Mihir Patel Blogs

     School choice improves public education. I feel this way because deciding the school that people want to go can determine the education that they are going to get. Going to a terrific school that is known for its compelling education can increase a student’s chances for succeeding in school and in life after graduating. That student can find a well-paying job, have enough money to buy a house, and raise a family. Students who go to a school that doesn’t do well academically have a high chance of dropping out and potentially relying on a minimum wage job to cover expenses because the school that they go to is not doing any favors to them.  I believe that competition to be accepted into a top tier school improves public education because everyone will feel motivated to be the best that they can so that highly academic schools are willing to accept them. On page 187 it states, “Some reformers believed that one solution was to apply business strategies, such as cons...

       Separate but equal means that public institutions must separate the White and the Black people, but they were both still treated equally. In my opinion, separate but equal is not a viable option in education today. I believe this because school is going to be less diverse if African Americans and White people are forced to go to separate schools. Education with little to no diversity can impact a student’s performance in class, exams, and behavior. Less diversity can lower people’s chances of having a good paying job after graduation. Moreover, schools with less diversity can ruin its reputation and will lose money due to people not attending that school.  Furthermore, African Americans and White people are not going to understand how to accept diversity and celebrate differences if they attend schools that are only associated with their race. Learning to respect people’s differences is an important lesson to learn in life and going to school where you me...