What should be done about the school system that systematically leave marginalized students behind?

Students from lower income families are always struggling and playing catch-up within the school system: they are the students who cannot read because they may never have learnt that reading and writing are keys to success; these students show no interest in reading and writing because they may the first generation in their families struggling to graduate high school; parents and grandparents have entrusted the educational needs of their children and grandchildren to the school system hoping the schools will help in giving these students the education that they did not have; How can the school system be made more holistic in such a way that carters to the needs of the whole individual student and not just to the educational needs? What are other ways that can better serve these students and put them on the right path to success. Are there ways that the American Educational System can become a holistic and better environment for students in general than a breeding ground for violence?

What stats do you have that say that poor children don’t know how to read or write. I was VERY poor and I know how to read and write. My son and I were poor for quite some time and he read better than any of his classmates. When we were able to climb out of that hole and we moved to a nicer school I noticed a lot of the students couldn’t read. These were children from ‘good’ homes. Their parents were too busy working to spend any time with them on homework. I know this because I worked in that classroom for 3 days a week and I saw what was happening. I think it’s a generalization to say that poor kids can’t read or write.

America does need to work on the public school system though. We are far behind in many areas compared to other countries. Until the Goverment puts schools first there will be no improvement.

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