The Miami Herald's Sunday, March 6th's Other Views' section includes two pieces (see links above and below), one by MDC's president Eduardo Padron and the other by Florida's former governor Jeb Bush, that address the topic of education. Read both pieces and after summarizing them express your views in the blog. Be ready to discuss your views in class if you wish to earn five points extra credit
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/06/2098433/padron-you-get-what-you-pay-for.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/06/2098423/bush-florida-leads-way-in-school.html
Sunday, March 6, 2011
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Money is exactly the ingredient for education. Because without it, low income students wouldn't be able to have the opportunity to establish themselves through learning and advancing there career path.
ReplyDeleteRachel Gonzalez, SYG200 MWF 9:00 AM
ReplyDeleteEducation is something that everyone should be entitled to. Children are given the opportunity to learn in the public sector without having to pay for their education from the age of 6 to 18 (give or take a year or so due to being held back or starting early). Once an individual is given the opportunity to further their studies and gains the momentum of education, graduation is simply a step toward college for most in the current times. The reasons for which many individuals only hold high school diplomas or have dropped out before completing their twelve-year requirement may vary, but are not considered by a large portion of the current generation. In the last years of schooling before an individual graduates, teachers and counselors enforce the idea that going to college is very do-able and at the reach of every person, regardless of their ethnicity, race, or socioeconomic standing. The goal of most high schools recently, in essence, is to prepare students to go to post-secondary institutions, whereas in the past it has been to prepare people to go into the workforce. Due to this, many young people are not prepared to go into the work environment.
As the standards for holding what is considered a socially “respectable” job have increased, the education needed to complete tasks and operate in the workforce are also inflated. The disparity comes along when the education students get in high school isn’t also increased and more attention is paid to training them for the fields they may go to. Primary institutions are leaving this specialization, rightfully, to the higher level education facilities, such as colleges, universities, and technical/vocational institutions. This in a way forces students to pursue secondary education and continue their studies.
If this is analyzed from a Marxist perspective, considering his conflict theory, it can be stated that those in power (the government) have created such a system that almost enforces the continuing of education. Those that are subjugated to following these rules (the students, or those prospectively looking for jobs) need to meet those laws and regulations in order to be successful. This causes strain, forcing the subjects to succumb to the establishment or become socially troubled. For instance, if someone does not get an A.A. or a B.A., even an M.A. or a Ph.D., they will find it difficult to be hired and so will suffer the consequences of unemployment.
This conflict is broken thanks to organizations like MDC, which offer students financial aid and extensive modes of paying for school. It is imperative for organizations such as Miami Dade College to receive funding, as it is an institution which grants low-income students the possibility to study. Having these students educate themselves and prepare for the future, becoming proactive individuals that function fully in society. If funding is cut and the government does not aid such programs, the struggle will only lead to more drop-outs and possibly social pariahs that have given up on the “big man” in power, succumbing to a life of poverty and possibly crime.
K. Smith Speech TR 8:25-9:40
ReplyDeleteMy view of our Presidents point of this article was to state that the state and federal government has cut the funds for education to fund other things in our society, when the most important thing should be education. Business owners and the state wants to help get people jobs but they arent trying to give the funds so we as people can get a higher eduaction so we can get better jobs. Some people won't even graduate from high school and be able to support a family or even pay for school.
i feel our president is right about this issue. I personally work 40hrs a week to pay for my education so i will have a job that will allow me to take care of a family. its not fair that we spend so much in funding a person in jail but wont put out the funds for someone trying to better their life.
Receiving a good education is one of the most important goals in life. Through education people can obtain the necessary skills and knowledge to be successful in their career choice. This will make the individual more competitive in the workforce and facilitate jobs opportunity. In fact, the whole country will experience an economic growth. On the other hand, individuals that do not receive a good education are less competitive because of the lack of comprehension and therefore most of them end up working in low income jobs. They have a higher rate of unemployment than well-educated individuals.
ReplyDeleteThe article “You get what you pay for” states that funds have been cut for education because of other issues in our society such as incarceration. This creates a great impact in low-income students because scholarship and grants are scarcer. Thus, students with the ability of pursue a career will not be able to do it because of the money. I believe that president Obama is right on this issue. The economic effect on education needs to change so more students can acquire a degree rather than a high school diploma.
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Eduardo Guizan
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ReplyDeleteI agree that the Florida education system is in need of serious changes. However, if the state government does not provide enough money to support these schools and educators, then what are we to expect. Our teachers in K-12 are lucky enough to have textbooks for each student in school. Many times the textbooks seem to be out of date, but without money what can one do. As for college, many students are restricted to attend the community college sector due to not being on college level after graduating high school. They must take what is known as remedial courses before entering into the college curriculum. The motto, “You get what you pay for” holds true because if the students are not getting the necessary education from K-12, the burden now gets placed on the colleges and universities.
ReplyDeleteJehan Asous SYG2000 MWF 9:00-9:50
Education is the paragon of leadership, without it society’s progression would be chokehold by the absence of innovation, knowledge, and skill. This is a privilege that everyone in the United States is entitled to, and should take advantage of at an early age; as children are granted the opportunity to attend the public system from the early age of four to eighteen. Those that disregard the importance of education, will be slave to it, and will bear the cross of having a low income life and a mediocre job; for those that do take advantage of such opportunity, they will be able to reap the economic benefits of living a good life, providing for a family, for indulgences, and being in a respectable job that caters to your intellectual level and skill. To have the latter, the child must be, at an early age, conditioned and reinforced to attending school and gaining a better education and ultimately pursuing a career that will satisfy a passion as well as provide for a lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteAs Jeb Bush regarded in his article on school reform, “To grow and prosper in the future, the United States needs to graduate more students from high school and college with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the increasingly competitive global economy.” Regardless of skin color, and gender, everyone in this country is afforded the benefits of education; it’s what you do with that chance that distinguishes you from the ebb. Accordingly, the present work force requires for employees to have a bachelors or above in order to qualify as a skilled asset to the company. Pursuing higher education is thus proven to be critical for the future stability and comfort of both the individual and society, “A bachelor’s degree will yield an additional $1.2 million in lifetime earnings over a high school diploma.”
As such, Eduardo Padron summarized this modern dilemma by restating the importance of “innovation and adaptability” in a burgeoning society, in his article You Get What you Pay For. He goes on to emphasize the importance of pursuing “continual learning” and that of providing school with adequate funding to facilitate such opportunities. In Jeb Bush’s article, Florida Leads Way in school Reforms, he stresses the federal government’s obligation to set high expectations for all students, no matter what their socio-economic status might be, achievement should be the top priority for these children. He also contends that it is the governments duty to provide the public sector with an opportunity to attend good schools, and through Obama’s education reform, we are doing just that.