REFLECTION FOR AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL

Hubermann Ermeus

                In the 1960’s it became very fashionable to ridicule assimilative function of the public school in America. The functions of the public schools in America were different then it is now. It used to be segregated and not many people would support it. Of the greatest thing that happened in the public back then is Americanizing the foreigners into the public schools. It success in Americanizing the immigrants was very important to family that never thought they would be accepted as Americans in the United States.

            Public school was the only way parents could afford to send their children because they could not afford the expensive private school. Often, you didn’t see any students in private schools other white children. In most cases they were not accepted or their parents would have to make huge sacrifices to send to the private school.  Diane Ravitch mother was an immigrant from Bessarabia who came to the United States in the early 1900 whit her family to look for better opportunities. Scholl was one way to help better their lives. The American public school was their portal to opportunities. They would learn to speak English and get use to the country they just move to. They would get the chances to interact with children who were born and raised here to see what’s is expected as an American.

            The first half of the twentieth century was a time of huge expansion of the American public school. The United States is a democracy states. The school were here to teach skills and knowledge that is required for people who are living in a democratic industrial society such the United States and other places around the world. The population were rapidly growing and diversity is spreading at a very fast pace.

            Nearly 80% of teenagers were enrolled in high school. The United States leads the way of education. It fulfil the promises of providing access to schooling, what to teach, whether to give the same kind of education to all races from different groups. There was a debate between the separate school and segregated school.  As time goes by the public was one of the treasure institutions in the United States. The more student began to enroll in school, the better for the parents and ordinary people.  The r were more teachers because of increase of students. This created more jobs for people who did not have opportunities to support their families.

            One thing that did stand out to me was the IQ test that were given to children starting to from kindergarten to high school seniors. The IQ test were given to any student no matter if they speak English or any other languages. It was require that they take the test. Majority of student s didn’t not speak English because of the parents just move her to look for better opportunities for them. The test follow them for the rest of their lives. If they did well they stick with it and also if they did horrible they would stick it. Most people demanded to ban the IQ test because it was unfair. The parents and student had no say.

            Numerous groups of immigrant’s demands to ban the testing which will have a huge effect on their children life were happy. Eventually the IQ test was removed from the school system thanks to the got involved. The student had no choice before that. They make sure they voices are being heard. 
     image above shows how families from different part of the world come to the United States to earn an education where they believe all the freedom were.the Mexican and other foreigners family had to step up for their child in order for them to avoid the IQ test which was not in their advantage.