Education of Today and Tomorrow
Education for Today and Tomorrow Education should be everyone’s concern, no matter the demographics or the diversity of America’s population. As parents need to make sure that our children are being prepared for a successful future. As a society, we have taken on the responsibility for education every child, without regard to economic standing or disabilities. Four main factors that I think have a huge affect on today and tomorrow’s education for current students is the diversity and aging population, government involvement, high school reform, and technology.
Diverse Population
Today’s education is affected by many different aspects, from the federal government to demographics of each school. With more diversity than ever before, this has a huge impact on education. The student population of 1970 in elementary and secondary schools was 79% non-Hispanic white, 14% black, 6% Hispanic, and 1% Asian, Pacific Islander, and other (CPE, 2012). In 2008, school enrollment was 59% non-Hispanic white, 15% black, 18% Hispanic, and 5% Asian (CPE, 2012). The Census Bureau is projecting that between 2010 -2050 that the student diversity will increase by 167% for Hispanics, 213% for Asian, 46% for Blacks, and decrease by 46.3% for Non-Hispanic white student populations (CPE, 2012). With such monumental diversity in student populations this is inevitably going to cause new challenges for schools. First, and perhaps most obviously, schools are going to need more highly-qualified bilingual and ESL teachers (CPE, 2012). Schools will also need to have a broader ELL curriculum to help these students to succeed in school (Gdlower, 2012). Schools will need to initiate an early prevention program for non English speaking students as early as pre-k (CPE, 2012). Anecdotally, I already see it here in my hometown, where elementary schools are offering classes called DDP to help 3-5year olds to be prepared for kindergarten. Here in New Mexico all schools offer bilingual classes and as
Diverse Population
Today’s education is affected by many different aspects, from the federal government to demographics of each school. With more diversity than ever before, this has a huge impact on education. The student population of 1970 in elementary and secondary schools was 79% non-Hispanic white, 14% black, 6% Hispanic, and 1% Asian, Pacific Islander, and other (CPE, 2012). In 2008, school enrollment was 59% non-Hispanic white, 15% black, 18% Hispanic, and 5% Asian (CPE, 2012). The Census Bureau is projecting that between 2010 -2050 that the student diversity will increase by 167% for Hispanics, 213% for Asian, 46% for Blacks, and decrease by 46.3% for Non-Hispanic white student populations (CPE, 2012). With such monumental diversity in student populations this is inevitably going to cause new challenges for schools. First, and perhaps most obviously, schools are going to need more highly-qualified bilingual and ESL teachers (CPE, 2012). Schools will also need to have a broader ELL curriculum to help these students to succeed in school (Gdlower, 2012). Schools will need to initiate an early prevention program for non English speaking students as early as pre-k (CPE, 2012). Anecdotally, I already see it here in my hometown, where elementary schools are offering classes called DDP to help 3-5year olds to be prepared for kindergarten. Here in New Mexico all schools offer bilingual classes and as
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