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School Choice Will Not Solve Education Issues The topic of how to improve the American school system is constantly being argued at both the state and federal level. One of the more prominent solutions is called “school choice”. School vouchers, as well as charter school programs are referred to as “school choice”. They provide parents with the opportunity for their children to attend public schools outside of the traditions “school zone” in which they live. The voucher program gives parents…

In Kandice Sumner’s Ted Talk, How America's public schools keep kids in poverty, she passionately delivers a message about the “education debt” (Sumner, 2015) that many schools, especially those in poor neighborhoods are suffering from. Through her experience as a both a teacher and a student, she constructs an influential speech that argues that we need to help and change the school system, as to include kids of minority races and give equal opportunities to each and every student. Unlike some…

political figure based on their party affiliation. My dislike of Betsy DeVos has nothing to do with her party preferences; it has everything to do with her political opinions and experiences. As someone raised by two public school teachers and educated on how our school systems work, this woman's policies make me nervous. I have yet to see any piece of information that could possibly change my mind. What’s worse, I haven’t met a single individual in the education field who thinks this is a…

a K-12 school. That changed when she moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 2005. Following her husband’s desire to move back to his home state, Nancy left her decades-long teaching career in the New York City Public School System. As she adjusted to life to her new home and worked in a private school, she would often pass by the Gardere neighborhood. As she built relationships with parents living in Gardere, she found that several students were struggling academically in the public school system.…

high school wasn’t easy. Freshmen year of high school was the year that I chose my less traveled road. Enrolling in Chicago Hope Academy, a private Christian school, wasn’t always the plan. Instead, I had hopes of getting into Muchin College Prep., which is a public school in Chicago. Although attending Chicago Hope Academy was not my original plan, spending my last four years at a private school has made all the difference. This difference was a result of the structure of a private school…

I interviewed Dawn Hofsted, a high school math teacher at the Forest Grove High School. When I first walked into the school, the environment felt very different from what I was used to. I went to a private school all my life, the Forest Grove High School felt very big, the hall ways was triple the size of my high school’s hall way; When the kids got out of class, everyone was talking to each other and walking in different directions and the big hall way became very packed and busy. When I got…

Prior to high school, my middle school recommended that I attend “Grant High School”, which was looked down upon by my parents due to its reputation. Grant High School only has a 78% graduation rate. My father had been planning on surprising me with an opportunity of a lifetime and began planning since I was in 7th grade. I left my friends and current life behind to move to a place called Oak Park to attend Oak Park High School, which is ranked in the top 100 public schools in the nation and a…

through private schools, and some children get home schooled, however most children attend public schools. Each school may seem the same, however many schools differ and there are many problems with the public schools system. O’Rourke and Stevenson both give very compelling opinions on the school systems and what they think the public education flaws are, and both provide their own solutions. O’Rourke’s opinion on public schools is very negative, and essentially his proposal for public schools…

Is school a safe and secure place for every child? Lynda Barry, author of “The Sanctuary of School” believed that school was a diversion from the realities in her life. It was a place where she could truly be herself, a place where she felt she was wanted. Although, school can be a safe haven for some children, it can also be a nightmare for others. While interpreting Barry’s needs for children to be able to attend school, the question to inquire is if public school is the ideal environment…

such example I can give from my own life is when I entered high school. Facing the reality of high school mixed with the beginning of the long road leading to adulthood really helped to build my character and it carries major significance in my life. Before I begin this story, I believe I should describe the events leading up to this. So I had just finished middle school and like most recently graduated middle school students, high school seemed like something to be excited about. Not only did I…