Future of Education
My Vision for the Future of Public Education:
All Students, Regardless of Social Status, Race, Gender, or Minority, Have Equal Opportunity to Pursue a High Quality Education
Western Governors University
Robbie Weaver
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March 12, 2014
My Vision for the Future of Public Education: All Students, Regardless of Social Status, Race, Gender, or Minority, Have Equal Opportunity to Pursue a High Quality Education
Equal Opportunity has been an important facet of our society in America, particularly since Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his well-known speech, “I have a dream,” to our nation on August 28, 1963 (Historybits: Exploring True History). There have been many social programs started in order to make changes in equal opportunities, such as cultural education, cross-culture discourse and the present-day, multi-culturalism. The majority of these social programs have been unsuccessful when one realizes that a vast amount of America’s youth have to attend schools that are overcrowded, short-staffed, and lack the basic necessities for successful learning (Kozol, 1991). My vision for public education is: Equality for All Students, regardless of their social status, race, gender, or minority.This essay will discuss the inequalities in education in the areas listed below:
Teachers and Standards
Diversity and Inclusion
High Stakes Testing
Bilingual and ELL (English Learners)
Public Education Policies
My vision is equality for all of America’s youth in public education. Equality for all of America’s youth that is established in certainty and truth, not just a “dream.” In order to bring equal opportunity for our youth necessitates a financial plan. This financial plan would provide public schools with the necessary subsidy in government funding in which the dominant finances come from the local level, which is property tax that is imposed on all residential property owners and the business community (Hall). The school districts of poverty or
All Students, Regardless of Social Status, Race, Gender, or Minority, Have Equal Opportunity to Pursue a High Quality Education
Western Governors University
Robbie Weaver
SCA1
March 12, 2014
My Vision for the Future of Public Education: All Students, Regardless of Social Status, Race, Gender, or Minority, Have Equal Opportunity to Pursue a High Quality Education
Equal Opportunity has been an important facet of our society in America, particularly since Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his well-known speech, “I have a dream,” to our nation on August 28, 1963 (Historybits: Exploring True History). There have been many social programs started in order to make changes in equal opportunities, such as cultural education, cross-culture discourse and the present-day, multi-culturalism. The majority of these social programs have been unsuccessful when one realizes that a vast amount of America’s youth have to attend schools that are overcrowded, short-staffed, and lack the basic necessities for successful learning (Kozol, 1991). My vision for public education is: Equality for All Students, regardless of their social status, race, gender, or minority.This essay will discuss the inequalities in education in the areas listed below:
Teachers and Standards
Diversity and Inclusion
High Stakes Testing
Bilingual and ELL (English Learners)
Public Education Policies
My vision is equality for all of America’s youth in public education. Equality for all of America’s youth that is established in certainty and truth, not just a “dream.” In order to bring equal opportunity for our youth necessitates a financial plan. This financial plan would provide public schools with the necessary subsidy in government funding in which the dominant finances come from the local level, which is property tax that is imposed on all residential property owners and the business community (Hall). The school districts of poverty or
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