Book Club 3 Summary and Review
In the next few chapters, the author discusses more in-depth of the NCLB, No child left behind act which caused a lot of misconceptions and outrage among the community.
From our group discussion, we learned how promises of acts are considered a joke with the examples of focusing more on writing, reading, and math. Meanwhile, all the other non-important areas of subjects are completely removed or mentioned for a short time period. One interesting question we discussed was 'What was the importance of teaching us English and Mathematics majority of the time from preschool to college? I responded saying that these subjects are considered lifelines for us to become a part of society. If we didn't learn to read for example, then not only are we not able to read textbooks or difficult novels, but we are considered isolation and one step behind everyone else. My other classmates responded towards knowledge which she explained that we gain our knowledge by reading and writing. One of her other responses was practice repeatedly till you learn. And her explanation for math was simply that we should easily understand simple math equations to help us deal with financial issues and live in a society where money is considered corrupted.
Speaking of money, her opinion of the schools receiving money is considered to have a more negative impact than positive because the money will be put into more learning but doesn't help improve students test scores and academics. The money isn't important because schools focused mainly on english and math to help students get prepared for society. So this asks me a question of where does the money actually go? Does it give students benefits? school trips?
Another main topic that was discussed in the recent chapters is a charter school. From experience, charter schools are considered to be much smaller than most high schools. Not only do you recognize a lot of similar faces, but the experience of learning does help. One way to join a charter school is by a lottery, and it's considered a fair play for everyone so that nothing bias will occur.
One of the most surprising thing for me in this chapter was the facts of parents wanting themselves and their child to not leave their own neighborhood to go attend a better school. I love this paragraph because this mentions a unity within the community itself. If a parent and student were to move into a new part of town, then they'll have to say goodbyes and lose a big part of their lives living in this neighborhood. Nobody wants to start a new life unless they're willing to give it all up for a goal and dream they're hoping to seek. I feel as if at the point of my life that no one can always be 100% ready for a new change.
At the end of the chapter, this resulted in test scores improving throughout multiple subjects. However, I still disagree with their statement that they'll reach 100% success rate. These schools still have a lot of work left to do in order to improve the education system, money is never the answer.
From our group discussion, we learned how promises of acts are considered a joke with the examples of focusing more on writing, reading, and math. Meanwhile, all the other non-important areas of subjects are completely removed or mentioned for a short time period. One interesting question we discussed was 'What was the importance of teaching us English and Mathematics majority of the time from preschool to college? I responded saying that these subjects are considered lifelines for us to become a part of society. If we didn't learn to read for example, then not only are we not able to read textbooks or difficult novels, but we are considered isolation and one step behind everyone else. My other classmates responded towards knowledge which she explained that we gain our knowledge by reading and writing. One of her other responses was practice repeatedly till you learn. And her explanation for math was simply that we should easily understand simple math equations to help us deal with financial issues and live in a society where money is considered corrupted.
Speaking of money, her opinion of the schools receiving money is considered to have a more negative impact than positive because the money will be put into more learning but doesn't help improve students test scores and academics. The money isn't important because schools focused mainly on english and math to help students get prepared for society. So this asks me a question of where does the money actually go? Does it give students benefits? school trips?
Another main topic that was discussed in the recent chapters is a charter school. From experience, charter schools are considered to be much smaller than most high schools. Not only do you recognize a lot of similar faces, but the experience of learning does help. One way to join a charter school is by a lottery, and it's considered a fair play for everyone so that nothing bias will occur.
One of the most surprising thing for me in this chapter was the facts of parents wanting themselves and their child to not leave their own neighborhood to go attend a better school. I love this paragraph because this mentions a unity within the community itself. If a parent and student were to move into a new part of town, then they'll have to say goodbyes and lose a big part of their lives living in this neighborhood. Nobody wants to start a new life unless they're willing to give it all up for a goal and dream they're hoping to seek. I feel as if at the point of my life that no one can always be 100% ready for a new change.
At the end of the chapter, this resulted in test scores improving throughout multiple subjects. However, I still disagree with their statement that they'll reach 100% success rate. These schools still have a lot of work left to do in order to improve the education system, money is never the answer.
I think learning English is the basic requirement for gaining education in America or most parts of the world. English is a universal language, spoken in almost every part of the world. Many schools, outside of United States, have their curriculum in English. Immigrants are put into ESL classes in America to learn and gain their proficiency in English so they don't lag behind from their peers. I think learning English does help students to better compete in America and worldwide as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree that charter schools play a fair game by employing lottery system. But I think, we should make every school standards like charter school so no child is left behind.
For everyone it is essential to have knowledge about English and mathematics because it helps not only at job and business places, but also in every day lives. As a result, school requires to finish that class compulsory that helps students in any fields they choose in future.
ReplyDeleteEnglish and math are necessary to have a good life in America we are told. Science , physical education, social studies were not important as most students would say. I think this referring back to the system that wants you to learn enough to do what is needed.
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