Money, money, MONEY; it's what gets America going to sustain life. Being the "richest" country on Earth, everyone within the states should have access to a good school, resources and teachers. Teachers now a days do not want to teach at a low income school because they know that they can get a better paying salary at a different school or better benefits. With less teachers teaching low income classes or schools, students are failing dramatically in all subjects. And lets not forget about the income of the parents; if they don't make a sustainable income, statistically their children are less likely to get motivated for a proper education. So with money being the main factor as to why a kid can't get a proper education is beyond many of us and those who can get an education seem not to care .
Teachers are great and they deserve the respect that they do because their job is tough. There are also those teachers that say they care but don't want to work at a low income school as stated in the Huffington post, "teachers are more likely to gravitate toward the schools that pay the most, offer the best facilities, present the safest working environments, and provide the most advanced learning environments", which is understandable, but I'm sure at some point in the teacher's life thy said that they wanted to teach kids and give them an opportunity to grow and succeed in life. With more teachers trying to get better jobs at better resourced schools, it feels as if teachers don't care anymore about the lower income class, when they should be paying attention to them because "the United States placed average to below average versus other developed countries in reading, science, and math, but these averages mask the influence of poverty."
http://www.tumblr.com/search/poverty%20education
Friedman, Howard Steven. "America's Poverty-Education." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 29 Aug. 2012. Web. 01 Oct. 2014.
I agree with the statement “Money, its what gets America going to sustain life”. With dreams and desire Americans need money to accomplish them. When it comes to teachers there’s two different types: those who love teaching but want more and those whose only in it for the money but do it because its hard to find other jobs. Its sad to say that some teachers gave up truly caring for the education of the students. I know a teacher who put her students and their education above anything and does not get paid that much for it. Yes, they want more money. Yes, they want better benefits. Yes, they want to work at a school where the atmosphere says “we care for our students” but its hard to find that now. I believe all teachers need to get back to that feeling so that the students grow up and aspire to be great, in order to really live up to the phrase “the children are our future”
ReplyDeleteI am a strong believer that when we invest in our homes, cars, and especially our children the more we get in return. You have to invest in order to add value. If we stop funding schools in low income or poverty stricken areas then we are not limiting the potential of our country as a whole. I understand the desire to want to teach in the safest environments as possible for the students and the teachers but I think some expectations such as top of the line educational tools maybe unrealistic in some environments. It does not take much to get back to the fundamentals of teaching and instilling values and values into the students. Maybe it is time to get back to the basics.
ReplyDeleteKishanna Jackson