Friday, September 7, 2007
Education in America
I do agree with the statement that the government is spending too much money on other things less important than education such as war. However I think that Kozol and Moore are extremists. Although they do state true facts, when stating their opinions they tend to go overboard. Kozol says that the schools that are falling apart are mostly occupied by minority students due to racism, but in actuality one or two white students have to attend these same schools. Racism is not the case I think that the condition of the school is largely dependent upon the surrounding neighborhoods and residents. Also at these types of school the teachers may give up which make it worse for the students and more difficult for them to obtain an education.
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So having a couple of white students in the school completely removes any racial element, even though every other student is black or Hispanic? And what about the neighborhood in Boston that Kozol mentions where the neighborhood's population is 50% white, but only 1% of the students in this neighborhood's run-down school are white?
Maybe it's not race. Maybe it's simply economics. Perhaps low funding is the reason that many teachers give up (after all, isn't it hard to stay motivated at a job that disrespects you with low wages?).
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