What Does Money Really Have To Do With It?
What Does Money Really Have To Do With It? Money actually has a lot to do with it. If schools are better funded it means smaller class sizes, which give students more quality time with their teachers, leading to better-developed social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Better-funded schools also mean more hands-on learning opportunities, allowing students to engage with problems and practice what they’ve learned. Education is the basis of an informed democracy and the bridge to lifelong opportunities. One article I read talked specifically about how 1 out of 10 students in the US attend school in Texas. If the Texas schooling systems are underfunded and failing, it is going to take a toll on the US as a whole.
In my opinion, teaching is not an easy job, with that being said, you would expect it to be a good-paying job, but it's not. We are losing too many teachers because of that reason. Teachers don't have the right resources or support from their schools/government. It's known that if schools have better funding it overall affects students and teachers positively. The longer Texas waits to address this problem, the more expensive it will become. One statistic is "High school graduation rates have reached over 80 percent nationwide, schools in 2012 spent 1,060 per student than they did in 2001." Times have changed, our economy is always changing, why are school budgets not increasing and changing with it. Overall I think it is important for us and the government to look at the bigger picture. This is going to affect our society in the long run. Every student should have equal access to resources and education and the Texas government needs to take a step back and address the situation that is already bad and will continue to get worse.
Hi Abbey! Your post this week is amazing! I think that this weeks topic was very eye opening and I think that it is difficult as teachers to see that all students are not getting equal and fair education even though that is what they are promised. I think all of the effects of unequal funding that you included such as how greater funding can create smaller class sizes and more quality time with each student. Having 25+ students with different needs and interests can be so difficult for an underpaid teacher to manage and I think that it would not only help the students if funding was equally distributed, but also the teacher. What are some ways you think that teachers could advocate for these changes to be made in our school districts? I sometimes feel that teachers do not have much a voice when it comes to things like this but I can only hope that change will occur in our future!
ReplyDeleteHi Abbey, I love your post and how informative it was! The fact that one out of ten students attends school in Texas is crazy, especially considering how low teachers get paid here. Class sizes are getting larger in our schools due to the lack of funding for more teachers, which is resulting in the over-working of the teachers and then them becoming burnt out and thus quitting. I feel like it is so important to recognize the causes of why teachers are quitting, and the fact that the government is doing nothing about it is concerning. What I believe needs to happen is that there must be a teacher or multiple teachers who work side by side with the legislature in order to better the treatment for teachers nationwide. My question to you would be what do you think we as future teachers should do about the low pay wages in Texas and around the United States. Do you think that we could have an effect on the decisions that the government is making?
ReplyDeleteHi Abbey, I love your post! I loved how many statistics you used in your blog, and I thought the fact that one out of ten students in the US attends school in Texas is crazy. I agree that smaller class sizes have so many benefits and it's so sad that we have so much research that proves this yet class sizes are getting bigger. We experience such a lack of funding for schools and teachers that teachers are burning out and quitting so quickly. It seems like you hear people talk about how crazy kids are post-COVID as if that is the biggest cause of teachers quitting. When teachers are being so overworked and underpaid, class sizes are getting bigger, and teachers get very little support from the government. What do you think teachers should do to advocate for financial changes in school? Do you think there is anything we can do that will make an impact on governmental decisions? Who else's support in the community do you feel is needed in order to let teachers' voices be heard?
ReplyDeleteHey Abbey, great post! You hit ever point I would've made and it was very empowering. It is so crazy that schooling is one of the only careers that doesn't move up with the economy. You would think over covid when parents had to play the role of teachers and were struggling so much we still see the effects in the classroom, would do something to speak up about this problem. My question to you would be how do you think we fix this problem? and is this problem going on everywhere or just more extreme her in Texas? Overall, I loved reading your views they were very powerful and factually correct. Great work!
ReplyDeleteHi Abbey! I think your post is very informative and on point. I agree with your opinion about teachers not having the funding to make the education for their students the best it can be. It is a tough decision on which projects get the help versus another. How can we start to fix this issue? How can we accomplish giving each student the best education possible? I look forward to hearing from you.
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