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This chapter was a very important one because it talks about everything we have discussed during class. I believe that Bilingual and ESL classes are very important today in America because America is full with immigrants and they would feel comfortable and not lost when learning a new subject in class. I have seen many young children go into a Bilingual or ESL class very lost and out of place but by the end of the school year they had become well English speakers. As reading this chapter I realized that it said that Hispanics, Asians, Native, and Africans are the ones that usually lack for an equal opportunity in the school system. Children that need special education also did not have an equal opportunity but it changed after World War II. As I have said in a past post I think if a child with special needs should not be placed in a different class room. They should put them all in class room and treat them the same. Do you think there should be a limit of Bilingual and ESL classes in every school in American? If there isn’t don’t you think more immigrants are going to come here for the American education?

This chapter discussed issues that had to deal with war and poverty that reflected the education of children. An attempt was made to end poverty in the education system but did not work. I found it interesting that in the last class discussed we talked about Sesame Street which was a TV show made for preschool educational proposes. However in this chapter it says that the TV show Sesame Street was big factor to end poverty. This chapter also touched up on the SAT’s and I do not agree with one of the points that Joel Spring wrote about the purpose of the SAT. He said that it was a test to give everyone a fair opportunity to go to college only if they passed the test. What about the students that did not pass the test? Would they not be giving and opportunity to go to college just because they did not perform well on the test? Wouldn’t this issue leave children behind? So in this case the act of No Child Left Behind did not keep its word. I do not think that School and the Military service should be seen as one. Yes, its important for children to learn about the Military but they should not only focus on that issue because they are plenty of important issues around the world.

The main focus on this Chapter was that in the twentieth century media became a distraction to children and teenager. These distractions would take over the children and it became a problem to the school system. I don’t think that it was just an issue back then this issue is still present in today’s lives. Even in class room setting teacher show them videos school related and sometimes they have school trips. I won’t say that this need to stop but it shouldn’t be seen that often. Do you think media is a big factor in children’s performance in school? Should there be a limit on how much media should be shown to children?

After reading chapter 10, I do not agree with standardized testing. They say that it’s a test to test your intelligence and how well they know the material that was being taught in schools. I do think that college such base the students’ intelligence based on a test because some students aren’t well test takers. However, we should have more sessions in school that would help the students become a better test taker. They should give everyone an opportunity to get into college because I think everyone is intelligent in their own ways. Another issue that I do not agree is with the development of special education classes. I think every student should be treated the same and they should not separate anyone based on health and physical conditions.

Reading this chapter I found that our education system is somewhat now the same. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries they tried to have an equal right for students to get the same education. In today’s world we could say that we do get the same education but what about the students that get placed in a higher class such as honors or even in high school when some students start taking college class. Would that be an equal education? This chapter also talked about having extra curricular activities, but now some schools do not have this activities or the class are shorter because the government believes that we should focus more on the education instead of the activities. Do you think it’s a good idea to cut down these extra curricular activities? How so?

I found chapter 8 to be interesting because it discuss many issues that involve changes with the education system which were based on segregation and discrimination schools and most important global migration and others. These issues engaged kindergarten the most with playgrounds and cafeterias, also economy, culture wars and segregation and discrimination schools.  Something that shocked me was the kindergarten movement; according to the chapter it was passed to improve the quality the urban life style and poverty. My question is how can a child so young help the family by the kindergarten movement? Do you think it was right for the kindergartens’ to be treated this way?

I thought this chapter was interesting because it talks about segregation and discrimination, when I first hear these words I think about Africans Americans but I did not know that it was also common for Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Puerto Ricans especially in the nineteenth century when they were trying to have a common education for them. We can see that the education system is much different today because I believe that schools are not segregated because now in school we see every culture mixed in different classes. I say this because here at Baruch it’s known for one of the most diverse colleges.  Could different cultures affect school systems and students today? Do you think immigrant children are treated differently then American children in a class room setting?

This chapter caught my attention because one of the main keys were talked about female teachers and male teachers in the common school system. We all know that a female role in society was for them to stay home and be a “housewife” and being in the “motherhood” world. Male however were treated differently if they became teacher they would get paid more then female teachers just because back them females didn’t have rights.

DO you believe the female teachers are better then male teacher’s because of their role in society?

Do you think society see female teachers different and not see them as“motherhood”?