"Unequal Education"

Tuesday in class we watched a video called- Unequal Education. It was about two schools in the Broncs and how unequal their education and opportunities for success were. The children in the upper class families went to one school. These children had a school full of highly certified and trained teachers. Most of the teachers that were hired were teaching in their specialty area. The school with the lower economic class students had very unqualified teachers, many of  whom were not teaching in their specialty area. This movie showed a dance teacher who was actually teaching their health class and a couple other classes that he had no background in. He had very little patience for the children and very low expectations. The kids at the upper class school had very encouraging teachers who expected them to succeed. They had many resources like microscopes, computers, and books. While the other schools struggled to even have enough books for each student. The movie also talked about after school activities that the schools offered. The upper class school had many community resources for after school programs where the children were in a safe environment, the lower class school had very few community resources that gave kids a safe environment for students after school. Many of the students there said they were scared and didn't feel safe in the area that their school was and where they were living. I think the differences between the schools are astounding, and we try to blame the kids for failing in school. With unqualified teachers and limited resources how can we expect kids to want to come to school and every gain the knowledge that they will need for college. The way we fund our schools today is obviously not working, the profits are only going to major schools, the schools that have the families with money. It's sad to see what happens in these lower economic areas and how little they actually receive.