Blog Assignment #3

         We educate all children by providing them with lectures and textbooks so that children are given more information and knowledge about the concepts they are learning. Reading and listening are routines that children follow every day so that they fully grasp the concepts of what they are learning. Writing assignments is another way that students are taught in school so that their written communication is improved. Teachers encourage their students to participate in class so that children don’t feel bored, and they are physically active. They don’t want their students to leave the classroom feeling confused or overwhelmed. Teachers want children to feel engaged and motivated to learn, which is a big part of education. Children are given the opportunity to complete homework assignments and prepare for tests and quizzes. Manners are also important when it comes to education because children must be able to observe and listen to the details that are explained by the teacher. Education is provided through graphics and visualization to support instruction. Furthermore, teachers may educate children with the use of body language. Children are educated through mistakes and feedback to further enhance their knowledge on a particular subject. We educate children on how to live like Americans. They are given English lessons, American history lessons, and hygienic practices. 

School benefited children that were born in America. American born children knew how to speak English and so they were able to adapt to the school curriculum very easily. Children that knew how to speak English quickly learned concepts of reading and writing. School fails foreign born children because they don’t know the culture of the United States. Foreign born children aren’t aware of the American Dream or how to live like an American. Because they don’t understand English, they have a tough time trying to grasp what they are learning in school. On page 72 of Part II it states, “Writer Alfred Kazin, whose parents immigrated to Brooklyn, New York, remembers, “I hated school, partly because I was not a very good student. I was terrible at math, for example, which was a terror to me. The neighborhood was composed mostly of Jewish immigrants, from Russia and Poland. And there was a tremendous pressure all the time to get an education.” This evidence from the passage shows that Alfred Kazin, a foreign-born individual, struggled in math. He felt stressed about school because he faced challenges with his parents to obtain an education. On page 66 of Part II the author wrote, “The dramatic growth of school enrollments in the early decades of the century led to a search for new ways to educate the new students, particularly the children from immigrant and working-class backgrounds whose English were poor or seemed unsuited for traditional academic courses. Many children were left back when they were unable to keep up with other children of their age, and they were considered “overage” for their grade.” This evidence from the story explains that immigrant children who were not proficient in speaking English didn’t do well in their academics. They were forced to repeat a grade level and schools had to find new methods of learning to suit students who weren’t fluent in English.