Value of Education
The educational system in America has been declining steeply since the 1960s. The United States has taken a down toll in the system of public education. One reason public education has been declining is because schools in urban neighborhoods aren’t being treated with the resources good schools are. The purpose of education is for one to exceed and move onto life with high qualities and to obtain wealth and social power while being able to provide for oneself, family, and the community. Public schools should be able to provide the general population with a quality education, but many believe that public school education is at an all time low in fulfilling the most essential goals. The public school system is failing because …show more content…
Schools in urban neighborhoods and inner cities are still segregated until this day; the majority of students are black and Hispanic who make 85% to 90% of these schools. Jonathan Kozol explains that minorities are placed in worst educational systems in comparison to the predominant race. Furthermore, the quality of the teachers is questionable, and the teaching methodologies employed are not up to par to address the individual needs that every child deserves in order to truly progress. By using demographics, Kozol explains how schools are unequal and segregated, “In Chicago, by the academic year 2002-2003, 87% of public school enrollment was black or Hispanic; less than 5% were white”(P.202) and that’s just in one major city. A poster that reads, “The dream is alive” (P.203) in an urban school, Kozol goes on to say that this dream is none existent for kids in schools that don’t get support from the state or the government. There are other ways these schools don’t benefit from proper resources, books, gyms, music, art and, a clean school environment. While schools with a high percentage of Caucasian attendees are favored and supported Kozol believes minorities are set to
The educational system in America has been declining steeply since the 1960s. The United States has taken a down toll in the system of public education. One reason public education has been declining is because schools in urban neighborhoods aren’t being treated with the resources good schools are. The purpose of education is for one to exceed and move onto life with high qualities and to obtain wealth and social power while being able to provide for oneself, family, and the community. Public schools should be able to provide the general population with a quality education, but many believe that public school education is at an all time low in fulfilling the most essential goals. The public school system is failing because …show more content…
Schools in urban neighborhoods and inner cities are still segregated until this day; the majority of students are black and Hispanic who make 85% to 90% of these schools. Jonathan Kozol explains that minorities are placed in worst educational systems in comparison to the predominant race. Furthermore, the quality of the teachers is questionable, and the teaching methodologies employed are not up to par to address the individual needs that every child deserves in order to truly progress. By using demographics, Kozol explains how schools are unequal and segregated, “In Chicago, by the academic year 2002-2003, 87% of public school enrollment was black or Hispanic; less than 5% were white”(P.202) and that’s just in one major city. A poster that reads, “The dream is alive” (P.203) in an urban school, Kozol goes on to say that this dream is none existent for kids in schools that don’t get support from the state or the government. There are other ways these schools don’t benefit from proper resources, books, gyms, music, art and, a clean school environment. While schools with a high percentage of Caucasian attendees are favored and supported Kozol believes minorities are set to