In this YouTube video they talk about education. Within education they talk about the different levels and how there is an education gap. He mentions testing in different schools. Back a couple decades ago they compared the richest schools test scores against the poorest schools test scores. Between the two schools there was a 90-question difference. This shows that the richer schools have better access to better education, tutors, and teachers. They also have better class sizes. There are more teachers so they are closer to the students and are able to have fewer kids in the classes. This helps with learning and applying because it is easier to ask questions and make sure the entire students question are answered. They also have better meals prepared at lunch, and with food it impacts your learning ability. With the poorer schools they lack these resources. They do not have small class sizes, good tutoring, and healthy lunches. Usually they are packed into the school, not a lot of teachers, and very old materials like books. Recently they conducted the test again to see the question difference and the gap has gone up more. Instead of the points being 90, it went up to 125 questions. This affects our ranking in education worldwide. It makes the United States one of the worst educated due to such the big difference between the rich and the poor.
During lecture we brought up the topic of the education gap. With the education gap we also watched a video. In the video it showed two males, both the same age, have the same race, and have the same grades, but go to different schools. Through this they show the difference of accessibility. The first guy goes to a school that has good funding. This is because it is in a nicer area and with that the property taxes are higher. With the taxes being hiring the school get more money. The second guy does not have great funding at his school, and has metal detectors because they are not in the best place. We talked about how in the video it showed them both learning. The class noticed that the first guy had more interaction with his teacher and making him broaden his view on the topics. The second guy did not have great connection with the teacher and he had to do a lot of stuff on his own, especially when he was preparing to apply for college. This topic is very sad because people have advantages in life and others do not. With those advantages and disadvantage they can affect your future.
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