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Based on our video analysis, class discussions, and readings, one could determine the main points of privatization vs. school choice. It could be concluded that school choice gives the parents’ the ability to decide where their child will receive their education. This choice would include funding from the student towards the school, therefore, schools with more funding will attract more individuals while giving that particular school a greater amount of wealth. Different schools would have to compete for more students because if parents choose not to send their children to a particular school, that school would have no choice but to shut down. Closings of public schools happen for this reason, as these schools with less funding don’t have enough students or money to run their district. This could potentially lead to the privatization of schools and put an end to public school education. Some individuals may find privatization appealing as they believe that public schools have struggle
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In class on Wednesday we had the opportunity to participate in a debate between the seed people and human capitals, in which the human capitals were declared the winners. As a member of this team, each member worked together to find different aspects of research in regards to our argument. The Human Capital Theory is the idea of educating for economic growth, which relates to the educational aspects of reducing poverty, raising personal income, improving the quality of working and increase the overall wealth of the community. This theory also includes a national standardization of the curriculum and standardized testing, as the performance evaluation of teaching is based on standardized testing of the students. The argument presented by the Seed People places an emphasis on wanting to treat all students equally. They believe that test scores should not determine how well off a student is while explaining how crucial it is to use creativity in the classroom. Teachers should be able t
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https://www.tapinto.net/towns/newark/sections/education/articles/newark-public-schools-launches-bullying-preventio
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Present Post 6

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was an act signed by President Chester A. Arthur that prohibited all immigration of Chinese Laborers. In fact, it was the first significant law restricting immigration into the United States and had multiple different effects on Chinese Americans. It required the few non-laborers who sought entry to obtain certification from the Chinese government that they were qualified to immigrate, and Chinese people had to obtain certification if they wanted to re-enter the United States. Congress also refused State and Federal courts the right to grant citizenship to Chinese resident aliens. Overall the goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to restrict Asians from entering the United States. One can determine that this act can relate to education based off of a law that was created 10 years prior. In 1872 a ban was administerd that diminshed Asian Americans’ access to public education. It is possible that 10 years later when the Chinese Exclusion Act was passe
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Present Post 5

It has come to my attention that in the field of education there are still issues in regards to racism and education. These issues arise from situations pertaining to global, migration, dominated cultures, and deculturalization. I believe that multicultural education needs to be implemented in classroom settings to minimize this problem. Through our readings and class discussions we had the opportunity to learn about and compare different approaches to multicultural education. Multicultural education is a step in the right direction towards an equal and better education to all. American Education depicts critical pedagogies and teaching anti-bias and tolerance as approaches to multicultural education. These two techniques are overall similar, but also contain differences. A critical pedagogy is a way of raising one’s consciousness to the circumstances that one lives in and challenges. From a multi-cultural aspect, it refers to all cultures and looks at them objectively. On the other
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Present Post 4

In chapter three of American Education, Joel Spring depicts issues in regards to a school’s ability to give their students an equal chance to obtain wealth, social class, or have a successful future. In this chapter there were a few quotes that stuck out to me that helped give a better understanding of this issue happening in today’s world. “Most school systems are test driven. In the United States, life-determining standardized testing begins in elementary school and extends into the workplace. Most states now require passing a state test before receiving a high school diploma….It is now a test-happy world!” (pg. 72) This quote stood out to me because it is one that I agree with. In today’s worlds there is a large emphasis placed on doing well on standardized tests. If a school district is ill-prepared for this type of testing, it could set a child up for failure. School districts that struggle economically don’t have as much access to proper resources compared to those of wea
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Service Post 3

I have high hopes for my service this semester as I am excited to have another opportunity for an experience that will pertain to my major. I will admit, however, that at first I was hesitant. As an education major and leadership development minor my schedule is jammed packed with classes along with my extracurricular activities. I was worried that this service would interfere with my other obligations, but my worries went away quickly after I entered the Fatima Family Center where I will be tutoring and working with kids grades K-8. Although we did not get to begin tutoring immediately since we had to complete orientation, we at least got to see the kids. The kids that I will be working with come from inner city settings, which is a type of environment that I have not worked in prior. In our recent class discussions we have had multiple conversations and assignments based on the economics and opportunities in different school districts. We discussed how kids in inner city settings a
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