School trips are one of the things schoolchildren look forward to about
school. A school trip provides a venue of learning that answers both
their natural inclination to know more about things while catering to
their short attention spans. School trips are also one of the ways to
demonstrate to children that learning is possible outside of the
classroom.
Another benefit of having school trips is that children will have the
chance to see the practical application of things they have learned or
are currently learning about in class. Concepts in sciences and
mathematics are put into action; how animals are being taken care of
outside of their natural habitat are observed. Children will remember
their lessons easily especially if the trips are made in conjunction
with a topic currently discussed in class.
Students will also see first hand how everything is connected, how their
separate school subjects are just parts of the whole process of getting
an education. For example, a visit to a museum will not just be about
history but can also be about sciences or geography. It can even be a
subject for their English or writing class.
Not all students come from the same background. Some have less exposure
to arts and culture than others. This could be from reasons such as
parents not having the time or money to bring them to these events or
places, or the parents themselves don't have the knowledge about these
things. A school trip then puts everyone in the class at the same level
by exposing everyone in the class to the same experience.
By showing students places that they have previously only read about,
children learn about the larger world around them. Not only does this
increase their knowledge of things, a school trip will also foster
greater understanding and acceptance of unfamiliar places and people.
The purpose of this article is to expose the government's effort to
better school systems in the United States of America. Though the
government faces its challenges, the positive stride to better the
school through reforms is overwhelming. For many years schools in
wealthy neighborhoods had the advantage over schools in poor
neighborhoods when comparing educational levels. Therefore, there has
been a sense of urgency on the government's side to close the gap
between schools in wealthy neighborhoods and schools in poor
neighborhoods. The goal is not to improve schools in one major area of
the United States, or to improve school subjects. The goal is to improve
schools everywhere in the United States of America.
Through many years, the government has tried to form reforms that will
better schools in low income areas. The federal government has passed
laws that forced local government to better schools through their
districts regardless of the school and district sizes. There have been
funds available for schools to improve in many areas such as math,
science, and reading. Also, teachers are given incentives to teach in
low income areas to help improve students' test scores. The No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) not only challenges schools to better their teachers
and students, but the federal government has put pressure on themselves
to better the school system overall.
People have been focused on the negative aspect of government reforms to
better the school systems in the United States. The government has been
heavily criticized for practicing bias in the school systems toward
African Americans and Hispanics. History has shown that the government
is trying very hard to better the school systems through implementing
reforms and alternative funds to help better the school system in every
subject. This research is to bring forth the positive effect of the
reforms to better students by providing each of them the equality to
learn regardless of their background or their socioeconomic status. The
reforms are to force the schools to act and rely on the resources proved
by the federal, local, and state government. The problem is that not
enough good is being said about the efforts by the government to better
the school system. Instead many have criticized every reform. Though
there is no such thing as perfect reforms, but the good outweighs the
bad. The research will briefly mention some of the major changes in
school financing to show the government efforts to help close the
achievement gap between students in low income areas and students in
high income areas.
A very high percentage of students who live in low income areas are
African Americans. This is due to the history of this country's
segregation. African Americans were not allowed to learn to read or have
anything to do with books. Also, African Americans were forced to live
together as a culture and were put in a position of working low wage
jobs. These are the reasons why we have a high percentage of African
American who lives in low income areas. Therefore, there is now an
achievement gap among students who live in low income areas and students
in high income areas. The government is now trying to do their best to
close the achievement gap.