Education

In my opinion, educational rights should be granted to everyone; just as any other right we receive being American citizens. But it is also evident that we are not all granted equal educational opportunities.  I believe the following points are important:

First, there is no doubt wealthier locations and districts get better educational opportunities.  Wealthier locations seem to offer more opportunities and better infrastructure.  This all comes from the application of affluence.

But, whether in rich or poor areas, good teachers make all the difference. So many teachers just follow the guidelines, grade the students, and move on to the next class. If teachers can try to integrate some kind of interest that your students have for the curriculum that would make all the difference in the class involvement and student engagement.

The economics of teacher compensation really needs to be reformed too.  Although most people do not go into teaching for an extremely lucrative salary they still have to support themselves. So naturally most of the good teachers will seek out the higher paying jobs. The students and teachers that really suffer from this are the urban inner city schools.

There is also responsibility on the part of the students. How can people be taught if they don’t want to learn? It is fair to say that a lot of students don’t seem to want to be in class, by not showing up or coming late and texting on their smart phones the whole time.

One solution to improving post-secondary education could involve transition program that required such students with low GPAs, and poor high school education to take certain classes to better prepare them from more difficult college course. Integration would prepare them, and I think would reduce the drop out rate incredibly.

I am going to explore some of these ideas furthermore in my essay later this week.