What really makes a high school low performing?

CallmeC
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 10:14:30 +0000

Honestly, the students, teachers, parents, etc. all affect the school but people aren’t born bad. They’re not born thinking, “I’ll be in a gang and ignore school” and their parents don’t just think “I don’t care if my kid fails”. Teachers don’t become apathetic for no reason. I think the location really is the biggest influence. People in good neighborhoods with good school systems weren’t born to be successful, they were raised that way. When you see what an impact education has on success, of course you take education seriously. The U.S has one of the highest percentage of poverty of all the first world/developed countries. Of course we’re falling behind. In poor neighborhoods, making money today is more important than in 20 years.

People in bad neighborhoods aren’t doomed though, and people in good neighborhoods aren’t guaranteed much. Bad education is better than no education, problem is when people aren’t taught and shown the value of it. I can look at my mother and see how much farther her degree got her, how important hard work is. If I had been raised by my father…let’s just say I wouldn’t be on CC. I wouldn’t live in as good of a town and I wouldn’t directly see how much school pays off–just like most kids in bad schools.