Steve Suitts of the CNN article above states that America will be in big trouble 15-20 years from now when the newest generations are running the country, especially if the majority of kids aren't getting the education they deserve--whether they come from lower income families or not. "The nation's performance as a whole will decline until we assist low-income students to perform at higher levels. These poorly educated adults are going into the workforce and the economy."
images like the two found below (via the article above) also show the gaping increase in learning and--eventually--the economic opportunities for our nation's younger members:
Overall the data is shocking, especially knowing that the numbers haven't really budged in over a decade, displaying the obvious fact things still aren't being done about the more equal opportunities of children in public schools nationwide. It is understandable that those who excel should be pushed to their limits and the slower-to-learn students must have time taken to understand their subjects, but when it comes to education in general everyone should have the opportunity to learn as long as he or she is diligent/hardworking, no matter how poor or rich his or her family may be.
If you find this to be shocking me and my mother have uncovered a conspiracy that will devastate the hypothalmus in your brain. When we moved from a poorer neighborhood to middle class neighborhood, we noticed that the store prices actually dropped. We found this at every store we went to. We thought surely we were mistaken but we went back to the stores to our previous neighborhood, where the prices were noticeably higher. Essentially the poor are getting charged more than the rich. So basically try shopping in rich neighborhoods to get lower prices.
ReplyDeleteIt kind of scary think that our generation will be significantly different then the previous due to several things including technology. This article just proves that. The country we live in now is changing and we have no idea how that's going to affect us in the future. All these trends and studies of the next 40 to 50 year all mostly seem to be negative. I just hope that we as a new generation can come together to alleviate anything that can be potential catastrophic. -Kiyanna Elliott
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ReplyDeleteIt's studies like these that show how making decisions for short-term solutions will affect the country negatively in the long run. Also why would prices be higher in low income neighborhoods?? Our government has so many flaws it fails to address; it makes me so mad!!
Berndette NEgrete: Because of the way our government was made, lower class, middle class, and upper class are crucial to our society. It sucks to think some of the classes are getting different treatment but that's how it is. our country would fall if one of the classes suddenly increased or decreased. sadly the lower class must get treated differently in order to ensure the middle and upper classes survival.
ReplyDeleteThe rich get richer and the poor get poorer.This is both parts the gross inequality in this nation and a need for a better education system. We are going to be the generation to change all of that, am I right?
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