Compassion

We should show compassion towards gang members because  although there are evil people in the gang world but there are those that want a change. Perhaps a six year old boy named William grew up i a household where both of his parents would beat each other and their son. And perhaps this innocent young boy did not know that was wrong. That those violent actions were a way to show affection because his education never taught him otherwise ten years later he has failed school and no teacher tries to help. They assume he is naturally stupid and that he is a helpless cause. He joins a gang and kills people and he does not understand what he is doing is wrong. He believes he is killing other gang members to save innocent people. He believes by killing a young child he could save them from a tragic life or erase another future opposing gang member. Although this is not every gang member on the streets some have similar stories. We should learn to be compassionate to these people so they can understand the meaning of life rather than that kind of dark tragic one. We should not forgo gang members wanting to change because a majority of them do not want to. testing.

poorly funded high schools

What affects do bad teachers have on a child?

            Teachers guide their students to obtain a mastery of a certain subject, to pass their knowledge to the future, and to help the children obtain happiness. They lead students to a future involving their passion, but when they receive a failing teacher they cannot grow in their knowledge. If the teacher cannot take care of their own career can they help a child find his or her? If student receives a bad teacher they fall behind in their curriculum. They would score lower compared to others not in that class or school and when they fall behind for one year it is greatly impacting. This motivates a student to dropout of school because they cannot understand a subject so simple to others but so difficult to them.

            Teachers are important, but a happy and encouraging family is the most important. Most teachers in a public school can only teach their students for at most two years. The people that truly help children in the long term are the parents. Parents that are wealthy and received a good education tend to have children that do well in school. These children have their own study rooms, easy access to the best technology, and have parents that have been in their situation in the past. This mostly creates an endless cycle of well-educated, wealthy people compared to their more unfortunate peers. Therefor it is essential that the parents understand their responsibility rather than their teachers.

            A good education does not focus on just teachers, but is a combination of all money, location, and environment. Having money means that there are more supplies to help a child with their studies. They can buy calculators, books, laptops, etc. They could buy anything to help them continue their studies to have a better understanding of a subject. In terms of location most students do better in a safe city rather than one where they could easily be mugged or shot at. Having supporting parents and being in a great school with kind peers is always ideal for any child to be successful.  

Are bad teachers just as bad as bad parents?

            Having even just one bad teacher for a year can have devastating effects on a child, especially in the early years. This is the same as having horrible parents. Many students look up to their teacher in admiration, but if a first grader receives an apathetic teacher what is he or she supposed to do? Any child that young can still understand the moods of the adults around them so it is crucial for children to have not only good parents, but also good teachers.

            Having a bad parent can never be as traumatic as having bad parents. If the parents are well educated they could help teach their child what the teacher lacks. If the teacher does not teach then the child could further his or her studies by reading. A library is easy to access and especially in the age of the Internet, people can know anything they want to know. Blaming a child’s poor grade should not be the teacher’s responsibility, but the parent’s responsibility.

            Children are all very different from each other. They learn, grow, and play differently. One method of learning may work for 10 children but not the others. When a child does poorly one cannot put all the blame on one person, but a mix of the child’s circumstances.

           

Do materials really matter? Why or why not?

            Materials are important. Teachers cannot teach without their textbooks and they cannot write notes without a board. Most public school teachers in America are underpaid and they are forced to pay for their supplies for the students. Students cannot learn addition without seeing it and practicing the problems. Just to do that they require papers, pencils, and textbooks. They cannot turn in formal MLA formatted essays without a computer or printer. It is essential for schools to at least have the basic supplies for their students.

            Materials are not nearly important as parents or teachers. If the parents are insensitive to their children’s struggles the child shall suffer. If a teacher does not help clarify the subject they teach then that person is useless. That person is a useless. He or she is a waste of space, money, and time in that classroom. To help any struggling child there must be a group effort from both the teachers and parents.

            Materials are not as important as a student’s mindset. In the age of the Internet anyone could learn anything at one’s will. If they do not understand biology they could always Google it. There are videos on YouTube that talk about the Pythagorean theorem and could be easily accessed by the library. The most important for a student’s education is not their supplies, but their perseverance.