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In 2022, schools segregation is still an issue?

 Yes, school segregation is still a problem in 2022, contributing to an inequity in education that negatively affects not only communities of color but society as a whole. The problem regarding school segregation is embedded in the Post World War 2 economic boom. Where ordinary citizens assisted by loans could buy homes to further their community's wealth and to help accumulate generational wealth that would snowball down the line. White Americans benefited from these loans greatly; however, Americans of color were barred from these loan practices, which led to areas of cheap housing that created a wealth inequality that still affects black communities today. This wealth inequality would be unjust on it's own, but it trcikles down into being a much bigger problem for the success of the black community down the line. There are many ways that this lack of wealth sets communities of color back but we will look at how it affects public schooling. In Texas almost half of public scho...
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Money and Education

The ability of students to perform well in school is inextricably tied to the funding a student is given to finance their education. This has been true since the time of the Romans when public schooling was non-existent, and the way a Roman citizen would become educated was through hiring a Greek tutor, who would teach their students in a costly one-on-one setting. In modern times, teachers are divided into classrooms with dozens of students; while it is good that many students make use of one teacher's salary, each student needs their own funding to succeed. Books, paper, writing tools, and so many other things are all required by students so they can interact with the material to a sufficient enough degree that they can absorb it, but to get material to students, that can be done very cheaply. An example of extremely low-budget education would be to give each student a textbook with only works explaining the topic in detail. This method wouldn't work for a few reasons, but th...
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Is Schooling Equitable?

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Are all students able to succeed in school, despite their various struggles? Students struggle in school for all sorts of reasons. They may be dealing with home struggles that keep them up all night then they suffer during the day at school. They may find their mind wandering away from lessons when all they want to do is understand, or maybe they are dealing with financial issues that prevent them from having the equipment they need to succeed academically. Students are people like everyone else, and they have to deal with everything life throws at them, whether they are in kindergarten or a college senior. Life might not be fair but is schooling any better? I say it can be. While students may struggle for many different reasons, we know as educators that it's our job to smooth that learning experience so students can succeed. If schools didn't have teachers to help students succeed, then schooling would be like a trip to the library. Some people can learn on their own by just ...
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The Juice of Teaching

 The Juice of Teaching In my studies to become an educator, I've come into contact with many people with similar career goals. We always as each other the same questions, what grade would you like to teach, and what subject? The answers vary but don't particularly matter except for the third less-asked question, "why?" Even the first post of this blog is concerned with this question; however, I haven't really had a good answer that made me excited until recently. I was working on an assignment for my Teaching Geography class and where I had to explain the section with a " further explanation about the content related to the question. Explain the content in detail to help students fully make sense of the question and the answer. " The assignment was not very complex, but I struggled with the prompt of how to explain weather patterns and why storms move in certain ways. Then I thought of making a diagram to explain the idea of why weather patterns move tow...
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Why teaching?

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 "Why teaching?" That's usually the first what people mostly ask me when I tell them my major. Why do you want to teach? They don't get paid a lot. I could give many reasons why I have chosen teaching as a profession. I could talk about how my grandmother taught English at the middle school level or how my mother has been in the education field for more than 20 years. I could also talk about how when I was an older scout in the Boy Scouts of America, I helped guide and empower boys to become responsible young men. All of those reasons are part of why I want to be an educator. However, one of the biggest reasons I'm choosing teaching is that I will have a chance to positively affect young people and the world they will be participating in. This positivity comes about from a genuine interest in helping the next generation with their future, which is priceless for society. Even though it isn't very well paid, that work is rewarding. That relationship between posi...
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