The purpose of public schools

What is the Purpose of Schools? Who are marginalized students in schools and what do they need from our school system?

Just like it is stated in the Education Code, the purpose of public schools "is to ensure that all Texas children have access to a quality education" (Sec. 4.001). It is a way to better our children and provide them with necessary things they may need for the future. Most jobs that will provide a large enough salary to live on require the employee to have some sort of education. Schools are there to make this possible and teach kids at a young age basic skills and proper communication techniques. Schools are a stepping stone towards the future. 

The marginalized students in schools are mainly the people coming from poorer backgrounds. The area they live in may not have the right resources, teachers, or funds to make a suitable environment for learning. The school system needs to accommodate these students and their arrangements so they do not end up being at fault for something they could not control. Since education plays such a big role in future jobs, a person who went to a fancy private school would have a major advantage then someone who went to a small, underfunded public school. As Michael Cross and Vivian Atinde state in their article, "marginalization can be by virtue of being black, originating from poor families and...includes gender (308). Overall, I think the marginalized students in schools are the ones that come from poor families, minority races and women. While as of today we have come a long way in incorporating and providing a fairly well education for all, sometimes you can still see these other students being pushed aside. I think that having all sorts of kids from different races and backgrounds is a good way to learn about different experiences and cultures so, even though they may seem to be marginalized, I think these students play a big role in school systems. 

Why Teach?

  Growing up, I always saw my teachers as some of my favorite people in the world. Every school year I was so excited to see my teachers and get to know them. It wasn't until 2nd grade that I really thought about growing up and becoming a teacher. I had such an amazing teacher who was very compassionate and helped all of her students grow more and more everyday. After the school year ended, I still kept in touch with her and her personality and drive to help her students be the best they could be really stayed in my mind. She left such a lasting impact on me that I decided to go into the education field so I can make my students feel the way I did. 

    In school I was a very shy person in class and when teachers would do things like pull names out of cups or make every person give a presentation, it made me think that if I were a teacher I would do so many things differently. As my school years kept going, I saw a lot of things that can be improved with the school system and every time I saw that, it made me think of my 2nd grade teacher and how much better schools would be if we had about a million of her. My desire to teach comes from wanting to be the teacher that kids still keep in touch with years later because they felt like they had such a fun and educational year. 

    I want to teach either 1st or 2nd grade because younger kids are still new to the school systems and can be more passionate about learning. The past 3 years I have worked in a child center at a gym and every day the kids say the craziest things and are always teaching me new things so I would love to teach and work with them on a daily basis. The subject I would want to teach would be English as I love to read and write. 

This is my 2nd grade teacher who I saw at Disney in 2019