This just takes me back to the underteaching chapter I read earlier. This affected the Hispanic student's learning because they were underestimated compared to Asian students. They were seen as academically inferior compared to their peers who were superior in the eyes of the teachers. This just creates an environment and mentality that some students are less smart than others.

This act is the first one that I hear when it comes to closing the achievement gap. I wonder why the government hasn't done something like this again and why the achievement gap is not a priority. I feel like everyone knows it exists but we don't pay much importance to it, when in reality by doing that we are affecting the future of our country.

This is just one of many stereotype insults I have heard before, but this type of racism is covered by the rest of the stereotypes that society has created and made everyone believe Asian Americans don't undergo racial discrimination. Many people believe only African and Hispanic people experience racism, but this needs to change, we need to bring awareness for everyone.

This just seems so hard because teachers and society are just putting high expectations and standards on Asian American kids. This situation can hurt people mentally because it can make them feel overwhelmed and stressed as they are expected to be the best at everything.

I believe society as a whole is in charge of this issue and of creating the idea that there's different groups of people. When we are little kids, everyone seems normal to us, kids don't see a difference, we know that we are all human. as we grow older we get taught that there are different groups of people, we get taught that everyone is different from each other. If we were never introduced to those ideas at school or home we wouldn't have any issues with discrimination, because we would all see each other for what we all are "human being

This just makes me mad, the fact that this situation happened inside school doors and school officials did nothing about it for many years. Schools should be a safe learning space where students only think should be learning and not to worry for their safety. I wonder why the school never did anything to fix this? Why did they wait until students were harmed? This goes to show how bad our education system is and has been, the purpose of school is to learn, not to get harmed.

This is just a terrible speculation and stereotype to create. There are just so many high expectations that seem to be created for Asian Americans that create a picture for everyone to think their lives are perfect, but those stereotypes create a wall against reality. Just like everyone else, Asian Americans are also discriminated against. Those stereotypes make it difficult to bring awareness when it comes to discrimination.

This is completely true, to be well-educated to us means to be respectful, responsible, and to have good manners it doesn't have much of educational meaning. Although I feel like this is how we used to define "well-educated" back then, nowadays Many Hispanic families include the aspect of education into he definition of what being an educated person means.

I agree with many of my peers, I think that there is nothing wrong with mispronouncing names. As a Hispanic person, I know many teachers from different backgrounds who have trouble pronouncing my name or last name, I never take this the wrong way because its something that happens to everyone. For example, my first language is Spanish, so I sometimes struggle pronouncing the names of people whose names are different from whose I've heard within my background. another example of this is my name, my name in Spanish is Ligia, people who don't speak Spanish say my name wrong because in Spanish our G is read differently than in English, I cant blame people for not knowing how to read in Spanish, instead I correct them and help them say it the right way.

This is so true, many of us are underestimated and taught on a level that is lower than other students. Just because some students have a hard time doing something doesn't mean that is the case for every single student. Due to underteaching, thousands of students are set behind when it comes to their education. This is also a waste of potential and development. because students who are willing to learn are not being taught the way they should be taught.

This just reminds me of all the tests we had to take since elementary to compare how bad or good were doing. I hate those kids of tests, they were just a reminder that we were below everyone academically but there's nothing we can do about it because our low-income schools don't have enough resources to change that. Back to my main point, schools focus more on those kinds of tests but forget to train and teach students the actual material. How can there be any improvement within those tests if there is no actual preparation or ways to help students expand their knowledge?

This is something that I have experienced and have noticed throughout my years in high school and middle school. This is why kids are more successful than others because they are expected and challenged when it comes to the material they learn in school. Meanwhile, low-income public school students are not challenged and are expected to put more effort in school. I remember during high school all my classes were so easy, not much was expected from students, no effort, which led to barely learning. I always question if it was because we were underestimated or because teachers had given up when it comes to teaching.

I feel like this happens everywhere among different racial groups. In my experience, my high school had only Hispanic and black students but during freshman year I saw the division among both. I strongly feel like we do this because we tend to feel more comfortable around people who are more similar to us in the sense of culture. Moreover, I did see that once time passed by and we got to know one another "groups" and division were something that didn't exist anymore.

This study just goes to show that some stereotypes would make people think African and Hispanic parents don't care about their kid's education when in reality it turns out to be the opposite. In my case, as a first-generation student from a Hispanic household, I have always been told that I have to go to college to be successful. My Hispanic parents see school as the only form of success, therefore they have encouraged me ever since I could remember that my education is he most important thing.

I feel that this has thankfully improved and more students have access to higher-level courses regardless of their race or ethnicity. Although Black and Hispanic students still score lower than any other students. This is due to our socioeconomic and the low-income areas that we live in. which is also connected to the achievement gap, many black students are set back, which goes to show how we are put in a position to fail and fall behind everybody else.

Is honestly sad to see how many students have the experience of being set aside from the curriculum just because they are different than the majority of their school. Schools are designed to help everyone succeed. In my case, I attended a Hispanic and African American school, where everyone was treated equally and teachers wished for everyone to succeed. . Teachers play the biggest part in our education, so not having their guidance, makes it harder to feel like you can achieve something.

This situation is something that I hope no one else has to go through. The teacher is teaching other students that it is okay to say that word and is not validating his feelings. Removing her "treatment" towards him just because of his disagreement is just so not okay. Her job as a teacher is to guide her students but she is showing so much discrimination towards him.

You can see the inequality in how a certain group is encouraged to take advanced courses and the other group is not even informed that this is an option for them. This is why some groups succeed more than others, they are set to do so. I, like him, would have felt uncomfortable, and inferior to my peers if I were placed in that situation, as sometimes I feel im less prepared than others academically.

I hate the fact that we as public school students kept getting tests to determine our reading and writing levels, but in reality we were never prepared for any of those tests. I remember during my senior year we took like 6 different tests and most of my classmates were reading at a 6 to 8 grade level but there was not much action to improve that. Public schools don't push you to read books, or even write many essays.

This is something that is rarely talked about. Many people talk about the achievement gap, but not about the struggles after high school. As a student who comes from a low-income area and who attended public schools, I am part of the group of students who have a hard time during college because of the gap. Everyone struggles in college, it's true, but I strongly feel way behind most of my peers. Everyone around me seems to know everything and treats many courses as a review because they already learned this in high school, but to me everything i new. The way they solve math problems, and write their essays is something that I struggle with and wish I had the opportunity to learn in order to be somewhat prepared.

This is something that I can strongly relate to. I was ESL level 1 when I started middle school here in the U.S. and it makes everything much harder than already is. I took this poem as a reminder that as a first-generation immigrant student, you will feel lost every time you start a new experience, just like I felt lost in middle school, I felt lost in high school, and now in college. But, I always learn to fit in, in my own way.

All schools offer AP courses, which is something amazing because it prepares students better than regular courses. The main issue with AP courses is that students in low-income areas are not well prepared for the test portion of those courses. For example, in my high school, most of the people I took AP courses with would pass their AP class with a good grade, but most of us failed the actual tests. 5 to 10% of students would pass AP tests with either a 3 or a 4.

This just proves that having access to private education immediately sets you above other students academically. I know that private schools succeed because they have a rigorous system, but my question is, why don't public schools try to achieve the same thing? Is it just a way to set lower-income students back?

Improving class sizes would have a positive impact when it comes to the gap. I remember most of my classes had a maximum of forty-five students in each classroom and the smallest class would be around thirty. Big class sizes make it difficult for teachers to focus on what every single student needs and requires to improve their skills. Making class size smaller would allow students to get a more personalized learning experience, and would remove the need of having a private tutor.

Math and Reading are the main struggles according to the gap, and due to experience, this is 100% correct. During high school the highest level of math offered was Algebra 2, so now that I am in college I struggle with basic math courses because to my peers it is some basic review but for me, it is new information. This goes to show one of the many effects that the gap causes among students. Moreover, having access to a tutor gives a higher advantage since a student is receiving individual help, something that lower-income students rarely receive, setting them behind and apart from other students.

This is something all kids should be able to have, guidance to help them succeed, but not all students are fortunate enough to receive help. I strongly believe schools should teach stuff like this in schools, like doing taxes, landing internships, e.t.c. It is hard for those of us who have no guidance because we go through everything alone, for example: applying to college, financial aid, and the overall college experience.

As a low-income student, who was part of the public school system I can strongly relate to this. There were after-school activities that were offered to students, but there were not enough options when it came to those activities. Another thing that affected those activities was the lack of resources, just like the achievement learning gap, there was also a gap when it came to athletics. Moreover, in my experience, I always wished to play sports but there was no mode of transportation for me after practices, therefore playing was complicated for me.

I remember also reading an article about this same information, which I find to be really disappointing. It is really sad to see that there is already a gap when students are barely starting their educational careers. To add on, finding out about this makes me think about how huge this gap is and how hard it truly is to fix it since the issue is bigger than what people think it is. In my case, I do believe income plays a big role in the quality of education each child receives.

This is the reason why the achievement gap exists, to begin with. Students who come from families with higher incomes are able to attend private schools, which gives students back exactly what they paid for. Meanwhile, most lower-income students can't afford private education which leaves public schools as our only resource. Public schools are not preparing students well enough compared to private schools.

I strongly agree with President W. Bush's statement because setting high standards would lead to more successful citizens. In my opinion, this would be a great way to get rid of the achievement gap that has been created among low-income students and the rest of their peers throughout the years. As a student who comes from a public school system located in a low-income area, I would say that our curriculum is not as challenging as a private school curriculum. Moreover, not being challenged has caused me and other public school students to fall behind compared to private school students.