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Education

Submitted by jamaica312 on May 15, 2005

Category: Social Issues
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Surburn Public Schools vs. City Public Schools



What type of educational standards does the American society accept and
expect for their child? Article will compare and contrast
two different types of schools. One school is located in an affluent
suburban community and the other school is located in a poor urban area.
The suburban school has twice as many students as the urban school. Both
schools are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania vicinity. One school is
in jeopardy of closing due to poor student achievement and the other
school is a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School. The schools are
only five miles apart although they are many miles apart as far as
educational promise. What are the physical, financial, esthetic, and
intrinsic values that enable one school community to be more productive
than the other? When it comes to education what standards does society accept?
Image entering into a cold, brick building that is dark and old. The
exterior of the building is covered with graffiti. The football field is
nothing but dirt and weeds; the bleachers are made of weather beaten wood.
Adjacent to the football field is a concrete basketball court, the rims do
not have nets and the metal backboard has not been painted in years. The
interior of the building is not much better. The paint on the walls is a
dreary gray and maroon. There are wires hanging from the ceiling. The
building smells old and musty. As one walks into the school you are
immediately confronted by metal detectors, and a blocked off section for
crisis intervention. The building offers three security guards, two school
police, and two probation officers. The office is very busy, and chaotic.
. The lunch that is being prepared in the cafeteria turns my stomach as I
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