Ch. 3 The Savage Inequalities of Public Education in New York

     Educational segregation causes less opportunity for students in poorer communities because of the lack of funds put into the school. Many students who attend a school in a less fortunate neighborhood deal with over crowded classrooms, no windows and deal with no teachers. Compared to a wealthier neighborhood where there is a class for every type of child along with a seat and more than enough teachers. The school board states that parents do the fundraising and offer their own time to volunteer in the schools. In reality "an official of the New York City Board of Education who remarks that there is "no point" in putting further money "into some poor districts" because, in his belief, "new teachers would not stay there.""(120). Many teachers already deal under the harsh circumstances something as simple as giving them more funds will help out the teachers tremendously. The district invests millions of dollars on one school alone that they feel anything taken away from these children would ruin their opportunities later on in life.

part 3 || Rule of 3

We all seem so different from each other with different backgrounds and growing up in different places, we are all the same. Our parents always seem no know what is best for us, preaching the future plans they have for us. As children you touch something you are not suppose to touch or you push a button you are not suppose to push, usually for curiosity than to find out you learned a lesson. When we enter school we are encouraged to voice our opinion but yet keep your remarks to yourself. Being disobedient in an educational setting is frowned upon, since your only job is to listen and follow your teachers’ directions. Many don’t see that being disobedient can also be revolutionary like it has been in the past. Speaking freely in class, protesting or not learning the correct way and wanting to change these ways can also look frowned upon. The public school system looks down on anyone who disobeys in the classroom for their individualism.

As we grow up, many of us students go to school to make our parents proud, go to school for what our parents or society want us to become and to get a job that pays well and has good benefits. Keeping quiet and obeying our parents will later realize everything we have done was never for ourselves. In the Passion Project by Skye Ontiveros, Romeo states, “it’s hard for me sometimes because there’s something where they expect you to become what they want to become. No one should tell me what to do but um my mom and my dad is trying to my business in the future and then force me to take it”(3). Along with many other students in the passion project stating that their parents want them to work in a career that has money and than later think of your happiness.

If a teacher does not honor the students voice than no one ever will. Teachers may see it as time consuming a waste of their time. In the clip by TED Ken Robinson mentions how he spoke to a man in the bookstore,

“And he said, "When I got to the senior year of school, my teachers didn't take it seriously. This one teacher didn't take it seriously. He said I was throwing my life away if that's all I chose to do with it; that I should go to college, I should become a professional person, that I had great potential and I was wasting my talent to do that." And he said, "It was humiliating because he said it in front of the whole class and I really felt dreadful. But it's what I wanted, and as soon as I left school, I applied to the fire service and I was accepted."”

Imagine your very own teacher not respecting your belief and doubting something you believe in will definitely make you work harder.

TED Talk Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the Learning Revolution

What in education is out of date like the wristwatch, "a single function device?"

Even the most basic of school will never change. I have family in each stage of school preschool, kindergarden, elementary, middle school, high school and myself in college. The most out of date function in school is that the school system believes all students learn the same. Teacher speaks student listen and the information is retained. School systems see us as a single function watch. Now in a new age with new technology and we are in a digitized time we learn in many different aspects. Some may learn by listening but many learn by watching, doing, performing and interacting. As teachers they will go out of their way to teach students no matter how silly or time consuming it may be. Schools do not offer programs or ask parents for example how your child learns best. As simple as learning is something that is not so easy any more, students drop out or students do not continue after school just because "they do not have the spirit"(robinson).



Ideas from the clip:

• no need for an evolution we need a revolution
• brought up in a different world
• single function
• now is digitized time is every where, dont need to do it
• education: lunarity: do something now go through it and do everything right you will be set in life
• organic life: create our life while we explore our talent
• trying to get students to college
• doesn't feed the spirit
• manufacturing model of education
• do not model the people
• not mechanical it is organic
• creates the conditions

http://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html

Reeling in Research

Reeling in Research

            In the “Rule of Three” my developing focus in our educational system is that students should stand up for the change they want. Growing up in an education system it is pounded into our heads that we cannot speak unless we raise our hand, if you have nothing to say to not say it at all, we have to be a judge free classroom, but when is it ok to speak your mind. When we go home after a day of school the same mentality is in our comfort zone, our parents even tell us not to speak unless we are spoken too. We keep quiet to not disobey our parents, teachers or anyone with authority.

            As we grow up, many of us students go to school to make our parents proud, go to school for what our parents or society want us to become and to get a job that pays well and has good benefits. Keeping quiet and obeying our parents will later realize everything we have done was never for you. In the Passion Project by Skye Ontiveros, Romeo states, “it’s hard for me sometimes because there’s something where they expect you to become what they want to become. No one should tell me what to do but um my mom and my dad is trying to my business in the future and then force me to take it”(3). Along with many other students in the passion project stating that their parents want them to work in career that has money and than later think of your happiness.  In an article “I hate my Career Choice” writer states, “I still feel wrong. Uneasy. Each time I think about going to work I feel physically sick. I hate that feeling. And it's nothing my workplace has done perse.” Hating your job for no reason is the worse feeling because you have wasted time and money into something you are not satisfied with. Louise Thompson in “Needing parental approval” claimed, “I can't tell you how many people stay in a situation that is not right for them because they don't want to lose the approval of their parents. From students doing a degree they hate, to professionals slogging up a career ladder that is high in following in familial footsteps but low in personal satisfaction”.

Together all these stories have the same objective to disobey your parents or you will be stuck hating the job, life and person you have become. The teacher tells you to hold your comments, speak up tell them what is need to be said. Parents are planning your future, step up and tell them you have one planned already. Speak up and stay committed to what makes you happy. Later on in life, you will not hate yourself for making this career choice, people say when you love what you do you never have to work a day in your life again.

Work Cited

"I Hate My Career Choice. Now What?!" Offbeat Home RSS. N.p., 4 Jan. 2013. Web. 03 Sept. 2013

Thompson, Louise. "Louise Thompson: Needing Parental Approval." The New Zealand Herald 20 May 2013: n. pag. Web. <http://web.ebscohost.com.proxy1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/ehost/detail?vid=3&sid=b6f6f86a-22db-493f-893a-f7cd6fa369de%40sessionmgr111&hid=124&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=n5h&AN=HOB139280018313>.