Secondary education in the United States

lectured and questioned on subjects essential to life. Having difficulty communicating with teachers is an everyday issue for thousands of students across the United States, and as the efficiency of the public school system is constantly under debate, the question of whether or not bilingual classrooms are an efficient method that improve the education of bilingual students. In “Aria: A Memoir of Bilingual Childhood,” a memoir written by Richard Rodriguez and published in his book Hunger of…

significantly increased the role of government in education and schools are now held responsible for their students’ academic performance. Purpose The main attempt by the American government in creating the No Child Left Behind Act was to have all children arrive at equal proficiency levels and level the playing field for underprivileged students. In addition, the government aspired to close student achievement gaps by providing all children with an equal education, regardless of their…

People come to the United States from all over the world to get a better education. Although this seems to demonstrate the success of the American education system, I believe that there are many problems in the United States education system which is causing low educational achievements. There are different problems that children are facing due to poverty, structural racism, and other important societal factors. Not only these factors but also the academic issues. There are issues or complaints…

The achievement gap has been a continuous issue for some time now, meaning every student isn’t receiving the same kind of education as one another. Many parents have tried hard to get their child the best quality of education money can but them, but it is not always guaranteed. The “hidden curriculum”, quality of educators, and charter schools are the ones to blame. Many would assume that every school is alike and teach the same curriculum, but Jean Anyon has proved otherwise. In ‘Social Class…

For almost two centuries, the United State’s public education system has taught and prepared today’s youth for their future and their career. However, in recent years it has come under scrutiny for failing to do just that, and as a result, more parents are opting to send their children to charter schools than ever before. These schools are government funded but are not a part of the school system in which the state it resides in. Instead, they are often managed by an independent school board and…

followed by Hispanic at 33.8% (Newark, New Jersey, n.d.). The number of households with female as head was 27,347 or 28.9% . The median household income in 2015 was $30,966 (it was $26,913 in 2000) (Crime rate in Newark, New Jersey, n.d.). The United States Census Bureau statistics found nearly 30% were living in poverty in 2011. Unemployment has persistently been above 9%. There were 90 murders in 2010 (Crime rate in Newark, New Jersey, n.d.). The history of the city, shows a decline of…

In Waiting for ‘Superman’, the argument is that public school are not as successful to help children to get a proper education. The creators of the documentary made it through examples and facts of what our public schools are doing in terms of success rates and percentages for students and dropouts. The arguments are very compelling and convincing because they show the money spent on students for schools as compared to prisons and other taxpaying organizations. The public schools are failing and…

All immigrants should be required to learn to read and write English well, so they can have the same opportunities as everyone else. Living in America and not knowing how to speak English causes multiple complications. Some of the complications are not being able to read labels on prescription pills, menus in a restaurant, chemicals in products, and not understanding agreements in renting a house or in preceding surgical procedures. In the article from CNN, Kennedy proclaims, “Learning English…

asserts abolishing compulsory education and the fixed required curriculum, giving children an opportunity to learn about the world by letting them out of the school, and letting children work together and learn from each other can most likely change the situation. Recalling my learning experience in the past decade—all the way from elementary school to college, I can partially agree with him in terms of letting children be teachers to themselves, providing more…

Trust me, I know stuff: A summary of Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism” In the essay “Hidden Intellectualism,” Gerald Graff explores the idea that the educational system fails to recognize street smarts as a valid form of intellect. In particular, Graff suggests that schools and educators are at fault for overlooking street smarts because of the assumption that such intellect is invalid and of no use to academic learning. Although some people believe that being knowledgeable about sports,…