In the Revisionist History podcast "Food Fight", Malcolm Gladwell examines two colleges, Vassar and Bowdoin, to determine what is of greatest importance in higher education. Bowdoin College seems to believe food of high important, its dining hall being characterized by "Fresh rosemary and a personal touch", as Gladwell says. Vassar College, on the other hand, is more focused on helping poorer students to receive a decent education. Gladwell comes to the conclusion that Vassar College made the better "moral" decision in deciding to put so much effort into helping smart, low-income students attend college; he feels Bowdoin made an immoral and "absurd" decision to put better food and other luxuries above educating poorer students. I simply must agree with Gladwell in this respect.…
In the article “Is Segregation Back in Schools”, Richard D. Kahlenberg discusses how rich schools have a higher chance of the students coming out with better grades because the children are more willing to learn and succeed. The children that attend less wealthy schools can succeed “but they are much more likely to do so if they are surrounded by peers with big dreams”(Kahlenberg.2). Due to this, many people believe it would be best if schools were made to maintain both privileged and underprivileged…
Making school an equal place would not only better all the education given to students it would create a more equal education given to the students, the educational system should be more balanced because then kids no matter what economic background they are in would have a chance to better their future and make a name for themselves, and finally it would be…
Even though wealth may affect our educational system, it should be matched to fit the needs of students in any social class because every person deserves the same educational experience. Any student’s future should not be determined…
The article "The Danger of Telling Poor Kids that College Is the Key to Social Mobility" by Andrew Simmons brings up a great idea of what the teachers and counselors are telling the underprivileged students the wrong thing. As Simmons brings up students should not be told that college is the only way to reduce economic hardship and that’s the only point to try attend college. He expresses that students should see a college education as a stepping stone to a great career and be able to give back to the community or be able to create their own company. He also expresses that students are taught differently as those “from wealthier backgrounds to be innovators and creators while the poor kids who do very well in school are taught to be educated, capable employees.” I personally agree with the points Simmons brings up about how students should not be “taught to be educated, capable employees” but rather “to be innovators and creators.”…
In “The Rich People’s School”, by Lauri Kubuitsile, Sylvia is sent to a school for rich people. She was sent there by her mother so that she could gain knowledge and become a doctor so she can make money for the family. Sylvia who was excited in the beginning slowly found out that the children in the school were different from her, and not in a good way. They made fun of her for what food she brought to school. They threw her tumbler which was brand new and was bought just for the occasion of going to a good school.…
Gilbert, C. K., & Heller, D. E. (2013). Access, Equity, and Community Colleges: The Truman Commission and Federal Higher Education Policy from 1947 to 2011. Journal Of Higher Education, 84(3), 417-443. Gilbert & Heller (2013) posits that the Truman Commission and Federal Education Policy has set out policy to ensure equal access to higher education for all students regardless of income or achievement level and provided more federal funding to increase the role of community college availability to students of all economic levels. The research also indicated that there are some initiatives of the policy that have been implemented.…
In the Declaration of Independence are the words “all men are created equal”. However, more than two hundred years later, this is still a concept that the United States of America struggles to uphold. One of the most noticeable and growing inequalities today is income inequality. This depends largely on the contemporary american class structure, which uses things like education, income, and careers to determine whether an individual has high, middle, or low socioeconomic status. In America, one percent of the population holds more than one third of the entire country’s wealth, including consumer durables and financial assets (Mantsios 179).…
Raising the Age for Public-Funded Education “DO ALL KIDS HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN EQUAL EDUCATION? Yes! All kids living in the United States have the right to a free public education. And the Constitution requires that all kids be given equal educational opportunity no matter what their race, ethnic background, religion, or sex, or whether they are rich or poor, citizen or non-citizen.…
If everything in the world would be free, almost everything would loose it’s overall value. There would be such an abundance of that particular thing due to its accessibility. As a child we had no income, rather our guardian/parents did. When we wanted something from the store our parents would buy it for us, so to an extent it was free from the child 's perspective although in reality it was not free at all, someone else was paying for it. The same goes with the free community college concept.…
What was your college experience like? Being a college student is already a challenge within itself, but being a first generation college student makes it a little more challenging. Were you a first generation college student? If so think of the difficulties you faced; if not think of the advantages you had. The subject of first generation college students is extremely diverse because of the different elements it consist of.…
Your income can be affected by supply and demand, education, which sector you work in, experience, age and other causes, but those mentioned are the most common. Income affected my supply and demand means that if there are many applicants for a job the employers can push the income down because there is someone who still wants the job even with a lower income. If there are a few applicants the employers shove push the income higher to allure more people to apply for the job. How education and income have a connection is simple. A high and long education will be rewarded with a bigger paycheck, and vice versa, a short, simple education will get you a lower income.…
Lack of Education and the Criminal Justice System. After reading a few very good articles, I found that it is detrimental to rehabilitate our criminals with education. The statistics are clear that it cost less to educate the criminals than it is to keep them in jail. According to The American Prospect, We, the people spend more than $70 billion annually to place adults in the prisons and jails while there are also 7.3 million individuals needing supervision due to their probation and paroles. If the government made it clearer that there is money out there for the economically challenged, they could have an education before they make big life mistake.…
Economic Status Should Not Limit One 's Education It is not fair that some of the smartest kids in the United States go to community college instead of Harvard because they do not have the finances to support their academic intelligence. Eighty three percent of students in the United States say they cannot afford a college education, but a college education has become necessary in most jobs. Even community college costs two thousand a year, for families who can 't put food on the table that is a lot of money. Discrimination based on race and ethnicity is not tolerated in the United States, so why is economic discrimination?…
The ideal high school is very subjective. Even so, many have made attempts at such a lofty feat, but however impossible the goal is, the path towards that goal is surprisingly straight forward. No one would call the high schools of today ideal, but with a few tweaks, the average high school can get close. The layman may believe the role of a high school is solely to educate students, but nothing is further from the truth. A high school’s job is to prepare students for being an adult.…