http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/01/21/education-secretary-duncan-speaks-in-minneapolis/
This article fits very well with what we have been covering the last two weeks of class. The article talks about how Minnesota is doing well with our educational success, there is one area Minnesota is struggling in. There is an educational gap between Racial minorites and white students. Other states have found ways to shrink this gap, although no state has figured out a way to eliminate the gap. The education secretary Arne Duncan, says that Minnesota needs to find ways to make intellegent people teachers. Which that bill is going through congress right now.
After this article it makes me think that now more then ever we need to find ways to get talented and smart individuals into the classroom to make an impact on these kids. It isn't that Minnesota is doing a bad job teaching its students, the state just needs to find more effective means for teaching to all diveristies of children. Minnesota being one of the heaviest states for refugees to call home, has to deal with this issue. It isn't something that is going to go away. The state needs to find programs or cirriculm that will work for both the miniorites and white students in all our public schools. If the state dosent do something soon the gap between the students could get bigger rather then smaller. Minnesota needs to find a ways to minimize the gap look at other states and see what they are doing. Or come together and develop a system that gives the chance for every child in the public school system in Minnesota the same chance to succeed.
I think you picked a good article and it's a very important topic.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your concerns and I think you did a good job in stressing them in your response to the news article.
I think this is a great article to pick also. A few of my classes have been stressing this topic about bringing multiculturalism into the classrooms and it's nice to see there trying to do something about it.
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