"Exploratory Proposal"

 Perceptions/identities/ stereotype

 

“It’s no surprise that schools in wealthy communities are better than those in poor communities, or that they better prepare their students for desirable jobs.” (Anyon 1).  “President Bush emphasized his deep believe in our public schools, but even greater concern that too many of our neediest children are being left behind.” (Kasser 1 ).  Who classes schools as middle class and why?  Are schools not supposed to be treated equal so we all don’t grow up against each other, we should all grow up equal trying to better ourselves getting an education for our future.  Of course schools in upper class would do better they have the money and technology to advance students learning. But is it fair for students who don’t live in a wealthy community to not have the same advantages as other students living in a wealthy community. Should the rich community somewhat want to help the middle and lower class instead of being greedy to better educate students? Why are there different schools? Shouldn’t all schooling and education be the same, instead of different? My question is did people do statistics to find out how the poor kids and rich kids do in different school settings?  I want to know more about how student’s behaviors are different depending on the area they grow up in.  “As proposed in No Child Left Behind, States must allow students who attend a persistently dangerous school, or who are victims of violent crimes at school, transfer to a safe school.” (Kasser 2). What does it mean to have a safe school and a crime school? School is supposed to teach students to change as we grow and learn. Not feel like there in danger around people who committed crimes. How are there violent schools around, there should be no one with a dangerous background allowed on school premises. So does a safe school have high top security?  “The humanities are a foundation for getting along in the world, for thinking, for learning to reflect on the world instead of just reacting to whatever force is turned against you.” (Shorris 1). So people define and stereotype that the rich learn the humanities of life and the middle class don’t?  So if we don’t come from rich we won’t succeed and know as much as the rich, is that how there trying to put this? If you don’t come from rich, and go to a private school or university you don’t learn the humanities is that what the author is trying to put in terms of different people being brought up in different areas. Do rich students get left behind or is it only the lower class? Did the No child left behind act come out to try to help the neediest kids continue to have a chance at an education to better their lives? I feel like I didn’t grow up in a rich community and I still know the humanities of life. I didn’t grow up around the best schools in my life, but that doesn’t change who I am today. Just because some kids are richer and some kids are poorer as long as they’re going to a school, they should be taught about communication skills and world skills. In school teachers should push the issue to not judge anyone, were all different in our own ways for students to all come together as one, vs. being against each other with hate.  “However, the examples of schoolwork which follow will suggest characteristics of education in each social setting that appear to have theoretical and social significances and to be worth investigation in a larger number of schools. (Anyon 2). In “ Middle- class schools any works tasks done do not request creativity. Serious attention is ever given on school work on how the students develop or express their own feelings and ideas; self-expression was just done for fun. Why do teachers only have little bit of excitement for their students school work? Why do teachers not have much interest in feelings and interests about their students? Shouldn’t they want to help the students to do better in life? At an Executive Elite School in other words a higher class school, the students school work they do helps them achieve, to excel, and to prepare them for life. Now why don’t the middle class schools to the same as the upper class? Shouldn’t all schools be the same and not create a certain stereo type name such as “rich kids” Or “poor kids.”  By creating all these different names thought-out the years, students become more let down and discriminated to fail then to achieve. Why did the think of the No child left behind act? It had to come from somewhere why the students were failing grades at such a young age. It couldn’t have been the entire fault coming from the academic side of skills. Whenever there is a problem it is fully looked at before a student moves on, that’s how it should be for all students to be treated equal. “Such research could have as a product the further elucidation of complex but not readily apparent connections between everyday activity in schools and classrooms and the unequal structure of economic relationships in which we work and live in. (Anyon 10).  The research should of already been done, for the student being treated unequal. Shouldn’t there be a break in the chain of the same cycle in education? I want to know more about the perspective of students who came from a rich family vs. a poor side of the family. Students who grow up and go to school in a poor community will feel more undetermined to reach their goal, as to a rich person who has everything practically given to them in their hand. “There will be no excuses made for why we can’t push all of our children across the achievement gap over to the fertile side- and eventually to equality, shining in the sky.” (Darling 2). A quote like that should help visualize students achieving and meeting their goal no matter what circumstance they come from. If people have a criminal background that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have another shot for education.  So if people make mistakes in life that means we have the right to judge them? Don’t people make mistakes and live to learn. We grow within the day and if we have an opportunity to grow and learn then what more could we ask for? There shouldn’t even be different social classes, such as Affluent, Executive, Middle class, Upper class; we were all born into the world the same way, so we should all educate our brains the same way.  Is it fair to have to go to a lower class school just because you came from lower class? Why can’t we make a change in the way surround ourselves near and start over? How will standardized assessments make schools stronger should schools be focused more on creativity then academic skills? If someone wants to become a dancer, or artist should we tell them no because you’re never going to make it coming from a poor community. Just because you or your parents can’t afford it, does that mean you can never have it?  We all come from different a background that is what makes us unique in different ways. So if more and more students are being put in a category of rich and poor, then what is society coming to now a days.  We all go to school together to try to better our lives in different ways or we wouldn’t be in the same classroom with each other, so then we should all work as team no matter what background you come from to help.  I want to know more about creativity in school, because that was never mentioned or brought up before in any of my classes before I came to English 112. I think creativity is the most important thing for a person to have because that helps define what that person is all about.  If creativity is killed in school then that’s like taking color out of a picture, and leaving it black and white.  Why is creativity not pushed as in issue in education?  Are taking tests and cramming our brain with unnecessary information we will not remember the next day important in the board of education’s eyes? Should students be pushed more to full fill their desire and dream job for their future? Would this help students be more motivated to want an education and go to school? If you’re rich you full fill your dreams and plus more because of you or your parents money, is that fair to the lower class? Like I said before students shouldn’t be left behind, just as much as students should try to be motivated to learn. I think if learning was more fun and had more creativity, then more students would be willing to want to go to school and explore what’s more to life than just the regular everyday school basics. Learn a few chapters, take a quiz, review and have an exam is not an interesting way to keep a student with full undivided attention. It just causes stress on people to push themselves to do better than to just give up and feel hopeless like no one cares.

                I want my research to be on the different classes of schools plus the stereotype names that come along with the different social classes in education from different people. I am interested in this topic because I did grow up going to upper class private schools or universities but that doesn’t change me for being me. I want to engage my learning at a new personal level for myself. I plan on beginning my research with books, books that have peoples own experiences and different outlooks on life coming from where they were brought up into, and what schools they went to. I want to read articles and opinions on schools.