Darling-Hammond And The Pursuit Of Educational Equality

1. Darling- Hammond’s article analyzes the challenges and necessary adjustments needing to occur in order to provide students with a quality, empowering education. The idea of educational equality gets its main roots from the 14th amendment of what our nation stands for; “men and women are created equal and entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (Hammond, page 1, paragraph 1). The assumptions Darling-Hammond makes addresses discrimination, the failure in the achievement gap, and different state tax expenditures that schools depend upon for a good education. In her argument regarding discrimination, she believes that the behavior and pedagogy is geared differently between races. “While [19th-century] publicists glorified the unifying influence of common learning under the common roof of the common school, black Americans were rarely part of the design” (Darling-Hammond, page 2, paragraph 5). Discrimination in today’s education disregards the “separate but equal” attempt to end
The parents of C.W. Henry School like to meet with families who are considering sending their children to the public school, because they want to create a safe and comfortable atmosphere for parents to understand how students will receive a quality education and have a supportive school environment. The meetings address the very many offered versatile clubs and events going on at C.W. Henry how talented and beneficial the educators are for pupils. While parents are engaged, the meeting hosts open up educational hopes and concerns for discussion, followed by a Q&A session after. The intended result of the meetings is to have parents “network more broadly” and to “consider this viable option for public school” (Jazzmin Jones, page 1, paragraph 6 and 8). The concern parents have for their children and for other students shows how dedicated they are to seeing children reach their full potential “through enrichment opportunities” (Jazzmin Jones, page 1, paragraph