Inequality In America

Have you ever heard of inequality in children in schools? In my opinion, it is not fair that all of children are not able to get the same education because of their background. Recently, a report is published that it takes more than a couple of years to reduce the education inequality in America. In this essay, I will argue five elements that make inequality in American K-12 schools. Overall, inequity in American K-12 schools is caused by wealth gap, regional disparity and discrimination such as racism, ablism and sexism.
First, wealth gap is suggested. Wealth gap is economic disparity between poor people and rich people. There is a significant gap in the quality of education that provided to children from wealthy families to ones from poor …show more content…
Sexism is a distribution between men and women. It is often considered that women are inferior to men. Girls and boys are often treated differently in learning environments. Boys benefit from more teacher attention. Girls are encouraged to sit quietly and politely answer questions, whereas boys may not be disciplined for shouting out answers in class. Girls may be called by name less than boys are in class discussions, and boys may receive more detailed assistance in problem solving than do girls. Recent studies of school-aged children have shown that the effects of even the slightest gender discrimination are powerful. When Michigan elementary school students were asked to consider life as a member of the opposite sex, 40% of the girls reported that life would be better as a boy. They think they would get more respect and better jobs. Conversely, 95% of the boys surveyed saw no advantage to being a girl (National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education, 2012). Sexual harassment is a more insidious form of discrimination and still commonly reported in schools. The impact to students extends far beyond discomfort. Sexual harassment is a civil rights issue because students’ experiences deprive them of equal access to education. Gender bias in classrooms may also have a powerful effect on students’ perception of their future opportunities. The long-term effects are considered by some to lead to the wage gap between adult men and women in the workforce. It is necessary to completely get rid of the inequality between men and women at a stage of the k-12 education to lose a pay gap by the gender discrimination of the men and

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