educational system has undergone a few demographic and budget changes. The state which was mostly comprised of whites has now become a racially diverse state. Language has also changes as people of Mexican and Asian descent have settled in the state. The Center for Public Education concludes that‚ “our youngest populations are the most diverse; forty-seven percent of children younger than five belong to a racial or ethnic minority group.” With that being said the California educational system does not
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In 2016‚ when the topic of America’s education system is brought up‚ several things probably come to mind like inequality‚ biased testing‚ work ethic‚ grading systems‚ and money. While some believe that the American school system is a standard for the world‚ others believe that the education system ultimately hurts children in the long run‚ and does everything but help them prepare for life after high school. School is supposed to be a place for children to question and learn how to become thinkers
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of American education‚ and there is a large number of people who argue that the American education system is dysfunctional and needs to be fixed. There are numerous proposals proposed by politicians of different era designed to revitalize and mend the system. One result of the approaches taken to mend the education system is increase in the influence of private corporations on the public education system. Though those corporate reforms have called attention to the public education system‚ those reforms
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The education system has faults and many inequalities throughout it. The inequalities can be seen in many different areas including‚ meritocracy‚ different social classes‚ gender and ethnic inequalities‚ racism‚ cultural capital‚ and repressive state apparatuses etc. Various sociologists have different views about the education system and what the inequalities consist of. The neo-Marxist Althusser (1971) disagrees that the main function of the education is the transmission of common values. He
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Outline and assess the view that the role of education system is to justify and reproduce social inequalities (50) The view that the role of educations system is to justify and reproduce social inequalities is one from a Marxist perspective. They believe that capitalism creates inequality and allows those with wealth to keep theirs. Bowles and Gintis argue that there is a very close relationship between education and work. This is called the correspondence principle. Bowles and Gintis argue that
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Inequality of the Justice System In the world today‚ there is evidence of inequality in the criminal justice systems. Many African Americans and those of Hispanic descent are the most convicted criminals in the states. According to the U.S Justice Department in 2003 about 10.4% of all African American men between ages 25 to 29 were incarcerated‚ as compared to 2.4% of Hispanic men and 1.2% of Non-Hispanic men. What are the driving factors towards the male Africans involvement in the many criminal
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American Education System versus Asian Education System Today the American education system is no longer the best in the world. With declining test scores and poor academic achievement‚ people have questioned whether our current educational system is working for us? On the other side of the Pacific‚ the situation is totally different. Students of Asian countries achieve higher academic achievements‚ and they rank at the top on math and science tests. If their educational system is better than
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EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN: A SURVEY Introduction Every year the government of Pakistan publishes some report or the other about education. If not specifically about education‚ at least the Economic Survey of Pakistan‚ carries a chapter on education. These reports confess that the literacy rate is low‚ the rate of participation in education at all levels is low and the country is spending too little in this area. Then there one brave promises about the future such as the achievement of hundred
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one of its paradoxes – the education system in India. Do you know why we call it paradoxical? The thing is that the number of illiterate people in India is really great. On the other hand‚ the quality of Indian education is rather high and some of the best-known institutions in the world are located in India. So‚ you have some troubles completing your essay on education system in India. Coming up with a specific and captivating idea for your essay on education system in India might take you a
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Indian Education System- An Advantage or Disadvantage India is a promised land of scholars and saints. There has been no dearth of knowledge in India since time immemorial. Indian civilization has been blessed with priceless knowledge of Vedas and Puranas. Coming all along with these Holy Scriptures‚ till the modern age of science and technology‚ India can be found nowhere legging behind. Nevertheless we need not deny the fact that‚ India still possesses some quarters where a bud of education is still
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