Achievement gap in the United States

Germany’s secret guards. Later, those German scientists were sent to the United States. On the other side, since the Soviets failed to find von Braun, they appointed Sergei Korolev, a Soviet rocket…

Case Study Analysis: The Case of the Vanishing Workforce Introduction Mr. Steven Arbaugh is the managing director of the city’s electric utility and he has serious concerns about its future. He is facing a situation with two troubling components: experienced employees will soon be leaving their positions in large numbers, while fewer acceptable replacements can be found. Clearly, there are several areas of concern about this issue on which he must focus. He must determine the challenges…

The gap between more matured subcortical limbic regions and less matured prefrontal cortex is a potential reason accounting for cultural difference in adolescent risky behaviors. Forbes and Dahl (2010) hypothesize that pubertal maturation is associated with the activation of social and motivational tendencies. It is possible that difference in motivational beliefs between independent and dependent cultures can also affect the maturation of subcortical limbic regions and prefrontal cortex. Wang…

created by the atomic booming of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. At the final stage of World War 2, the Japanese military was fighting using their last breath though the writing is on the wall. The obstinate resistance resulted in many allies’ death, so the United States decided to drop two bombs to protect their allies’ lives and to compel the surrender of Japan. Thereafter, the use of atomic bombs during the war is strongly debated. It ended the World War 2, but,a at the same time, the bombs killed…

School is a place for learning where every student should be given equal opportunity to accomplish their academic goals and succeed later in life. Without external pressures and test scores there would be more funding for schools, students would enjoy learning more, and spend more time on learning at student 's pace and their individual needs. Students feel that, they should succeed on standardized tests to succeed in the future at school, but this is a major misconception. Recently numerous…

Professor Seymour Sarason once said, “we live in a test-conscious, test-giving culture in which the lives of people are in part determined by their test performance” (1959). Standardized testing has been an issue throughout the history of the United States. Research has continuously shown that standardized tests are not a fair measure of intelligence for individuals who suffer a variety of disadvantages. Additionally, the rigorous qualifications that are required by these assessments are often…

paying, blue collar type jobs so they are taught skills concerning “manual and clerical knowledge” ideals in school. (137). In addition to Anyon’s ideals, Mantsios extends this argument by stating, “Class accurately predicts chances for educational achievement” (391). The social class you are born into ultimately controls the expectations of the young individual for school performance. In detail, Mantsios researched and found in a study by researcher, William Sewell concerning this topic,…

stepfather. He got a heart attack and now he is unable to walk, eat and, speak. His condition has severely affected my mother and I. When my mother came to the United States when she was offered a job here and soon after, she met my stepfather. They got married and he helped my mother bring me to America. When I moved to the United States, my life changed. My step-father treated me like I was his biological daughter and to me, he was my biological…

Until recently, automated driving technology had not been considered as a suitable replacement for humans; the idea of cars being given a destination and taking its passengers without human intervention, at best, would have belonged in a sci-fi novel just a decade ago. But will this still be case in the near future? Despite the rapid evolution in the automotive industry, it may take several decades before autonomous vehicles can fully replace human drivers in all situations. There are simply too…

Unfortunately, The United States is not even close to this basic level of social equality. There is a paradox saying that “US is the richest nation in the world, but has the most unequal distribution of wealth among industrialized nations” (Kelsey, Lecture. Sep 20). This kind…