The Classrooms Influence On Society - 1222 Words

†¢ The classrooms influence on society Society is constantly changing. There is always something more hip and in the now from new styles of hair, to fashion trends, to popular music, and the like, society is always moving forward. The same goes for education. In George Counts’ Dare the School Build a New Social Order?, Counts explains how and why education can change society. George Counts believed that a new social order was possible through education. Many like Counts, have pushed for education and economic changes. His beliefs and opinions are a welcome solution because he does not state that a school can do either everything or nothing for social change. (Urban, 1978, Preface) Counts had three main points that he wanted to get†¦show more content†¦Indeed today neither extreme is possible.† (Counts, 1932, p. 9) Students should have the opportunities to learn about many different subjects. In my classroom, I will include lots of music, movement, and creativity. Not only will this interes t some students in subject mater they would not have otherwise been interested in, it helps them use different parts of their brain, expand their knowledge, and helps incorporate different learning styles into my classroom. †¢ Teachers are not the only ones responsible for the achievement of their students. It is easy to blame teachers for the success, or lack thereof, of their students’. What people do not realize is that sometimes even the most qualified teachers cannot change how well or poorly their students will do. In Richard Rothstein’s, Why Children from Lower Socioeconomic Classes, on Average, Have Lower Academic Achievement than Middle-Class Children, we get a look into what teachers can and cannot control when it comes to their students achievements based on their socioeconomic status. Society likes to see the world through rose-colored glasses. We do not like to face the facts when it comes to things like the achievement gap, but in reality, it is something that we must all work on together. â€Å"To much of the public, it seems self-evident that public schools must be â€Å"failing† if they produce large gaps in academic achievement between