Equality in Education

In this podcast episode, Marie Condren discusses the importance of recognizing the differences in education among different social classes. She mentions the work of Jeffrey Duncan Andrus, who believes that focusing on equality in education is not enough and that the system needs to be rethought. Marie poses the question of what children and families in each community actually need from schools. She emphasizes the need for a change in the nation's consciousness and expectations of what a classroom should look like. She also mentions the challenges faced by children from disadvantaged backgrounds in achieving educational goals. The influence of social class, parents' income levels, education, and job status on early childhood development is discussed, and it is noted that it is difficult to determine a child's potential based on their circumstances. This topic will be further explored in the next episode. Hello my name is Marie Condren and welcome to our podcast Equality in Education. Throughout today's episode I will introduce the importance of the awareness of this drastic change in education throughout different social classes. Education is different from person to person. Everyone has their own experiences and impressions. Throughout this episode we will discuss this difference and answer any questions or comments. Jumping in we are going to start by discussing the work of Jeffrey Duncan Andrus, a longtime educator. Through his article Equality or Equity in the Harvard Graduate School of Education, he believed that it is critical to rethink the way each system is set up. He says a focus on equality is not producing the results that schools really need, providing all students with the equality education. Before getting deeper into this article I would like to pose a question. What do these children's and families in each community actually need? Schools are about compliance, internalizing, regurgitating, and repeating. Time has changed and these views of education have been heightened. But when you look at what actually comes out of the classroom, it's super investment. Kids are super excited, the teachers are super excited, and lots and lots of learning is happening. So part of the nation's consciousness has to change in giving people a live look into what are we actually talking about here. What should we expect to see when we walk into a classroom? What does it look like day to day and from room A to room B? It needs to look a little bit different based on who's in there and what they're doing in that particular moment. Many children start their education goals very early in their childhood, starting them ahead of most. This makes it challenging to attempt these societal goals. The key foundations for learning are established as they're born and grow. The minority is set so far back it is hard for them to come back from this and succeed, starting at a disadvantage right from childhood. This needs attention both economically and morally. To understand the influence of social classes, parents' income levels, level of education, and job status on early childhood development, the studies divide children into five groups based on social classes and compares the second, low-middle, third, middle, fourth, middle-high, and fifth, high, qualities, and fits for the lowest, low, fifth. Through social classes, childhood, and the ability, it is different to know. It's a student can do. Through social classes, childhood, and ability, it is difficult to know where a child would be if they were in different circumstances. This topic will be discussed more in our next episode. I hope you took something away from today's podcast and left knowing more. Have a great day and see you next week. www.benchamp.com