How De We Keep Each Other Down? Research

There are several ways an individual can keep another individual down.  For example, one person can discourage the other person and then he or she can be less motivated.  I have had an experience where  a certain individual will doubt me.  However I persevered and I was able to prove the other person wrong.  Another way that we can hold each other down is expecting too much from one person.  The high expectations may be an overload for that certain individual and that individual may feel that he or she is not good enough because they do not meet that certain standard or the status quo.  We as a society are very judgmental of each other.  When we judge people, we place a category on them and we do not truly see the whole truth about that certain individual.  People need to realize that we should offer a helping hand instead of putting each other down.  In this country, people categorize each other into classes.  You are either rich, regular, or poor.  Sometimes the rich look down on the poor not even realizing how they got into their financial situation.  It is a messed up society where the theory of"survival of the fittest" is most relevant in today's society.

I want to research on how schools manage to make successful individuals.  I want to see how they gain their resources and what type of students attend.  I also want to see how they use their resources and where the schools are located.  I also want to research the reasons behind dropout factories.  In my personal opinion, I believe America should get rid of the dropout factories and turn them into even greater schools.  I also want to see how private schools and public schools compare and contrast.  I want to improve public education by researching what the true problems are and how they can be fixed so the future generation can thrive and be successful.

Waiting For Superman Documentary Questions

1.) In the documentary "Waiting For Superman" children across the United States are struggling to receive an equal opportunity across the country.  Adults can get in the way of change in education because apparently adults have more needs than children.  Adults have more bills to pay, and they rather have more support so they can provide for the children.  However the harsh reality is that adults really don't care for children's education because they have more important things to focus on such as work and bills.  Also adults have more say than children, but I believe that education must be the number 1 focus for children.

2.)  The obligation to other's people's children is to not care as much because it is not our child.  However society must realize that if a child is not treated like they belong in the classroom, they may not want to learn.  Teachers who show care often have good results from the students.  In my personal experience,  I have felt that teachers who treated their students as if they were there own children often I had a good experience in the class.

3.)  As seen in the documentary, some of the kids did not get accepted to the schools they wanted due to the unfair process of the lottery.  When the school fails a kid, they feel that they are not worthy or good enough for that school.  I believe that students should not feel that way.  The feeling of not being accepted to the institution they want, may stick with them for a long time.  The school system should be a fair opportunity for students and they should make the children their number 1 priority rather than the adults.

Waiting For Superman Documentary

  What really stood out to me in this documentary is how they portray a different lifestyle that society portrays of low income families.  Most of society believes that these families are low income due to the parents being druggies, however these parents are just struggling to maintain a job or they are either a single parent.  The schools that these children attend are struggling to educate them properly.  The schools do not have enough money to pay teachers or properly provide students with a proper classroom or the proper resources.  I found it very interesting that the worst reading scores are in Washington D.C. However I have heard that D.C. also has a very bad area compared to other states.  I also found it interesting that there are 2000 dropout factories across the nation.  I feel that dropout factories should not even exist within our country.  It just goes to show that our education system is really flawed.  Kids are not motivated to go to school because they feel like they have an obligation to not learn if they choose.  If teachers were better understanding of where the student came from and how he or she was raised, then maybe the teacher-student relationship will be improved.

Raise Awareness for The Less Forutunate

People may raise awareness for the less fortunate around the U.S. by showing people what the reality is in those cities rather than perception.  For example, In East St. Louis, a town where poverty is an issue as well as waste management, we as a society can raise awareness by showing the statistics to people and how the families are less fortunate in that city. Also people can show awareness by doing donations or drives that will help the schooling system out.  The environment,  in my opinion can play a huge part in education.  If a student experiences things outside of the school that is detrimental to them, they are not willing to go to school and find enlightenment there.  If only the government would take action to open their eyes and take a look at the struggling cities of America and offer a helping hand so they would be more productive in society.