This NYTimes article opened my eyes to the large gap in educational success between high and low income students. I believe the most important message that the article relays is where it says "What changed once can change again." To me, this means that we can change the large gap if we truly try. This change is unfamiliar to us, but if we try we can see some remarkable results. In a small area like Bibb County, the socioeconomic status is the same. It doesn't really matter how smart you are, but what your last name is.
I don't think it is exactly true. I know rich kids that don't do well in school and i know poor kids that do very well in school.The percentage between the test scores>
This NYTimes article really didn't surprise me. It is obvious that times are changing, so education has to change with the times. Of course our education systems aren't going to be the same as when our parents where in school because everything is advancing. As for the "No rich child left behind" comment, that is no surprise either. That shows even in Bibb County. We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties, but it is still evident that its not what you know, its who you know.
In other places this might very well be true. some of the rich children to get better educated because they have the money to afford special tutors and things like that. However, this isn't true in Bibb County. Our rich to poor ratio on education is about the same.
1.that this article telling us about rich people and that they really dont care what they do just because they are rich. 2.The important of this message the rich people are getting worse. There kids are doing bad in school and dont care about grades just because they are rich. 3. people grades and what they buy at school to use money.
i think that some poor kids do a lot better than rich kids in school mainly because the poor kids have a higher chance to get into college but then rich have the money to pay for their college classes but other kids can get scholarships.
It was very interesting to read, even though I did not know what some of the words meant. It showed me that there is also a large gap between the low and high income students. In this article it is showing that the more or less money you have reflects on how you do in school. I think it also shows in Bibb County, because you see some of the low income children not making as good as grades as some of the middle or higher income students.
I think that this is very true and interesting article because nobody really takes the time to stop and think about it but when I did it makes perfect sense. but when you think again you relize that some friends you know that are poor make really good grades and then there are some rich kids that do horrible in school. I believe the most important message relayed in the article is that it all take motivation because it varys in results either way. In Bibb County's school it really isn't how smart you are it is who you are related to and how well or poor they are doing in their life.
I think that money shouldn't determine what kind of education you get although being "poor" does not make you less smart than anyone by any means it does make it a lot harder to face the struggles that poor homes face not saying the rich dont face any i'm just saying we have different challenges as them and as far as how Bibb County ties in with all this I honestly believe its all about who you know and what your last name is.
1.)The NYTimes article surprised me I did not know half the things that this article talked about. The the income of high and low and really changed. 2.)The most important message the article relays is when they talk about the differences in the scores with the families with high income and the families with low income. 3.)Its the same in this little county Bibb County also, but its based off of who you know and who your parents are.
The article is great. But i know some rich kids that don't do as well as the poor kids in school.They probably can afford a better tutor than the poor can cause of money wise. Here in Bibb County it's about the same with the rich and poor kids.
I think the article is true.There is a gap between rich and the poor. The message of this article is that we need to help our children at home and not make the school do it all. In Bibb county it is not how smart but who you know and what your last name is.
In my opinon i wouldn't say poor kids do poor in school i think they can do better then a rich kid. Som epoor kids might not want to be ppor and do good in school so later on in life they want have to be poor becuase they went to a good college and has a great job.Money can't make someone smart nor dumb. Yes, this is a very interesting article, but I would have to disagree.
I think that this article is a true one, because it is a cut down between the rich and the poor. Poor kids may can do more than the rich kids and some rich kids may can do more the poor in school. And Bibb County its not about what your name is or who you are its about if your willing to learn or not
It was very interesting to read,even though I didn't know what have of the words meant.It showed me that there is also a large gap between the low and high income students. The most important message the article relates to is when they talk about the differences in the scores with the families with high income and the families with low income.
My thoughts is that it's not right to judge people on how much money they make. Or how much they don't make. The most important message to me is where it says "Look at the scores of rich and poor students over the last 50 years." We have rich and poor kids. In Bibb County, some are smart and poor and some are smart and rich. It doesn't matter how much money you have. It's how much you study.
In this article it is showing that the more or less money you have reflects on how you do in school.The important of this message the rich people are getting worse. There kids are doing bad in school and don't care about grades just because they are rich.We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties.
I think this is very true because when you actually think about it and pull the facts out it all makes sense. But I feel as if we shouldnt be judged on how our money is. Then again it kind of do makes sense because of the things we are able to afford. Everyone deserve a chance at higher education simply because poor may be smarter than the richer you never know. Rich and poor kids are all mixed together so why not give everybody a chance.
I think that it is true that rich children makes better grades than the average student. Most rich parents are highly educated and they can homeschool their child. The average student doesn't participate in extracurricular activities or acquire leadership positions because their parents cannot afford the requirements. I believe that this article's message is that rich children are more eduacated than the middle-class and the poor children. Bibb County has some rich families that owns businesses. This county is averaged with middle-classed families.
I think this NY article was very interesting but not exactly true because there is kids that come from poor families that are very smart.The important message i seen in this passage was "What changed once can change again." This means that we can change things if we actually try.In Bibb County We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties, but it is still evident that its not what you know, its who you know or by their last name.
I think that it is true that rich children makes better grades than the average student. Most rich parents are highly educated. Its also showing less money you have reflects on how you do in school.
This NYTimes article really didn't surprise me.I believe the most important message that the article relays is where it says "What changed once can change again."The important message i seen in this passage was "What changed once can change again." This means that we can change things if we actually try.In Bibb County We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties, but it is still evident that its not what you know, its who you know or by their last name.
The NYTimes article showed me the educational success differences between rich and poor students. The key idea to this article is when it says "What changed once can change again." If we really try we can change the large gap differences. All of this is not really recognized, but we can make changes and see great things happen. In a small place like Bibb Count the socioeconomic status doesn't really matter. It's all about who you know and what your last name is.
I think that it is true that wealthy children have higher grades than most student. A lot of students don't participate in extracurricular activities because their parents cannot afford them. I think that this article's main message is that rich children are better educated than middle class and lower class students. Bibb has some upper class families that owns businesses. The US has a lot of middle classed families along with lower class families.
I think they got all the facts right but I dont like some of the solutions they came up with. I think the the most important message is poorer people are having more and more trouble with school. Most of bibb county is middle class or lower so we are having more trouble than the higher classes.
I think that it is true that rich people make better grades than poor people. I think poor people could do just as good as rich people its just that rich people apply themselves more than poor people cause they have the money to. In Bibb County's school its not really about how smart you are it is who you are related to and how good or poor they are doing in their life.
I wasn't really shocked about the NY Times article. I already knew that kids from higher-income houses did better in school. I think the biggest point the article makes is when it says, "I found that 15 percent of high-income students from the high school class of 2004 enrolled in a highly selective college or university, while fewer than 5 percent of middle-income and 2 percent of low-income students did." This shows that low-income families are putting much fewer amounts of kids through college. This article also proves that a small town like Bibb County will probably have fewer College graduates. Based off this article, Bibb County students will not perform as well as students from a rich school like Hillcrest.
I think this article was very interesting but not exactly true because there is kids that come from poor families that are very smart. I think that rich students get higher grade than middle class student. The rich students are very educated and have good books and computers then the middle class.
I think that rich people buy their way and that they are not as smart as they make it out to be. That rich people aren't always as smart as they seem and poor people are and can be very smart. Bibb county doesn't have a lot of high class citizens. There really isn't any rich people down here so it's pretty much just about who you know.
It is a very interesting article, but I think that it is not true, because alot of poor people are very smart. Some poor people are smarter than rich people because rich people never work for anything. Poor people work for all of the stuff that they get though.
I think that rich people are not always smart,poor people can be smart too. I believe that being poor or rich should have nothing to do with being smart or not. There are a lot of people who come from a poor family and they are smart. Bibb County schools have a lot of lower educated people but they also have more educated people. We don't have as much technology and resources as a lot of counties.
My thought on the NYTimes is an okay article. They tell you alot about things that we didn't know about people. I think the most important thing that it was trying to say is that yes, most of the richer classes make the most of the higher grades because they where thought alot when they where younger and most of the poorer classes are the one's that gotta learn it own there own without all these tutors and stuff like that. Bibb County is rural middle class but, then you have you're family's that are not as rich as the other's but, even tho some of the kids have money down here. There are alot of middle class people in this school that make some good grades. So basically in the end it doesn't matter if you're rich or not.
I think that this article is was interesting but not true because some poor people are smarter than some richer kids. I think that some richer students get better grade than some poor student.The rich students have more books and computers than the middle class students.
I think that this is an intresting article. I do believe that rich people get more people through college. Poor people can't really get there kids into school because they don't have enough money unless they get a scholarship. Rich people have a better chance bacause they can go to nicer school and get a higher education. Bibb county will probably not have that many college graduates.
I agree that wealthy/rich children have higher grades than most student. A lot of students don't attend in extracurricular activities because their parents cannot afford them. I think that this article's main message is that rich children are better educated than middle class and lower class students. Bibb has some upper class families that owns businesses. The US has a lot of middle classed families along with lower class families
I think rich people aren't smart. Poor people can be smart as well . Our school have poor people in it and they're smart also. I just think that smart kids are rich.
I think rich kids are not that good in school because they just worrying about what that got and what they going to get but poor people they work hard to get what they want
I believe this article is true. Some lower class people might not think they have the ability of the upper or rich class people. Some higher class are able to afford a lot more things that can help their children out educationally wise.
Well, this didn't surprise me at all really, I think that poor kids do better because they don't have as much and want more for themselves. And the rich kids are just there, they dont care about anything, because the think they already have it all. I don't care for rich kids because they always seem to think of themselves as better than everyone else, when they are just selfish brats. But yea, poor are better with education than rich.
I think this article isn't very surprising. Times are changing and it's very evident that kids with more money get a better education because they can afford it, but at the same time, I think poor kids have better work ethics than rich kids because they haven't just had everything handed to them. I think this article is very important because not only does it tell the true meaning, but also raises awareness for students that aren't very wealthy, because they can do really well too. According to this article, there's a much better chance of a richer school performing better on tests than Bibb County.
The most important message in this article is that kids who have a larger income family are more likely to have better grades because they have access to higher education. Children with lower income families often aren't as educated as the higher class children. They don't have as many opportunities. Bibb County will probably not have as many students with higher grades and as many college and high school graduates as a high class school system.
This NYTimes article really didn't surprise me. It is obvious that times are changing, so education has to change with the times. Of course our education systems aren't going to be the same as when our parents where in school because everything is advancing. As for the "No rich child left behind" comment, that is no surprise either. That shows even in Bibb County. We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties, but it is still evident that its not what you know, its who you know. and that the more only you have the better education you will have
i agree with jamesio rich people just think that batter then everyboby.some rich chid wanted friend and wonna going school, but about rich folk being smart well yea
I think that rich people buy their way and that they are not as smart as they make it out to be. some of us have to try or best to get good grades. but some of the rich kids only get good grades becomes how rich they are and how poplar they are.
i think rich kids don't do good in school because although they have money to buy devices and participate in different event their not using devices and their money educationally.I think bibb has alot of middle class people not all low class people.
This article didn't surprise me beacause I see this happening. The most important message of this article is that that higher class kids are making better grades than middle and lower class kids. Bibb County students probaly won't have as good grades as a rich kid school.
I agree that wealthy/rich children have higher grades than most student.Bibb County will probably not have as many students with higher grades and as many college and high school graduates as a high class school system.Times are changing and it's very evident that kids with more money get a better education because they can afford it, but at the same time, I think poor kids have better work ethics than rich kids because they haven't just had everything handed to them.
I think that some rich kids are actually very smart but some it depends either how rich they are or who they are kin to. Some rich kids apply themselves and actually try to do good. This article didn't surprise me at all.
This article was very eye-opening. I've always figured that it doesn't matter where someone comes from, it just matters how much effort they put into something. But this has changed my perspective. Extracurricular activities tend to cost money. The reason kids that come from higher income families versus kids that come low income families are more involved is because they have more money to spread. Unlike low income families. Bibb County is not "rich" as many counties around us. We do not have the resources to get the things that a higher income community would have. Because of this, we are more behind.
This NYTimes article opened my eyes to the large gap in educational success between high and low income students. The average student doesn't participate in extracurricular activities or acquire leadership positions because their parents cannot afford the requirements.That shows even in Bibb County. We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties, but it is still evident that its not what you know, its who you know.
This NYTimes article opened my eyes to the large gap in educational success between high and low income students.The important of this message the rich people are getting worse. There kids are doing bad in school and dont care about grades just because they are rich.According to this article, there's a much better chance of a richer school performing better on tests than Bibb County.
This article was shocking to me. i didnt know all the statistics of the matter. i think the most important thin in this article is if school really has a way for teens to get out of poverty. a lot of teens in the Bibb County society are in the $15,000 a year families.
The NY times article wasn't really surprising to me because obviously rich kids would have a higher education because of them rich and having better opportunities to getting into college. Kids that are not rich and have less money have to struggle to get into schools and get everything they want.
This article id different but also not shocking. i think that the message that they were trying to bring to light is that kids with richer families tend to to better than poor kids ,but in my opinion it doesn't matter what the parents make or what enviroment the kids live in all they have to believe in is themselves. And Bibb country just has kids that don't give a crap dropping out all the time its sad really my generation is LAZY.
I think this NY Times article was very long but interesting. I agree with it when it said rich people are more educated and smarter than poor people, The school I went to last year proved that, so yeah. In a small town like Bibb County, the economic status is the same It don't matter how smart you are or what you do.
I feel like people care too much about the money part. The NYtimes article it doesn't suprise me at all. Honestly it kind of just reminds me of how people are still segregated from money. Like, just because you have more money does not make any difference in the intellectual level. There are people like Mr. Stough in Bibb County who, I'm sure, is smarter than a lot of most rich people. We ain't rich kay? We don't need all that fancy education to get by. I enjoyed reading about the parts about how richer kids have better grades and smarter standards...It makes me laugh honestly, it's ridiculous. There are smart and brilliant poor people it's not their fault they didn't grow up in a rich home. The last question it's pretty much putting us in the "Not smart Poor people" column.
I feel like this NYTimes article was very interesting. I did not realize how much your home life affected your knowledge. However, now that I think about it, it makes sense. I think the most important message in this article is that even though our schools are improving they have a long way to go to keep up with the rest of the world. Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status has a lot to do with the context of this article. The majority of our students come from middle to low class homes. This could explain BCHS not making AYP. Maybe the government should stop harassing teachers and administrators in "failing schools" and focus on getting the Nation's economy back up to par. According to the studies, it would improve the test scores.
-I think it is long, but also right on point. The richer families have reputations to obtain so they make their kid's spend more time studying, or can afford a professional tutor. Some people can not afford to be in extracurricular activities. This shows in a lot of states and such. Even here in our state, even our school.
1. I do not believe that rich kids are smarter than the less fortunate kids. They do not have to be rich to get the same education than the kids that go to public school. I think the knowledge of the teachers is the same all together they won't or shouldn't withhold information just because of your financial situation. 2. The message that relays the most to me is about the money between private school and public school the difference for say, the president's daughter's school, the money that the school has should be the same as any or most public schools. 3. It means that Bibb county is poor compared to any of the schools in this article
This articles not very shocking to me. When you have more money and nice clothes and money to engage in activities, of course you're going to enjoy school more. If you get no enjoyment out of school and most likely get made fun of every day then you're not really going to care what your grades are. But they could do as well as anyone else if they tried hard enough. I think the most important thing here is can they help the kids?
I think that this article is not really shocking. I think that the message that they were trying to bring out is that kids with richer friends and famililies atend to think that they better then poor kid,but to them weather or not that they are poor or rich families as long as there is real friends that you have then your richer then anyone on the planet.
My thoughts on the NYTimes article is that, in my opinion, is true. Children that live in a household with high income does seem to be smarter than the children that live in a household that gains low income. The reason why I say this is because rferring back to the article richer students have higher rates of participation in extracurricular activities and school leadership positions, higher graduation rates and higher rates of college enrollment and completion.
The most important message that the article relays is that all of this can change. Even though Bibb County is a small community we have a lot of "poor" smart poeple who have made it or will make out as successful as any rich person has/will.
I think that not all rich kids are smarter than the kids that are less fortunate than them. I think this because the rich kids have a fall back which is their parents money and the poor kids do not having anything if they do not do well in school. The most important message that this article relays is that people think that rich kids are smarter than poor kids because the rich kids have more money. Bibb County's socioeconomic status is the same because it does not matter how smart you are it matters more about how much money your family makes.
This article made me realize just how big the gap is between wealthy students' grades and poor students' grades. The most important message this article relays is that something has to be done for the students who can't afford as good of an education. It's actually common sense if you think about it. Of course kids whose parents have a low income don't participate in extra curricular activities because they can't afford it! It's the same thing with education. Their mindset is this: I can't afford to do good anyway, why even try? Because we live in a community like Bibb County, most people are middle or low class. But, there are a few that have enough money to get a better education and participate in more. The people that have the money run the town, and the rest of us are just along for the ride. Not to point fingers at anybody, but I think the kids that aren't as fortunate as others should have equal opportunity to excel in school.
This article was very interesting and seemed legitimate to me. I did not know the gap between poor students and rich students was that wide. It makes sense that richer families have more to offer their children, education wise, because they have the money to afford resources to help advance them. This is why they can do so much better than poor families. Also, they can afford to let their extracurricular activities, whereas less fortunate families may not. I think the same status would pretty much apply to Bibb County. Since the majority of the people living here would be known as being in the middle class and poor class, this could explain why we fail to make AYP a lot. I think if we had the money and resources we would see improvement. Around here it seems like nothing else matters beside who you are or who you know.
The NY Times made me realize the gap between student who are rich and student who are poor. I don't not believe that a house hold income effects. If you are smart your smart if your not smart your not smart.Most people in Bibb County are middle or low class.
Hoping to pursue education in the future, I think the article hit problem that affects our education system.
The most important message Mr. Reardon emphasized is that the problem does not lie in schools, but rather in the pre-school enriching activities.
Bibb County is a very rural area, the school being of a low income variety. In the rural aspects of this country there are rich, middle class, and poor. I think Bibb county (and other poor counties) break the rich vs. poor thing the article mentions. The school is still poor and scores are still low. Even if one were to make a 100 here it would not be worth as much compared to the rest of the country.
In my opinion,rich people get what they want in society,rich people have nothing but money thats all theres no smarts in rich people ,just money.In Bibb there is no rich people just wannabes yeah i said it WANNABE rich people,school doesnt NEED TO EXIST. why cant we learn our selves not by other people just like us.we should be all equal in school no matter how much money we have we should still the same amount of education.
I think it was written to help new parents come to understand how important it is to help their children have a better education. The government coming up with programs to help these children and all these test is even better. I think if a parent really reads that article and takes it in consideration it will help their child's school life 100%. The most important message the article relays to me is that it is directed to not only the parents of the children, but to the children them self. When I was reading the article I was thinking back to all the times our schools took the SAT and how (like the article said) it affected us. Schools around the world should be thankful that their is programs like this to help children It takes a load off all the teachers. It even helps the children see what the teacher's idea was more clearly. Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status means in the context of this article that the kids here need to quit being lazy and try to learn things they know will be helpful to them in the near future. All the things the teachers do here never gets enough credit I think. I say that the teachers go well out of their way for the children here. All they want to see is us achieve, and the least we could do is show them that we can. We could all get together and earn money to help us achieve more and more goals. It is TEAMWORK! work together and we will achieve many things together.
I agree yet I disagree with this article. I agree with it because of the fact that richer students do a little better than many of the poorer students, but why in the world would they say "no rich child left behind"?!? It is not fair to the poorer population that make exceptionally good grades to be stereotyped like this, that we are not as smart or that we lack the motivation or some bull like that. I believe that this article is trying to relay the message that yes the poorer population is getting smarter but so is the richer population. Lastly, I think that a good many people in my graduating class (whoever is still left) will possible not be able to go through a college because of money, but there are still scholarships to be taken and used for your benefit and the people offering them want to give them to you so just work hard poorer population and we can be the richer ones in the future...
What are your thoughts on this NYTimes article? The NYTimes article that I read was very relevant to what is going on in our education system because if you would look at research you will find that households with higher income helps the children in the home do better in the educational field. This is because the child would have less to worry about in the household unlike a family that has low income and moves from house to house; this causes stress and other mental problems with the children which takes the kids minds off of school and education. What do you think is the most important message the article relays? I think the most inportant message the article relays is the fact that we need to better our school systems and give all students the same chance to excell in class. What does Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status mean in the context of this article? Well Bibb County is a kinda middle to low class town, the eductional system is in the middle to low range and so is just about everything else in the county. Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status make the people who live here look bad. We have much more potential than all statistics show.
the artical really didnt shock me because its the truth.Rich dtudents do good in school because they got money the only thing that need to really worry about is thier grades.i know this because the low class and middle class students worry about this and that.they worry about the things that the rich kids dont worry about.thats why most middle class students drop out or dont graduate.people in bibb all worry about stupid stuff thats why most bibb county students dont graduate.this artical is important because somebody reall took the time to research the diffrence between poor and rich kids
.What are your thoughts on this NYTimes article? My thoughts of the article is that is was very interesting but i know plenty of rich kids at school and isn't as smart as the kids who isn't rich. .What do you think is the most important message the article relays? It relays to the money between private school and public school. .What does Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status mean in the context of this article? The Bibb county's rural is the same status because it does not matter how smart you are it matters more about how much money your family makes.
I don't agree with the statement that rich students learn more than poor students. In some cases, as in private schools, that statement could be true. But, learning is not an ability that you have to buy. Most students choose whether they want to learn or not. When students apply themselves, they will learn something. When living in a small town, like Bibb County students don't try to learn. It has nothing to do with your parent's income.
Good points, Dyllan, but think about what motivates students to learn, and how they view education; typically students from wealthier parents are exposed to better, more expensive educational experiences early on, giving them a head start. Families without the money to afford such services or living in an area without access to those services are unable to provide the same jump start to their children...
This article makes a valid point though somewhat obvious so for the most part I agree with what the author is saying. There will always be a education gap between social and economical classes. However there is one thing thea article didnt cover all to well; that is the behavior of the parents themselves. Given the fact that a family has a higher income one can assume that the family is resposible and dedicated to being succesful therefore more responsible and dedicated to their child. There will always be instances where this is not true, same goes for the middle and poor classes. Also richer kids will not always do better in school, no matter how rich a child is you cannot forget he or she is still a child. Some kids will do poorly in school no matter what there family's income is. The same goes for a poor childs family no matter how poor they may be that child, if given the oppurtunity to do well in school may take it or they may not. My favorite part of this article is when the author states that we should "invest in the parents so they can better invest in the children" this validates my point that parents are a big part of the educational success of a child no matter what theyre family income is. However one should keep in mind that it is possible to over come the chains of poverty to get a good education. There are many progams the goverment offerrs to assist families financially and help their chidlren acadimacaly. Bibb County's socioeconomic status is not very diverse. Many children could be considered close to or below the poverty line though there are some middle and even some rich families. While this is sad there doesnt seem to be a big diffrence from what I can tell. I believe that it may be because of how small this school is but everyone seems to be on the same "level" socially. What I mean is that while there may be some bullying or people that just dont like eachother and fight I have seen much worse in larger schools like Thompson and Calera. There are the kids who dont pay attenion and there are the kids who try thats really all I see here nothing to diverse which is good in my opinion
1)What are your thoughts on this NYTimes article? I found this article to be very interesting. I never realized that your home life had much to do with how you do in school. But I do see how it could effect it.
2)What do you think is the most important message the article relays? I think that the importance of this article is to say that our school have and are improving but we are still way behind compared to the rest of the world.
3)What does Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status mean in the context of this article? Our rural socioeconomic status has a lot to do with this article. I would say that the majority of our student come from a middle or even a low class home, this could probably explain why we don't make AYP. So basically if we could get the economy back up then the test scores should go up with it.
This article didn't really shock me at all. To me the most important message is article was the part where they told us about how we could seperate our educational success from our family background. In Bibb County it's more about who you know because I hear kids talking about how they are going to drop out and then get a good job somewhere because of there dad's friend.
The article points out how rich kids do better than poor kids in school, which doesn't really make sense to me because poor kids usually have to work harder in school in order to get a scholarship. Rich kids can just pay for college. I think most Bibb county people are lower and middle.
1. My thoughts about the article is that i really open your eyes and helps you understand about the gap between the poor and the rich. 2. That it is very important to be successful throughout life. 3. That if you don't know the right people than you don't have any hope in Bibb County. Also, if you don't have money than you will see a gap between poor child's and rich.
i dont think just the rich kids are smarter than poor.. they might be a little smarter, but i know alot of poor kids who are just as smart as the rich. but yeah rich people could probably pay for a good educated tutor and make their kids study more often.
This article talks about expanding and bettering our and or our children education in the future, I think the article hit some of the main problems that affects our education systems. The most important topic Mr. Reardon pays close attention to is that the problem or most of the problems don't lie in schools, but rather in the pre-school enriching activities I also agree but on the other hand it's also some parents fault for not giving their kids attention like they should. Parents need to give their kids a start even before pre-school. Bibb County is a very rural area, the school being of a low income variety. In the rural aspects of this country there are rich, middle class, and poor. The schools children don't take their education like they should causing the score to be low and the school to look bad.
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ReplyDeleteThis NYTimes article opened my eyes to the large gap in educational success between high and low income students. I believe the most important message that the article relays is where it says "What changed once can change again." To me, this means that we can change the large gap if we truly try. This change is unfamiliar to us, but if we try we can see some remarkable results. In a small area like Bibb County, the socioeconomic status is the same. It doesn't really matter how smart you are, but what your last name is.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it is exactly true. I know rich kids that don't do well in school and i know poor kids that do very well in school.The percentage between the test scores>
ReplyDeleteThis NYTimes article really didn't surprise me. It is obvious that times are changing, so education has to change with the times. Of course our education systems aren't going to be the same as when our parents where in school because everything is advancing. As for the "No rich child left behind" comment, that is no surprise either. That shows even in Bibb County. We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties, but it is still evident that its not what you know, its who you know.
ReplyDeleteIn other places this might very well be true. some of the rich children to get better educated because they have the money to afford special tutors and things like that. However, this isn't true in Bibb County. Our rich to poor ratio on education is about the same.
ReplyDelete1.that this article telling us about rich people and that they really dont care what they do just because they are rich.
ReplyDelete2.The important of this message the rich people are getting worse. There kids are doing bad in school and dont care about grades just because they are rich.
3. people grades and what they buy at school to use money.
i think that some poor kids do a lot better than rich kids in school mainly because the poor kids have a higher chance to get into college but then rich have the money to pay for their college classes but other kids can get scholarships.
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting to read, even though I did not know what some of the words meant. It showed me that there is also a large gap between the low and high income students.
ReplyDeleteIn this article it is showing that the more or less money you have reflects on how you do in school. I think it also shows in Bibb County, because you see some of the low income children not making as good as grades as some of the middle or higher income students.
I think that this is very true and interesting article because nobody really takes the time to stop and think about it but when I did it makes perfect sense. but when you think again you relize that some friends you know that are poor make really good grades and then there are some rich kids that do horrible in school. I believe the most important message relayed in the article is that it all take motivation because it varys in results either way. In Bibb County's school it really isn't how smart you are it is who you are related to and how well or poor they are doing in their life.
ReplyDeleteI think that money shouldn't determine what kind of education you get although being "poor" does not make you less smart than anyone by any means it does make it a lot harder to face the struggles that poor homes face not saying the rich dont face any i'm just saying we have different challenges as them and as far as how Bibb County ties in with all this I honestly believe its all about who you know and what your last name is.
ReplyDelete1.)The NYTimes article surprised me I did not know half the things that this article talked about. The the income of high and low and really changed.
ReplyDelete2.)The most important message the article relays is when they talk about the differences in the scores with the families with high income and the families with low income.
3.)Its the same in this little county Bibb County also, but its based off of who you know and who your parents are.
The article is great. But i know some rich kids that don't do as well as the poor kids in school.They probably can afford a better tutor than the poor can cause of money wise. Here in Bibb County it's about the same with the rich and poor kids.
ReplyDeleteI think the article is true.There is a gap between rich and the poor.
ReplyDeleteThe message of this article is that we need to help our children at home and not make the school do it all.
In Bibb county it is not how smart but who you know and what your last name is.
In my opinon i wouldn't say poor kids do poor in school i think they can do better then a rich kid. Som epoor kids might not want to be ppor and do good in school so later on in life they want have to be poor becuase they went to a good college and has a great job.Money can't make someone smart nor dumb. Yes, this is a very interesting article, but I would have to disagree.
ReplyDeleteI think that this article is a true one, because it is a cut down between the rich and the poor. Poor kids may can do more than the rich kids and some rich kids may can do more the poor in school. And Bibb County its not about what your name is or who you are its about if your willing to learn or not
ReplyDeleteIt was very interesting to read,even though I didn't know what have of the words meant.It showed me that there is also a large gap between the low and high income students. The most important message the article relates to is when they talk about the differences in the scores with the families with high income and the families with low income.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts is that it's not right to judge people on how much money they make. Or how much they don't make. The most important message to me is where it says "Look at the scores of rich and poor students over the last 50 years." We have rich and poor kids. In Bibb County, some are smart and poor and some are smart and rich. It doesn't matter how much money you have. It's how much you study.
ReplyDeleteIn this article it is showing that the more or less money you have reflects on how you do in school.The important of this message the rich people are getting worse. There kids are doing bad in school and don't care about grades just because they are rich.We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties.
ReplyDeleteI think this is very true because when you actually think about it and pull the facts out it all makes sense. But I feel as if we shouldnt be judged on how our money is. Then again it kind of do makes sense because of the things we are able to afford. Everyone deserve a chance at higher education simply because poor may be smarter than the richer you never know. Rich and poor kids are all mixed together so why not give everybody a chance.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is true that rich children makes better grades than the average student. Most rich parents are highly educated and they can homeschool their child. The average student doesn't participate in extracurricular activities or acquire leadership positions because their parents cannot afford the requirements. I believe that this article's message is that rich children are more eduacated than the middle-class and the poor children. Bibb County has some rich families that owns businesses. This county is averaged with middle-classed families.
ReplyDeleteI think this NY article was very interesting but not exactly true because there is kids that come from poor families that are very smart.The important message i seen in this passage was "What changed once can change again." This means that we can change things if we actually try.In Bibb County We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties, but it is still evident that its not what you know, its who you know or by their last name.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is true that rich children makes better grades than the average student. Most rich parents are highly educated. Its also showing less money you have reflects on how you do in school.
ReplyDeleteThis NYTimes article really didn't surprise me.I believe the most important message that the article relays is where it says "What changed once can change again."The important message i seen in this passage was "What changed once can change again." This means that we can change things if we actually try.In Bibb County We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties, but it is still evident that its not what you know, its who you know or by their last name.
ReplyDeleteThe NYTimes article showed me the educational success differences between rich and poor students. The key idea to this article is when it says "What changed once can change again." If we really try we can change the large gap differences. All of this is not really recognized, but we can make changes and see great things happen. In a small place like Bibb Count the socioeconomic status doesn't really matter. It's all about who you know and what your last name is.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is true that wealthy children have higher grades than most student. A lot of students don't participate in extracurricular activities because their parents cannot afford them. I think that this article's main message is that rich children are better educated than middle class and lower class students. Bibb has some upper class families that owns businesses. The US has a lot of middle classed families along with lower class families.
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ReplyDeleteI think they got all the facts right but I dont like some of the solutions they came up with. I think the the most important message is poorer people are having more and more trouble with school. Most of bibb county is middle class or lower so we are having more trouble than the higher classes.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is true that rich people make better grades than poor people. I think poor people could do just as good as rich people its just that rich people apply themselves more than poor people cause they have the money to. In Bibb County's school its not really about how smart you are it is who you are related to and how good or poor they are doing in their life.
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ReplyDeleteI wasn't really shocked about the NY Times article. I already knew that kids from higher-income houses did better in school. I think the biggest point the article makes is when it says, "I found that 15 percent of high-income students from the high school class of 2004 enrolled in a highly selective college or university, while fewer than 5 percent of middle-income and 2 percent of low-income students did." This shows that low-income families are putting much fewer amounts of kids through college. This article also proves that a small town like Bibb County will probably have fewer College graduates. Based off this article, Bibb County students will not perform as well as students from a rich school like Hillcrest.
ReplyDeleteI think this article was very interesting but not exactly true because there is kids that come from poor families that are very smart. I think that rich students get higher grade than middle class student. The rich students are very educated and have good books and computers then the middle class.
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ReplyDeleteI think that rich people buy their way and that they are not as smart as they make it out to be.
ReplyDeleteThat rich people aren't always as smart as they seem and poor people are and can be very smart.
Bibb county doesn't have a lot of high class citizens. There really isn't any rich people down here so it's pretty much just about who you know.
It is a very interesting article, but I think that it is not true, because alot of poor people are very smart. Some poor people are smarter than rich people because rich people never work for anything. Poor people work for all of the stuff that they get though.
ReplyDeleteI think that rich people are not always smart,poor people can be smart too. I believe that being poor or rich should have nothing to do with being smart or not. There are a lot of people who come from a poor family and they are smart. Bibb County schools have a lot of lower educated people but they also have more educated people. We don't have as much technology and resources as a lot of counties.
ReplyDeleteMy thought on the NYTimes is an okay article. They tell you alot about things that we didn't know about people.
ReplyDeleteI think the most important thing that it was trying to say is that yes, most of the richer classes make the most of the higher grades because they where thought alot when they where younger and most of the poorer classes are the one's that gotta learn it own there own without all these tutors and stuff like that.
Bibb County is rural middle class but, then you have you're family's that are not as rich as the other's but, even tho some of the kids have money down here. There are alot of middle class people in this school that make some good grades. So basically in the end it doesn't matter if you're rich or not.
I think that this article is was interesting but not true because some poor people are smarter than some richer kids. I think that some richer students get better grade than some poor student.The rich students have more books and computers than the middle class students.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is an intresting article. I do believe that rich people get more people through college. Poor people can't really get there kids into school because they don't have enough money unless they get a scholarship. Rich people have a better chance bacause they can go to nicer school and get a higher education. Bibb county will probably not have that many college graduates.
ReplyDeleteI agree that wealthy/rich children have higher grades than most student. A lot of students don't attend in extracurricular activities because their parents cannot afford them. I think that this article's main message is that rich children are better educated than middle class and lower class students. Bibb has some upper class families that owns businesses. The US has a lot of middle classed families along with lower class families
ReplyDeleteI don't think this is true. There are some rich children that don't do good in school, but there are poor children that do good in school.
ReplyDeleteI think rich people aren't smart. Poor people can be smart as well . Our school have poor people in it and they're smart also. I just think that smart kids are rich.
ReplyDeleteI think rich kids are not that good in school because they just worrying about what that got and what they going to get but poor people they work hard to get what they want
ReplyDeleteI believe this article is true. Some lower class people might not think they have the ability of the upper or rich class people. Some higher class are able to afford a lot more things that can help their children out educationally wise.
ReplyDeleteWell, this didn't surprise me at all really, I think that poor kids do better because they don't have as much and want more for themselves. And the rich kids are just there, they dont care about anything, because the think they already have it all. I don't care for rich kids because they always seem to think of themselves as better than everyone else, when they are just selfish brats. But yea, poor are better with education than rich.
ReplyDeleteI think this article isn't very surprising. Times are changing and it's very evident that kids with more money get a better education because they can afford it, but at the same time, I think poor kids have better work ethics than rich kids because they haven't just had everything handed to them. I think this article is very important because not only does it tell the true meaning, but also raises awareness for students that aren't very wealthy, because they can do really well too. According to this article, there's a much better chance of a richer school performing better on tests than Bibb County.
ReplyDeleteThe most important message in this article is that kids who have a larger income family are more likely to have better grades because they have access to higher education. Children with lower income families often aren't as educated as the higher class children. They don't have as many opportunities. Bibb County will probably not have as many students with higher grades and as many college and high school graduates as a high class school system.
ReplyDeleteThis NYTimes article really didn't surprise me. It is obvious that times are changing, so education has to change with the times. Of course our education systems aren't going to be the same as when our parents where in school because everything is advancing. As for the "No rich child left behind" comment, that is no surprise either. That shows even in Bibb County. We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties, but it is still evident that its not what you know, its who you know. and that the more only you have the better education you will have
ReplyDeletei agree with jamesio rich people just think that batter then everyboby.some rich chid wanted friend and wonna going school, but about rich folk being smart well yea
ReplyDeleteI think that rich people buy their way and that they are not as smart as they make it out to be. some of us have to try or best to get good grades. but some of the rich kids only get good grades becomes how rich they are and how poplar they are.
ReplyDeletei think rich kids don't do good in school because although they have money to buy devices and participate in different event their not using devices and their money educationally.I think bibb has alot of middle class people not all low class people.
ReplyDeleteThis article didn't surprise me beacause I see this happening. The most important message of this article is that that higher class kids are making better grades than middle and lower class kids. Bibb County students probaly won't have as good grades as a rich kid school.
ReplyDeleteI agree that wealthy/rich children have higher grades than most student.Bibb County will probably not have as many students with higher grades and as many college and high school graduates as a high class school system.Times are changing and it's very evident that kids with more money get a better education because they can afford it, but at the same time, I think poor kids have better work ethics than rich kids because they haven't just had everything handed to them.
ReplyDeleteI think that some rich kids are actually very smart but some it depends either how rich they are or who they are kin to. Some rich kids apply themselves and actually try to do good. This article didn't surprise me at all.
ReplyDeleteThis article was very eye-opening. I've always figured that it doesn't matter where someone comes from, it just matters how much effort they put into something. But this has changed my perspective. Extracurricular activities tend to cost money. The reason kids that come from higher income families versus kids that come low income families are more involved is because they have more money to spread. Unlike low income families. Bibb County is not "rich" as many counties around us. We do not have the resources to get the things that a higher income community would have. Because of this, we are more behind.
ReplyDeleteThis NYTimes article opened my eyes to the large gap in educational success between high and low income students. The average student doesn't participate in extracurricular activities or acquire leadership positions because their parents cannot afford the requirements.That shows even in Bibb County. We may not have as many "rich" families as other counties, but it is still evident that its not what you know, its who you know.
ReplyDeleteThis article is interesting. But i think when it comes to education all kids are the same rich or poor. And their parents don't have to be smart.
ReplyDeleteThis NYTimes article opened my eyes to the large gap in educational success between high and low income students.The important of this message the rich people are getting worse. There kids are doing bad in school and dont care about grades just because they are rich.According to this article, there's a much better chance of a richer school performing better on tests than Bibb County.
ReplyDeleteThis article was shocking to me. i didnt know all the statistics of the matter. i think the most important thin in this article is if school really has a way for teens to get out of poverty. a lot of teens in the Bibb County society are in the $15,000 a year families.
ReplyDeleteThe NY times article wasn't really surprising to me because obviously rich kids would have a higher education because of them rich and having better opportunities to getting into college. Kids that are not rich and have less money have to struggle to get into schools and get everything they want.
ReplyDeleteThis article id different but also not shocking. i think that the message that they were trying to bring to light is that kids with richer families tend to to better than poor kids ,but in my opinion it doesn't matter what the parents make or what enviroment the kids live in all they have to believe in is themselves. And Bibb country just has kids that don't give a crap dropping out all the time its sad really my generation is LAZY.
ReplyDeleteI think this NY Times article was very long but interesting. I agree with it when it said rich people are more educated and smarter than poor people, The school I went to last year proved that, so yeah. In a small town like Bibb County, the economic status is the same It don't matter how smart you are or what you do.
ReplyDeleteI feel like people care too much about the money part. The NYtimes article it doesn't suprise me at all. Honestly it kind of just reminds me of how people are still segregated from money. Like, just because you have more money does not make any difference in the intellectual level. There are people like Mr. Stough in Bibb County who, I'm sure, is smarter than a lot of most rich people. We ain't rich kay? We don't need all that fancy education to get by. I enjoyed reading about the parts about how richer kids have better grades and smarter standards...It makes me laugh honestly, it's ridiculous. There are smart and brilliant poor people it's not their fault they didn't grow up in a rich home. The last question it's pretty much putting us in the "Not smart Poor people" column.
ReplyDeleteI feel like this NYTimes article was very interesting. I did not realize how much your home life affected your knowledge. However, now that I think about it, it makes sense. I think the most important message in this article is that even though our schools are improving they have a long way to go to keep up with the rest of the world. Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status has a lot to do with the context of this article. The majority of our students come from middle to low class homes. This could explain BCHS not making AYP. Maybe the government should stop harassing teachers and administrators in "failing schools" and focus on getting the Nation's economy back up to par. According to the studies, it would improve the test scores.
ReplyDelete-I think it is long, but also right on point.
ReplyDeleteThe richer families have reputations to obtain so they make their kid's spend more time studying, or can afford a professional tutor. Some people can not afford to be in extracurricular activities. This shows in a lot of states and such. Even here in our state, even our school.
1. I do not believe that rich kids are smarter than the less fortunate kids. They do not have to be rich to get the same education than the kids that go to public school. I think the knowledge of the teachers is the same all together they won't or shouldn't withhold information just because of your financial situation.
ReplyDelete2. The message that relays the most to me is about the money between private school and public school the difference for say, the president's daughter's school, the money that the school has should be the same as any or most public schools.
3. It means that Bibb county is poor compared to any of the schools in this article
This articles not very shocking to me. When you have more money and nice clothes and money to engage in activities, of course you're going to enjoy school more. If you get no enjoyment out of school and most likely get made fun of every day then you're not really going to care what your grades are. But they could do as well as anyone else if they tried hard enough. I think the most important thing here is can they help the kids?
ReplyDeleteI think that this article is not really shocking. I think that the message that they were trying to bring out is that kids with richer friends and famililies atend to think that they better then poor kid,but to them weather or not that they are poor or rich families as long as there is real friends that you have then your richer then anyone on the planet.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts on the NYTimes article is that, in my opinion, is true. Children that live in a household with high income does seem to be smarter than the children that live in a household that gains low income. The reason why I say this is because rferring back to the article richer students have higher rates of participation in extracurricular activities and school leadership positions, higher graduation rates and higher rates of college enrollment and completion.
ReplyDeleteThe most important message that the article relays is that all of this can change. Even though Bibb County is a small community we have a lot of "poor" smart poeple who have made it or will make out as successful as any rich person has/will.
I think that not all rich kids are smarter than the kids that are less fortunate than them. I think this because the rich kids have a fall back which is their parents money and the poor kids do not having anything if they do not do well in school. The most important message that this article relays is that people think that rich kids are smarter than poor kids because the rich kids have more money. Bibb County's socioeconomic status is the same because it does not matter how smart you are it matters more about how much money your family makes.
ReplyDeleteThis article proves that we need more higher paying jobs.
ReplyDeleteTo me, the most important message is that preparation and money are everything you need.
That we are in the lower scoring areas of the country
This article made me realize just how big the gap is between wealthy students' grades and poor students' grades. The most important message this article relays is that something has to be done for the students who can't afford as good of an education. It's actually common sense if you think about it. Of course kids whose parents have a low income don't participate in extra curricular activities because they can't afford it! It's the same thing with education. Their mindset is this: I can't afford to do good anyway, why even try? Because we live in a community like Bibb County, most people are middle or low class. But, there are a few that have enough money to get a better education and participate in more. The people that have the money run the town, and the rest of us are just along for the ride. Not to point fingers at anybody, but I think the kids that aren't as fortunate as others should have equal opportunity to excel in school.
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DeleteThis article was very interesting and seemed legitimate to me. I did not know the gap between poor students and rich students was that wide. It makes sense that richer families have more to offer their children, education wise, because they have the money to afford resources to help advance them. This is why they can do so much better than poor families. Also, they can afford to let their extracurricular activities, whereas less fortunate families may not. I think the same status would pretty much apply to Bibb County. Since the majority of the people living here would be known as being in the middle class and poor class, this could explain why we fail to make AYP a lot. I think if we had the money and resources we would see improvement. Around here it seems like nothing else matters beside who you are or who you know.
ReplyDeleteThe NY Times made me realize the gap between student who are rich and student who are poor. I don't not believe that a house hold income effects. If you are smart your smart if your not smart your not smart.Most people in Bibb County are middle or low class.
ReplyDeleteHoping to pursue education in the future, I think the article hit problem that affects our education system.
ReplyDeleteThe most important message Mr. Reardon emphasized is that the problem does not lie in schools, but rather in the pre-school enriching activities.
Bibb County is a very rural area, the school being of a low income variety. In the rural aspects of this country there are rich, middle class, and poor. I think Bibb county (and other poor counties) break the rich vs. poor thing the article mentions. The school is still poor and scores are still low. Even if one were to make a 100 here it would not be worth as much compared to the rest of the country.
In my opinion,rich people get what they want in society,rich people have nothing but money thats all theres no smarts in rich people ,just money.In Bibb there is no rich people just wannabes yeah i said it WANNABE rich people,school doesnt NEED TO EXIST. why cant we learn our selves not by other people just like us.we should be all equal in school no matter how much money we have we should still the same amount of education.
ReplyDeleteI think it was written to help new parents come to understand how important it is to help their children have a better education. The government coming up with programs to help these children and all these test is even better. I think if a parent really reads that article and takes it in consideration it will help their child's school life 100%. The most important message the article relays to me is that it is directed to not only the parents of the children, but to the children them self. When I was reading the article I was thinking back to all the times our schools took the SAT and how (like the article said) it affected us. Schools around the world should be thankful that their is programs like this to help children It takes a load off all the teachers. It even helps the children see what the teacher's idea was more clearly. Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status means in the context of this article that the kids here need to quit being lazy and try to learn things they know will be helpful to them in the near future. All the things the teachers do here never gets enough credit I think. I say that the teachers go well out of their way for the children here. All they want to see is us achieve, and the least we could do is show them that we can. We could all get together and earn money to help us achieve more and more goals. It is TEAMWORK! work together and we will achieve many things together.
ReplyDeleteI agree yet I disagree with this article. I agree with it because of the fact that richer students do a little better than many of the poorer students, but why in the world would they say "no rich child left behind"?!? It is not fair to the poorer population that make exceptionally good grades to be stereotyped like this, that we are not as smart or that we lack the motivation or some bull like that. I believe that this article is trying to relay the message that yes the poorer population is getting smarter but so is the richer population. Lastly, I think that a good many people in my graduating class (whoever is still left) will possible not be able to go through a college because of money, but there are still scholarships to be taken and used for your benefit and the people offering them want to give them to you so just work hard poorer population and we can be the richer ones in the future...
ReplyDeleteWhat are your thoughts on this NYTimes article?
ReplyDeleteThe NYTimes article that I read was very relevant to what is going on in our education system because if you would look at research you will find that households with higher income helps the children in the home do better in the educational field. This is because the child would have less to worry about in the household unlike a family that has low income and moves from house to house; this causes stress and other mental problems with the children which takes the kids minds off of school and education.
What do you think is the most important message the article relays? I think the most inportant message the article relays is the fact that we need to better our school systems and give all students the same chance to excell in class.
What does Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status mean in the context of this article? Well Bibb County is a kinda middle to low class town, the eductional system is in the middle to low range and so is just about everything else in the county. Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status make the people who live here look bad. We have much more potential than all statistics show.
the artical really didnt shock me because its the truth.Rich dtudents do good in school because they got money the only thing that need to really worry about is thier grades.i know this because the low class and middle class students worry about this and that.they worry about the things that the rich kids dont worry about.thats why most middle class students drop out or dont graduate.people in bibb all worry about stupid stuff thats why most bibb county students dont graduate.this artical is important because somebody reall took the time to research the diffrence between poor and rich kids
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ReplyDelete.What are your thoughts on this NYTimes article? My thoughts of the article is that is was very interesting but i know plenty of rich kids at school and isn't as smart as the kids who isn't rich.
ReplyDelete.What do you think is the most important message the article relays? It relays to the money between private school and public school.
.What does Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status mean in the context of this article? The Bibb county's rural is the same status because it does not matter how smart you are it matters more about how much money your family makes.
1. my thoughts to the article are good
ReplyDelete2.that no kid is left behind
3.i think it means that bibb county doesent leave no child behind
I don't agree with the statement that rich students learn more than poor students. In some cases, as in private schools, that statement could be true. But, learning is not an ability that you have to buy. Most students choose whether they want to learn or not. When students apply themselves, they will learn something. When living in a small town, like Bibb County students don't try to learn. It has nothing to do with your parent's income.
ReplyDeleteGood points, Dyllan, but think about what motivates students to learn, and how they view education; typically students from wealthier parents are exposed to better, more expensive educational experiences early on, giving them a head start. Families without the money to afford such services or living in an area without access to those services are unable to provide the same jump start to their children...
DeleteThis article makes a valid point though somewhat obvious so for the most part I agree with what the author is saying. There will always be a education gap between social and economical classes. However there is one thing thea article didnt cover all to well; that is the behavior of the parents themselves. Given the fact that a family has a higher income one can assume that the family is resposible and dedicated to being succesful therefore more responsible and dedicated to their child. There will always be instances where this is not true, same goes for the middle and poor classes. Also richer kids will not always do better in school, no matter how rich a child is you cannot forget he or she is still a child. Some kids will do poorly in school no matter what there family's income is. The same goes for a poor childs family no matter how poor they may be that child, if given the oppurtunity to do well in school may take it or they may not. My favorite part of this article is when the author states that we should "invest in the parents so they can better invest in the children" this validates my point that parents are a big part of the educational success of a child no matter what theyre family income is. However one should keep in mind that it is possible to over come the chains of poverty to get a good education. There are many progams the goverment offerrs to assist families financially and help their chidlren acadimacaly. Bibb County's socioeconomic status is not very diverse. Many children could be considered close to or below the poverty line though there are some middle and even some rich families. While this is sad there doesnt seem to be a big diffrence from what I can tell. I believe that it may be because of how small this school is but everyone seems to be on the same "level" socially. What I mean is that while there may be some bullying or people that just dont like eachother and fight I have seen much worse in larger schools like Thompson and Calera. There are the kids who dont pay attenion and there are the kids who try thats really all I see here nothing to diverse which is good in my opinion
ReplyDeleteGreat response Tristan.
Delete1)What are your thoughts on this NYTimes article?
ReplyDeleteI found this article to be very interesting. I never realized that your home life had much to do with how you do in school. But I do see how it could effect it.
2)What do you think is the most important message the article relays?
I think that the importance of this article is to say that our school have and are improving but we are still way behind compared to the rest of the world.
3)What does Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status mean in the context of this article?
Our rural socioeconomic status has a lot to do with this article. I would say that the majority of our student come from a middle or even a low class home, this could probably explain why we don't make AYP. So basically if we could get the economy back up then the test scores should go up with it.
Good response Watson. I agree.
DeleteThis article didn't really shock me at all. To me the most important message is article was the part where they told us about how we could seperate our educational success from our family background. In Bibb County it's more about who you know because I hear kids talking about how they are going to drop out and then get a good job somewhere because of there dad's friend.
ReplyDeleteThe article points out how rich kids do better than poor kids in school, which doesn't really make sense to me because poor kids usually have to work harder in school in order to get a scholarship. Rich kids can just pay for college. I think most Bibb county people are lower and middle.
ReplyDelete1. My thoughts about the article is that i really open your eyes and helps you understand about the gap between the poor and the rich.
ReplyDelete2. That it is very important to be successful throughout life.
3. That if you don't know the right people than you don't have any hope in Bibb County. Also, if you don't have money than you will see a gap between poor child's and rich.
i dont think just the rich kids are smarter than poor.. they might be a little smarter, but i know alot of poor kids who are just as smart as the rich. but yeah rich people could probably pay for a good educated tutor and make their kids study more often.
ReplyDeleteThis article talks about expanding and bettering our and or our children education in the future, I think the article hit some of the main problems that affects our education systems. The most important topic Mr. Reardon pays close attention to is that the problem or most of the problems don't lie in schools, but rather in the pre-school enriching activities I also agree but on the other hand it's also some parents fault for not giving their kids attention like they should. Parents need to give their kids a start even before pre-school. Bibb County is a very rural area, the school being of a low income variety. In the rural aspects of this country there are rich, middle class, and poor. The schools children don't take their education like they should causing the score to be low and the school to look bad.
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