Structural For Failure By Michele Rhee

Discrepancies in the American educational system produce the vast inequalities that primarily affect minorities and low-wealth districts. Consequently, schools districts in high-poverty areas are predominantly consistent with Black and Hispanic populations. Low paying districts encounter obstacles such as a shortage of teachers, less qualified teachers and teachers without teaching certificates. The lack of skilled teachers negatively impacts student’s ability to reach their academic potential. Unprepared teachers are less effective in producing student learning gains. Teachers with too many students typically conduct lessons in overcrowded classrooms; moreover, they are unable to focus on the daily challenges that students face. The Education of Michele Rhee explored the difficulties of firing unqualified teachers. Rhee is currently working on getting rid of teacher tenure in order to cultivate a student first educational environment. …show more content…
Rhee encountered a similar obstacle in her district, where teachers were not provided with the necessary classroom supplies therefore they had to purchase their own supplies. Resource allocation inequality is supported by the increasing resegregation of schools. An achievement gap between low and high-income districts manifested due these resource discrepancies. In 2002 the average 12th grader attending a low-income high school read at the same level as the average 8th grader attending a high-income school. The curriculums in low-wealth districts predominantly emphasize lower-order rote skills and memorizing pieces of info represented by multiple choice skills tests. These are profoundly detrimental when more rigorous expectations are placed on