Expenses on Schooling

I was reading The American Dream and the Public School today and I couldn't help but want to share this quote. "About 47 million children are in public k-12 schools, almost 90% of the school age children in the United States. In 2001, it cost about $390 billion a year from all sources to educate them- more than defense and not too much less than social security." When I thought about that it changed my perceptive on the school system. For the longest time I thought that the no child left behind law was unfair, that their school won't get money from the government if their students can't pass a test. I though how unfair to give the already smart students more money. How could the government turn their back on the most needy students? After reading that quote however, I thought differently. It seems that the government is trying their hardest, they DO understand how important school and education is, they just need a different system. So now I'm wondering, does anyone have any ideas of how all this money $390 Billion could be spent more wisely, on more students? All students deserve a fair and equal education, so why should some get more funding then others? Is there any way to have all schools equal, that is without an uproar?

My first blog

Hi, and welcome to my blog. Thanks for dropping by, feel free to respond to anything I write and I will be sure to answer you as quickly as possible. My name is Liz. I am going into Elementary Education. I am currently attending college to become the best teacher I can be. I taught in a preschool for about a year as a lead teacher so i know alot about teacher and children already. The most important thing I know is that kids just want to have fun. I believe that it is my job to make sure they do, while learning. It can be as easy as making something from playdough and asking the child how many shapes they see and the child is learning about shapes. That is just one of the things I think would be good for students, I'll keep you posted!