Education Gap Grows

I believe that this study is correct. I have also found that children who come from more wealthy families tend to do better in school. I think a lot of this, like the article said, is to do with the financial ability to provide their children with more educational experiences. For example, the more wealthy parents are able to afford to take their children to museums or pay for a private math tutor. However, those children who come from families with just a single parent can often not provide such luxuries. Most of these single parent families are struggling just to buy their children basic school supplies.

I do believe that most people who go to college make more money, but this is not always the case. For example, as a teacher I know I will not make very much money although I am required to have a degree from college. So there is hope for those who cannot afford to go to college. Also, there are many scholarships and grants out now that also help with the cost of college.

I do not believe that this widening of the gap is right, but I do believe it is a reality. I think a lot of this has to do with our culture today, like the article stated. The phrase “keeping of with the Jones’” is still present in our society. I am not even sure if these affluent parents realize that for example taking their children on vacations to Europe is educational. I think most of them are just trying to “keep up” with the other affluent families. However, these experiences can be very educational. As the more wealthy families continue to race each other in providing the best of the best, the less wealthy families struggle to provide the bare necessities; this in turn makes the educational gap between high-income and low-income families greater.