The Education Primer

It’s not surprising to me how some people would find this information to be known and some of it was mind boggling. If I take a moment to reflect on all of the years I went to school, I can say that the facts about white females as educators are correct. I can count on one hand the amount of male teachers I had. Why you may ask? It may be the female nature to nurture children. Most women have that natural ability to deal with children of all ages. They seem to have another sense. Men on the other hand have to work a little harder at it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure there are men out there that are better than women, but the majority of don’t have that extra sense.

There are alot of facts about the different demographics of our US schools in the Primer. There is alot of information in there that is good to know, but let’s look at the truth, the world changes, people change, why shouldn’t the diversity and class makeup of our schools change? Our own communities are ever-changing. When I take a look at the makeup of our townspeople over the last 20 years, it’s changed tremendously. Why wouldn’t it change? How can you stop it? You can’t! People make decisions in life that depict their future. Some of those decisions are based on their family, their education, their culture, and most of all there own life experiences. People and families come and go, therefore, our school children change with it.

The great thing about this is that the information can be used to see if there is need for improvement in our laws and policies. Do some of our schools need help from a national standpoint versus their local government, when it comes to funding? Should we make today’s school children aware of these facts so that they can see the big picture? I say this because I know from experience that every time an election in our town comes up a question comes up on the ballots about improving our community’s schools through the addition to the taxes we pay every year. Year after year people complain about the education system in our town but they don’t want to invest anything into them. What the majority of people don’t understand is that the costs for the education systems in the town are a very small part that makes up their taxes. If you were to educate the kids it may trickle to the parents to avoid assumptions. I can go on and on about the percentages and numbers in the Primer, but investing in our schools means investing in our children, our communities, and the future of the US.

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