answer this queastions please AND then write feedback for my peers

*After reading the excerpt on page 189, which was a response to Savage Inequalities...? Answer the following questions asked in the paragraph that follows the excerpt: 1. But what else is required? (After the conditions are improved) 2. After facilities have been repaired and adequate supplies distributed, what else must be done?

1. Answer the questions above with 300 words not less than 300 words please.

2. Than please write for EACH of my peers 100 WORDS NOT less than 100 words please for each peer.

3. For the entire homework 300 words for the answers and 300 words for the peers (100 words for each)

4. IF YOU NEED TO TAKE ANY INFORMATION FROM MY PEERS PLEASE DO NOT COPY (((RE WRITE IT IN YOUR WORDS))) PLEASEPLEASE,PLEASE

Peer 1 (Ali )

Chapters 9-10

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After improving the poor conditions in schools, tax levied on school property should be reduced so that the schools can be able to save for funds needed to operate the schools. By so doing, these funds will benefit unprivileged school children, instead of those from privileged families. Unprivileged students should be given education opportunities equal to those from superior schools. Financing of schools should be done equitably, without favoring superior schools. Exceptions should be made if there are extreme cases of greater or lesser needs in particular students. Funding schools is an exercise that should be done collectively by society and therefore, every individual should contribute progressively, irrespective of which school the funds will be used to develop. Democracy should be upheld in schools and parents should pay equal reasonable tuition fees despite whether one is rich or not. Parents should also be encouraged to consider taking their children to public schools instead of abandoning these schools in favor of private ones.

After school facilities are repaired and enough supplies distributed, racial segregation should be stopped and black children allowed to learn with white children; since schools for poor children will have advanced to the level schools for the rich. There is, therefore, no excuse for not mixing up children in all the schools, irrespective of their skin color. The space between rich and poor people should be closed in order to give children from the minority group an equal chance in acquiring education. This includes closing the gap in amount of tax spent on education in poor and rich school districts.  Children should also be distributed equally in all schools to avoid overcrowding in some schools. Teacher salaries should be increased for these schools to attract teachers so that all schools have sufficient qualified teachers for equal education opportunity.

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Peer 2(Amena)

1. But what else is required? (after the conditions are improved)

Nodding believes that inequalities in resources, curriculum and social inequalities are the main contributors of failures in school (Noddings, 1995). He supports his theory with utilitarian principles believing that education should be valued by the final result. While the considerations by Nodding focus on the social and economic principles, he should have considered ethical aspects in the schools. Most of the time, a pupil interacts with his classmates or schoolmates. He should have focused his scope of thought on how these children interact in both curricular and co-curricular activities. He should also have considered the impact of these interactions to the learning process. 2. After facilities have been repaired and adequate supplies distributed, what else must be done?

As Nodding argues the education system goes beyond teaching and availing the required supplies (Noddings, 1995).  Despite improved environments, it is the capability of teacher and instructors that will improve the efforts of these students. Good teaching practice creates an urge for knowledge to a child and can boost his/her learning morale.

References

Noddings, N. (1995). Philosophy of education. Boulder, Colo: Westview Press.

Peer3 ( kim )

Savage Inequalities!! This is a huge term for me to think about the essence of education. Of course I would also try to put my children into a better school as a parent. I think the educational situation is quite different and various from country to country. As far as I know, schools in USA are influenced a lot depending on where the schools are located. In my country, most schools are managed by and get financial aid from the government, which means that the situations of each school are not quite different from each other. Most of teachers are also managed by government. I believe this system equally supported by the government can provide more equal educational opportunities to students. At least, we can avoid the savage inequalities from our schools even though the equal distribution system is likely to change these days like the system in USA.

I do not think all schools can be same or equal not only in the USA but also in my country. I also believe that we cannot make all schools same or equal because there is no perfect equality or equity. However, we, as educators, should try to give equal opportunities to students as possible as we can. Material conditions such as school buildings, facilities, amount of materials, etc. are very important factors as well to provide better education. However, I believe that there many more important internal conditions that we have to think about.

As we all know, teachers should be the key to reform education. A country has to upgrade its teachers’ ability to provide an equal education to students. Teachers also try their best to provide qualified teaching for students without just seeing the difference between their own school and other schools in rich area. Teachers also have to try hard to keep close relationship with students. I believe that the relationship between teachers and students is also a very critical factor to provide better educational opportunities for students. We also need to think about the curriculum. If a country has national level of curriculum, the country can provide equal opportunity as well. It does not mean that all teachers will have to teach all the same subjects in same teaching methods because of the national level of curriculum. I believe that teachers have ability to reconstruct the curriculum and teach based on their own situation.

Lastly, I would like to mention about the organization of school. If a school is working together with parents, and community, the school can also provide quality educational opportunities for students. I know the expression, “Money talks.” Of course we will need more money to change educational environment, However, I hope that we can do better to love students and to provide an equal and equitable opportunity to the students through teachers’ commitment, curriculum reform, and the collaboration with communities.