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Title : Which "Gap" Can Public Education Truly Close?
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Which "Gap" Can Public Education Truly Close?
There was a story thread at Education Post (a mostly ed reformy blog) about closing the "belief gap."We hear a lot about the academic struggles of low-income students and students of color—particularly comparing them to their White and wealthier peers.They then cite examples like fewer students of color in gifted and talented programs, students of color who have good grades but don't apply to college and implicit bias from teachers in the form of not seeing students of color as "college material."
Typically, we hear these disparities described as gaps: Achievement Gap, Opportunity Gap, Wealth Gap, Discipline Gap, etc.
But there’s another gap we have to tackle: the Belief Gap.
The Belief Gap is the gap between what students can achieve and what others believe they can achieve.
But then they say "poverty is not destiny." On the surface that's true. There are too many examples to name of people who have risen above poverty. (Side note: I have always wanted more research into why some kids in poverty are able to rise above their circumstances and other kids in poverty can't. Is it one factor or multiple ones? And, what can government/society do, if anything?)
No, poverty is NOT destiny but again, if people believe schools can do it all, then I say, show me the money. All the problems of society and home do NOT stop at the schoolhouse door. Wrap-around services like healthcare, food resources, etc? Show me the money.
We see conservatives that say, "Look at all the money being spent on schools" versus those on the left "We need to support the whole child." There needs to be some agreed-on middle ground.
Naturally, this bumps right into accountability for all the funds spent which is something that SPS is not really good at. The SEA thinks the district has some huge amount of money stashed away. They might be right and I wouldn't be surprised.
To circle back, we have a society that claims to care about kids (well, some kids as our government currently keeps some children in cages and says they don't even deserve soap) and yet many kids languish in bad buildings with few resources. In Washington State, that's a no-go as public education is the paramount duty of this particular society.
Is the belief gap the real problem or is it poverty and all its outcomes for kids?
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