened in the world that now is”. To some degree, Miller is pointing out that since African Americans were first introduced as animals to society, society will always see them as animals. So unless you change the depiction, the image of African Americans education will not come. Alternatively, Miller emphasizes the role and the importance education will have on the black community. In his eyes, it will teach them self-confidence, arithmetic,and vernacular, but also how to be a person. “Education for Manhood” is a highly reccomended reading, this essay has shown the historical importance of