As an aspiring high school science teacher I can see many changes, not just in the environment,
but in the education system. Many people believe that teachers should not keep themselves updated
on politics. This is for the simple fact that they refuse to make a difference. Being a teacher means
constantly learning to be able to feed this information to more younger, hungry minds. The
information given to these hungry minds later translates to the teacher giving back to society as the
hands of said hungry minds now have the power to shape and build a better future! Looking at how
our present days are turning out, there’s not much being done. We have every group of people we can
think of protesting on every corner, voicing the injustice they feel because of a president who isn’t as
bright as his hair color, to make matters worse, this president refuses to learn. It’s as though we haven’t
seen the bigger picture, WE CREATED THIS MONSTER THROUGH OUR IGNORANCE! America
as a whole has neglected most of its important values because of greed. To start a successful future we
have to agree to finding the best possible education methods. As the book “School: The Story of
America Public Education” words things, the “common school” was created to provide education to
their respective communities just like public schools do today, so what is the difference? The
difference between then and now is the fact children no longer get beat up by teachers for not knowing
an answer to a question, a good majority of schools today are no longer segregated, and teachers are
now unappreciated. YEAH, NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED! It’s hard to believe that many of the
problems we face today with trying to fix the education system stems from a past filled with division
of all sorts, separation by race, religion, gender and even net worth. If we take a moment to think about
it, we’re still facing some sort of segregation without even realizing it, if an average hard working high
school graduate decides they want to go to a specific school but they are turned down because their
parents combined make “enough money” what does that tell you? This was the case with me, I wanted
to go to a school that would provide me with the knowledge I need to do my dream job as efficiently as
possible but I do not have the resources to do so regardless if my parents make over $70,000 a year,
the government does not take into account that my dad works his butt off in a factory 12 hours away
from his family to make sure the lights stay on as I type this blog and my mom sacrifices her free
speech to ensure that food is on the table to nourish the mind on the other side of the screen, the tired
soul that wakes up everyday, takes a train to get to school through rain or shine at the same time
thinking about the future as the first female scientist in the Ramos family, yea, the government decided
that I wasn’t important enough to be granted full aid so every year I’m in college I’m racking up loans
that keep me awake at night while others in the same field don’t pay a dime!
To really fix the issue in our schools we need to attack the main source of the problem. Now I can’t say what that source is because I have not learned it yet but I would imagine that it starts with the people not understanding how powerful education is on this economy. It took knowledge to create many of things we use today such as the cell phone you have laying around as you read this and anxiously wait for someone to call or text you. It took geniuses to make these dreams a reality, why does it take a rocket scientist to explain that to the public? Most of it is from ignorance, as I mentioned before, there are people who don’t believe that teachers should be informed about what goes on outside of their classrooms, there are people who dream of eating sandwiches without the crust, and while some of us live in the reality where we must cut the crust off ourselves those who dream it simply want it done for them. NO! THAT’S NOT HOW LIFE WORKS! This is why we still hurt our kids by giving them false hopes/dreams, giving them standardized tests, then telling them that they’re not good enough to be what they want to be just because they didn’t meet the mark! Everyone wants the best education for their children but how many have done something about it? It’s not just teachers that need to voice these concerns, it should be anyone with a hunger to learn and create a better future! We can no longer afford to sit on our butts and do absolutely nothing, this affects us all as a nation!
but in the education system. Many people believe that teachers should not keep themselves updated
on politics. This is for the simple fact that they refuse to make a difference. Being a teacher means
constantly learning to be able to feed this information to more younger, hungry minds. The
information given to these hungry minds later translates to the teacher giving back to society as the
hands of said hungry minds now have the power to shape and build a better future! Looking at how
our present days are turning out, there’s not much being done. We have every group of people we can
think of protesting on every corner, voicing the injustice they feel because of a president who isn’t as
bright as his hair color, to make matters worse, this president refuses to learn. It’s as though we haven’t
seen the bigger picture, WE CREATED THIS MONSTER THROUGH OUR IGNORANCE! America
as a whole has neglected most of its important values because of greed. To start a successful future we
have to agree to finding the best possible education methods. As the book “School: The Story of
America Public Education” words things, the “common school” was created to provide education to
their respective communities just like public schools do today, so what is the difference? The
difference between then and now is the fact children no longer get beat up by teachers for not knowing
an answer to a question, a good majority of schools today are no longer segregated, and teachers are
now unappreciated. YEAH, NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED! It’s hard to believe that many of the
problems we face today with trying to fix the education system stems from a past filled with division
of all sorts, separation by race, religion, gender and even net worth. If we take a moment to think about
it, we’re still facing some sort of segregation without even realizing it, if an average hard working high
school graduate decides they want to go to a specific school but they are turned down because their
parents combined make “enough money” what does that tell you? This was the case with me, I wanted
to go to a school that would provide me with the knowledge I need to do my dream job as efficiently as
possible but I do not have the resources to do so regardless if my parents make over $70,000 a year,
the government does not take into account that my dad works his butt off in a factory 12 hours away
from his family to make sure the lights stay on as I type this blog and my mom sacrifices her free
speech to ensure that food is on the table to nourish the mind on the other side of the screen, the tired
soul that wakes up everyday, takes a train to get to school through rain or shine at the same time
thinking about the future as the first female scientist in the Ramos family, yea, the government decided
that I wasn’t important enough to be granted full aid so every year I’m in college I’m racking up loans
that keep me awake at night while others in the same field don’t pay a dime!
To really fix the issue in our schools we need to attack the main source of the problem. Now I can’t say what that source is because I have not learned it yet but I would imagine that it starts with the people not understanding how powerful education is on this economy. It took knowledge to create many of things we use today such as the cell phone you have laying around as you read this and anxiously wait for someone to call or text you. It took geniuses to make these dreams a reality, why does it take a rocket scientist to explain that to the public? Most of it is from ignorance, as I mentioned before, there are people who don’t believe that teachers should be informed about what goes on outside of their classrooms, there are people who dream of eating sandwiches without the crust, and while some of us live in the reality where we must cut the crust off ourselves those who dream it simply want it done for them. NO! THAT’S NOT HOW LIFE WORKS! This is why we still hurt our kids by giving them false hopes/dreams, giving them standardized tests, then telling them that they’re not good enough to be what they want to be just because they didn’t meet the mark! Everyone wants the best education for their children but how many have done something about it? It’s not just teachers that need to voice these concerns, it should be anyone with a hunger to learn and create a better future! We can no longer afford to sit on our butts and do absolutely nothing, this affects us all as a nation!
Great work!
ReplyDeleteMadeline,
ReplyDeleteThere are so many thoughts and serious topics in your blog, and your passion about the issues are powerful, engaging, and very important. Thanks for making your blog so sincere!
Hopefully you can write about one or more of these issues in more depth and detail, using some more specifics and references to the readings or other references to elaborate your argument and analysis.
Professor Knauer