Saturday, June 27, 2020
School Reform
I came across the "Room for Debate" article labeled "Is School Reform Hopeless?" which discussed the differing views on how to approach school reform. Every debater seems to unanimously agree that school reform is necessary in order to provide the environment for underprivileged students to succeed. The conflicting views make it clear that reform is a complex issue that is much more deep rooted than the poor institutions themselves.
The real problem lies within classist and racist ideologies that have been ingrained into every aspect of society. Children from families struggling with poverty, hunger, and violence are much less likely to be able to dedicate their attention towards their academics, as they struggle to make a living. Furthermore, children from impoverished communities have less access to a quality school environment, extracurricular activities, and tutoring; those from affluent communities who do have access to these things have much better opportunities to succeed.
In order to combat this, a certain amount of money and consideration would have to be put forward. This brings up the question of how much money should be contributed towards school reform, and where should this money be invested? Should the government overlook these changes or should local leaders be given the initiative to make change? I personally believe that local leaders know what is best for their own communities and their decisions would suit their students' needs best; the government should find ways to provide the means for reform. I am interested in your outlook on the situation and what you believe would work best.
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I believe that a school reforms would be a very important aspect that the government to invest in considering that school is a crucial thing in many lives for educating the youth to be able to grow up with the knowledge they need to play their part in the community. Personally, I believe as a whole the schools shouldn’t be focused on as a group instead, be focused as their individual districts. Each district of a school faces their own challenges and luxuries which is what makes them each unique to their own, so paying attention to who needs more guidance and funds would an tactiful way for the government to invest their money. When it comes to whether the government should overlook the change or if local leaders should take initiative, I agree on your opinion that the local leaders know what’s best for their communities. Furthermore, local leaders should be able to make the initiative to start a change or else the government might be to stubborn to do it for them. When it come to changing, especially for something more modern and needed, local leaders know what they need because they see what is absent and what can be improved. By making these things present to the government, may then allow for further assistance from them to help their people since they know what must be focused on and helping their people is their job.
ReplyDeleteIt's important for the school board to acknowledge low income families struggling to support their children's education. I suggest that schools should reallocate a portion of their funding from sporting events or remodeling projects such as creating more room for parking lots or new buildings into kick starting new programs that provide low income students. These programs can provide necessary materials and supplies like chrome books, pencils, paper, etc. for these students.
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