The gap in academic achievement in our education system is as hard to solve as the income inequality. In fact, researches have shown that income inequality and family background are two main factors of the problem. Many have suggested that improving public education as well as encouraging parents to invest in their children’s pre-school experience should help them catch up with their wealthy peers. However, we have been improving schools for decades, and yet the gap this still continuing to grow. In fact, the level achievement in school is largely contributed by the family’s financial background, living environment, and most importantly, parenting.
In recent years researches, statistics have shown that financial background have a profound effect on student achievement in schools. In “Leave no rich child behind,” Sean F. Reardon states:
“Students growing up in richer families have better grades and higher standardized test scores, on average, than poorer students; they also …show more content…
Parenting supports the building of a safe environment for children, provide them with sufficient care, and help them be committed to learn. Sometimes we ask why some students studied more effectively and earned better results than others, even though they went to the same school, lived in the same neighborhood, ate the same food, and breathed the same air? It is a matter of motivation. These motivations are most of the time were set by the parents, or in some cases a role model who the person admired. Malcolm X in “Learning to read” was inspired by the teaching of Elijah Muhammad and decided to learn to read so that he could express his ideas more effectively through written words. Malcolm, although started late, determined to learn and advanced in the path laid out by his role model. And it would be even better for children who were motivated more early by their
In recent years researches, statistics have shown that financial background have a profound effect on student achievement in schools. In “Leave no rich child behind,” Sean F. Reardon states:
“Students growing up in richer families have better grades and higher standardized test scores, on average, than poorer students; they also …show more content…
Parenting supports the building of a safe environment for children, provide them with sufficient care, and help them be committed to learn. Sometimes we ask why some students studied more effectively and earned better results than others, even though they went to the same school, lived in the same neighborhood, ate the same food, and breathed the same air? It is a matter of motivation. These motivations are most of the time were set by the parents, or in some cases a role model who the person admired. Malcolm X in “Learning to read” was inspired by the teaching of Elijah Muhammad and decided to learn to read so that he could express his ideas more effectively through written words. Malcolm, although started late, determined to learn and advanced in the path laid out by his role model. And it would be even better for children who were motivated more early by their