Keke's Blog

  In part four of  School  The Story of American Public Education , edited by Sarah Mondale and Sarah B.    Patton, the complex issue of school choice is examined. School choice policies, which include options like  charter schools, vouchers, and magnet schools, aim to give parents more freedom in selecting educational  institutions that best meet their children’s needs. However, this freedom comes with concerns about the  broader implications for public education.  School choice argues that parents have options, they will select  schools that provide higher-quality education, thereby pushing underperforming schools to either improve  or face closure. Additionally, parents see school choice as a means to break the geographic ties that limit  students to their neighborhood schools, often resulting in low-income and minority students being stuck in  underfunded, low-performing schools. By allowing these students access to be...

  After thinking about the section, what I read, what I discussed as a group and the visual representation I  created in my collaborative project, the term "separate but equal" should not be a recommended viable option in education today. I first say that because for example, if we are separate but equal, the minorities  in school systems would not feel like they were being treated equal if they are separated simply just by  color. On the flip side, in today's society, maybe some African Americans and other colored people just  feel more comfortable surrounding themselves around people whose appearance looks more like theirs, thus having friends with the same and similar skin color. People who do not have the most diverse friend  group, could benefit from having a separate but equal education. In the beginning of the section, it states  that "In 1950, though it was often dangerous, and in seventeen states illegal, for ethnic minorities to  attend ...

After reflecting about the section, what I read, what I discussed as a group, and how you ranked your  group work, there are many ways that we can educate all children. In the textbook, Mondale explains that  "More and more districts established secondary schools and high school enrollments increased    dramatically in the twentieth century." This shows that education was beginning to become more open  minded with all different walks on earth, and not just mainly people of Caucasian descent. As the section moves forward "Two-thirds of the children in public schools in New York and Chicago had foreign-born  fathers." As many people began to complain in articles and books that "new immigration" had an  undesirable "racial stock" and was compared to the old immigration which was "illiterate, criminal,  dependent, and ill-fitted", immigration was restricted by Congress in 1920. However immigrants began to  enroll in public schools. With th...

      After reflecting about the section, what I read and what my group discussed, the extent public education unifies the United States is by teaching a shared history, language and civic values. Figures like Horace Mann promoted the idea that public education would create informed, moral citizens who could contribute  to a democratic society. According to " The One Best System: A History of American Urban Education"  D.B Tyack stated that "schools were critical in developing a national identity and integrating immigrants American society during periods of mass migration." Another way public education unifies the United States is by Civic Education and Social Cohesion. Civics classes teach students about the Constitution, the  political system, and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, which can foster a sense of belonging to  the nation. Studies show that students exposed to civic education are more likely to vote and engage in...

    Greetings, My name is Kyara Cowan  but most people just call me Keke. I major in criminal justice however I realized this summer that I want to focus more on working with younger kids that have disabilities, like myself. I struggle with ADHD and as an African-American young adult who feels like no one understands  me or how I function, I  want to ensure people who are like me or similar to me that they are not alone,  and that starts at a young age. Just because you are different doesn't mean you aren't special and  sometime kids just need a little more patience and understanding than other kids. That also means that  they deserve be treated the same way as everyone else. My interests currently would be making money,  living a secure life and trying to be healthier and make healthier decisions. I also play basketball for NJCU   women's basketball and this would be my last year. I more so want to teach th...