Through my personal experience, I have found that I have no idea where the funding for schools comes from. Due to both of my parents being in the education field, I have a first hand experience of seeing them fork up their own personal money to create a better atmosphere for their classroom. This is something that is a very small aspect of the problem of schools being underfunded. When reading "Unequal School Funding in The United States" it was apparent that schools being underfunded was a problem birthed during the fundamental practices of public schools being created. A quote that stood out to me when reading was "Given the evidence reviewed above, it seems obvious that students from disadvantaged families will suffer the most from the U.S. system of unequal school funding because these students are more likely to attend poorly funded public schools."
Hi Channing, I loved your post! Public education funding is such a controversial topic that it is just not talked about anymore. My mom has been teaching for 22 years and she pays more than 100 dollars every summer for supplies, decorations, and new books for her students in her classroom. I loved the quote you used because it really helps to put the point across that those who are from lower incomes are more likely to attend a school that is more poorly funded than what those in high income areas will experience. I saw this first hand when I was in elementary school. My school was in the middle of the low income housing and we had no PTA fundraising to help pay for teachers things, no outside funding for new books in our libraries. Basically our school had nothing to give the kids an advantage in school. Our teachers did their best to make it to where we could have new experiences and a better education, but this came out of their pockets for the most part. My question would how would you advocate for better funding in low income schools? What would you do if you were in a low income school and there wasn't equal funding?
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DeleteThanks for responding! It is so true that funding for schools just is not a topic that is talked about anymore. I feel like it is a topic that many people try to avoid. I am so glad you have a parent who is an educator as well and know the money and effort that they put into their classrooms that is not funded by their schools. It is so sad to see that when children attend schools that receive lower funding they do not receive the same opportunities as those who attend schools that receive high funding. I love that teachers know they must step up to try and give their students the best opportunities, but at what cost? Overall, as future educators we need to try and fight for this issue now so hopefully sometime in our career we will see a difference be made in the school funding issue.
Hey Channing! I really liked how you were able to connect your personal experience to this weeks compeling question.Although Im not that well informed about the school funding, i have heard that is isnt enough. Not for the teachers, the school, or the students. Going based on how you answered the compelling question, i agree with you. I think that although it shouldnt, money does affect education in every aspect, and mainly when it comes to resources.Money doesnt only affect with resources or technology etc. but also because of stereotypes. Stereotypes work hand in and end up affecting the opportunities that students receive in school.As future teachers I think that we should work with our students in away where money and stereotype dont limit their learning.My question to you is what are some ways in which you think that Education could change so that funding doesnt affect the outcome of the students learning.
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DeleteThank you for responding to my blog post! I think I am very lucky to go into a career in education when I have both of my parents in the teaching field. Although it is hard to see sometimes, watching my parents do the most for their students is rewarding as I know what to do in the future. Thank you for seeing that money really does affect schooling in every aspect there is. I did not think about how stereotypes can be affected by money, but now I can totally see that. Without equal opportunities, we cannot bridge the gaps with low money and stereotypes. I think my college courses are now preparing me to teach with out the aspects of money in the back of my mind. We should be able to adjust to the money we are provided by government funding without losing any educational aspects.
Hi Channing! My mom is also a teacher, so I have also seen her spending a lot of her own money to make sure her student shave the best experience. I have always thought this is something you have to do to be a teacher, but I realize that is just what I have always seen growing up. I do not think it is fair to always expect teachers to be spending their own money when they are already giving so much to do right by their students. I think it is heartbreaking that not all students have an even playing field. I also hope that someday in the future it will not matter a students socioeconomic status and this will not determine the funding of the school they attend. I am however also hopeful, as being in college I also have learned/ am learning everyday so many strategies to teach that do not cost anything.
ReplyDeleteHey Channing! Really great post, I loved how much inside personal experience you were able to give along with the readings and quotes from class and articles. I think that it is so cool that both of your parents are in the education field, and you are also wanting to become a teacher, I really do love that. My aunt is a teacher and I have also seen her use her own money in her classroom in many different ways. I like that you said that there is many laws and bills that would need to be passed for schooling to receive proper money for students to all have equal and proper education that they need and deserve. My question to you, is how will you explain this issue to other teachers so that we can get more teachers knowledgeable about this issue? Again, great post and I enjoyed learning from you.
ReplyDeleteHey Channing. What a great blog post for this week. I love that you included your own personal experience with funding in schools. You said that both of your parents are teachers (WOW AWESOME) and that you have seen them spend their own personal money to make ends meet in their classroom. That is so awesome that your parents did that. I can relate to that as well because a lot of my own teacher friends and family have done the same. It is really sad that our school system has failed us in this way. I agree with you when saying you could create a way in the classroom to make the learning experience for you students worthwhile with materials that are cheap or materials that cost no money. I believe that is so important for us future teachers to do because we are most likely going to face these problems with money.
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