effective teaching

Ok, i am not an education major seeking a profession in teaching but from what i have read in the Paideia reader i am going to side with the fact that i think teachers for the most part are doing just fine. I believe the problem behind suffering test scores and a "larger gap" is the high expectations that are being placed in the teachers. Our society is always searching for the fastest and somewhat effiecient ways to gaining a competitive advantage. By finding the competitive advantage in some individuals it also sets others back. Hence why we have the problem of a large gap between students. The problem places a heavy burden on educators because they are expected to teach students a large curriculum in a very short amount of time.

The effect money has on education

On Wednesday February 17, we discussed the relationship between money and schools. Until wednesday, i had never really thought about or considered how much of a constraint money places on the quality of education. It was extremely shocking to see the differences in schools that are so close to one another. The difference in graduation rates and noticeable difference in material being taught was unbelievable. I grew up in a small town with an enrollment in my high school of around 500 students. We took a lot for granted and to be honest never really looked outside our box. If i were one of the parents that was sending my kid to one of the inner city schools and i saw the story on those two schools i would have been pretty upset because i would have realized that my children were not being given the same opportunity. The quality of education should be held at the same standard regardless of the financial status of your parents or the neighborhood you live in. Money should not be the deciding factor for a quality education.