Monday Matters #18

   Diane Ravitch is a historian of education and a Research professor of education at New York University. It is easy to see that Diane is very interested in reformation of education. In one of her previous articles Diane states that when it comes to education the equality and opportunity is never the same. Solutions to the inequality problems are never easy to solve as well. However, to begin fixing these problems, she proclaims that education of the teachers needs to be number one! Diane also lists what needs to change to transform education. She declares that entrance requirements into teacher training programs need to be more competitive to be able to pick the best students. Money is a big problem many people face, so she declares financial aid should be given because its easier to perform at the peak of your knowledge without having to worry about money. Teachers need to be more alive and excited to teach students. She claims that schools should NOT be competitive but help one another to strive towards one goal. Also, all schools have to be EQUAL and all have the same access to resources, better teachers, and even tools no matter where they live. Throughout this article, Diane emphasis teachers. So she maintains her idea of only the best qualified teachers to teach anyone. Every student deserves the same amount of equality when it comes to education.