The Importance Of Inequalities In Education

In the eighteenth century, Americans fought a Revolutionary war against inequalities set forth by the British. Again in the nineteenth century Americans fought a civil war against the inequalities for African Americans. Built on the foundation of continuous wars, America set a precedent of fighting against inequalities; however during the twenty-first century Americans have forfeited the war against inequality. Prominent through the education of children, inequalities are detrimental to students’ performances and aspirations. Felix Schelling once stated, “True education makes for inequality the inequality of individuality, the inequality of success, the glorious inequality of talent, of genius.” I strongly refute his statement, as he believes …show more content…
These exams come in forms such as, the Scholastic Assessment Test or the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment. The SAT’s test and evaluate high school students throughout sophomore, junior, and senior year. Another form of testing, the PSSA’s, assess students on a variety of skills in elementary and middle school. Evaluating the students, these tests have a requirement for students to perform higher than average, or they become forced into taking remedial classes. Although one may argue that these types of exams and their scores elucidate the intelligence of American students, they can also lead to false conclusions and unnecessary stress about a student’s ability to prosper in school. The secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, commented on the usefulness of standardized testing announcing, “State assessments in mathematics and English often fail to capture the full spectrum of what students know and can do. Students, parents, and educators know there is much more to a sound education than picking the right answer on a multiple choice test.” Students can prosper in school, but many fail to achieve high grades on state exams due to a poor skill in test taking. It becomes unfair to allow an intelligent pupil to be held behind due to one bad test score. Similar to state testing, the nationwide examination for high school students allows for one assessment to determine the opportunity for a teenager to continue his or her future dreams. Colleges base a student’s capability to thrive in a college setting on one test grade, creating unwarranted stress throughout high school for students. Education practices have changed rapidly over many years because of the backgrounds and mindsets of the students. State assessments can have abysmal results, affected by the lack of funding and substantial technologies in various school