Disparity in our Schools
If economics has taught us anything it is that throughout human history wealth is unusual and poverty is normal. This can be seen just by looking at the distribution of the world’s income; and yet because of the difference wealth makes on people’s lives it is still something that everyone strives to have. The reason everyone strives so hard to gain wealth is because of the fact that if you have money you can better your own and your family’s life. In many countries including here at home in the United States there is a growing gap between the wealthy and the poor and nowhere is this disparity seen more than in the quality of education received by wealthy and poor students. Not only is there a growing gap here in the United States between its own citizens, but there is a growing gap between wealthy and poor nations as well. The growing gap between the rich and the poor is only going to continue to expand as more and more technological advancements are made by wealthy countries. This means that crime rates are only going to increase along with these advancements. The disparity in education between wealthy and poor students is unbelievable. I have seen the difference in education first hand as I grew up which is why I have chosen to write about the inequality in the quality of education received between rich and poor children. When I was younger I went to an inner city school and compared to the school that I graduated from it was nothing. My elementary school that I went to did not even have a music class and the high school that I graduated from had its own wing designated just for music and band. This is an issue that until No Child Left Behind was not really talked about. In the United States, over the last 25 to 30 years the income gap has steadily increased between the richest Americans and the lower and middle class.