"A Tale of Two Schools"

What is valuable to you? Can education be seen as valuable? The answer is YES! "Values education therefore promotes tolerance and understanding above and beyond our political, cultural and religious differences, putting special emphasis on the defense of human rights, the protection of ethnic minorities and the most vulnerable groups, and the conservation of the environment." (What Is Values Education?) If education can do this much then why are schools not equally valued? 

The value of education should be considered as much as the value of money. Some children go to school as long as an adults work day. The only difference between an adult and a child is that an adult goes to work for money and a child goes to work for educational purposes. If we valued who we want our children or any child to grow up to be we must give them fair education. The chance to give every child a fight chance and to help them grow and succeed.

We all need to realize the importance of funding school equal. 

Statically speaking, "underserved students, including minorities and low-income students, attend and complete college at far lower rates than their peers. These students are suspended, expelled, and drop out at higher rates, and are less likely to have access to strong teachers and challenging curricula." (Equity of Opportunity) We need to come together as a society to get equal funding distributed to all schools. For most of us we see the difference between how education was and how it is now. We all have those school near or around us that need the equal funding not just for the students but to also help the employees at those school.

The first action I would like you to take is it to view the video above, think to yourself about what the differences you see. Have you identified any if not a lot of them? This video is an excellent example of the difference students go through and how unequal the education system is. As a parent I want the best for my child, and another child. This blog will be dedicated to bring to light this problem in AZ communities, for parents and the districts and help create ways on how we can help as a community to bring more funds for those AZ low income schools. 

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References

Equity of Opportunity | U.S. Department of Education. (n.d.). Ed. https://www.ed.gov/equity

I. (2019, October 10). What Is Values Education? Iberdrola. https://www.iberdrola.com/talent/value-education#:%7E:text=Values%20education%20therefore%20promotes%20tolerance,the%20conservation%20of%20the%20environment.

H. (2009, February 20). “A Tale of Two Schools” [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xdfVAPvv9A&feature=youtu.be