Poorly Funded Public Schools

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What exactly does “savage inequalities” mean to me?

A literal translation would be something like “social disparity relating to uncivilized human beings”, or the “fierce, ferocious or cruel disparity of distribution or opportunity.”

Uncivilized. Cruel. Disparity of opportunity.

I feel that makes sense.

It has everything to do with us as uncivilized human beings suffering from the cruel disparity of opportunities left to us by a broken system.

A broken system.

The savage inequalities produced from a broken system.

How does a child feel when he/she does not have proper school resources and why?

I believe that feelings of resentment, disgust and anger are produced from the lack of resources for students in poorer schools. Maybe not at first, but as you grow and begin to see the resources that other students have at their disposal, resentment of those students, disgust for the system, and anger for the situation build quickly.

Its human nature to want what you do not, or cannot, have, isn’t it?

The feelings don’t exist simply because of the lack of resources; the feelings exist because the students become aware of the lack of resources.

What affects do bad teachers have on a child?

I believe that a teacher should be an uplifting role model for children. A teacher should challenge, nurture and praise their students. When a teacher goes astray from that and begins to berate their students, or even worse, show no interest in their students, it only leads to negative effects on those students. Within the classroom, the teacher is look upon as the leader. The teacher sets the tone.

When you have a disinterested leader, you become disinterested.

When you have an abusive leader, you become angry and disheartened.

When you have an uplifting leader, you become enthusiastic.

If teachers display negative characteristics, the students will pick up on them and either revolt or surrender their hunger for knowledge.

Who is mostly affected by the practice of protecting the wealthy by providing a lesser education to the poor?

Both sides feel the affect of the poor receiving a lesser form of education than the rich. It’s another form of “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.”

On one side the grass is dry, yellow and filled with the feces of animals on the loose. The green side of the tracks has seemingly built a wall tall enough to obstruct the sunrays and despite the dark cloud above, the drought seems to be never ending.

How can they obtain proper nourishment without the help of their neighbor?

Without the breaking down of the wall?

Without water to help maintain the grass?

Without proper nourishment for the grass, it’s only a matter of time until the grass is gone.

Meanwhile, the sun is shining where the grass is green and that tall wall that keeps out the sunlight? Well, it also blocks the irrigation system from reaching the “other side”.

The affects are felt on both sides of the issue. It’s a negative affect for those receiving the lesser education but it’s a positive affect for those that are protected.