Disparities in Education

For this week's post, I am going to highlight and discuss the disparities in education within the United States by looking at how income affects the admissions process.  I conduct my thoughts as such

First, I will

• Provide necessary definitions so that we gain a more holistic analysis

Secondly,  I will

• Provide statistical analysis by highlighting the role of college participation among-st communities of color and non-communities of color. It is necessary for one to examine the empirical accounts to shed light on those who are privileged and those who suffer. Provide three separate, but distinct thought experiments by highlighting those who are suffering and those who don't suffer. 

With these points in mind, I wish to change your mind in the following way: those who control the market place control power

Before I proceed in discussing how those in the marketplace control power, I will provide these definitions. (Note: after I define each term,  the source is provided)

1. Admissions -- The act or process of accepting someone as a student at a school. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admission). 
2. Analysis -- a detailed examination of anything complex in order to understand its nature (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analysis)
3. Control -- To have power over. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/control). 
4. Marketplace --a sphere in which intangible values compete for acceptance. 
5. Socioeconomics -- of, relating to, or involving a combination of social and economic factors. (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socioeconomic). 

Because we have illuminated upon our significance definitions, I will proceed in analyzing the statistical ramifications of wealth in universities by looking at two separate but relevant thought experiments. 

Now, I will bring in a thought experiment by examining the socioeconomic within communities of color

• Kid comes from a broken home.
• That fractured home consists of a drug-addicted mother, an alcoholic father, and a brother in jail.
• Despite this, the kid still goes to high school in hopes of attaining a university education later on
• However, to get into that university, later on, this given kid must achieve high grades.
• In addition to these top grades, that kid must also take the SAT or ACT and do well on these given tests
• But to do well on these tests, this kid must know how to take a test.
• Knowing how to take a test means that the kid must have adequate resources, including prep test books, classes, and tutoring.
• However, since the kid comes from a broken home and school, he cannot afford these resources. 
• If our given kid cannot afford these resources because of his current environment, he cannot perform well
•  Due to not performing well, this kid cannot afford to go to college.
•  Because this given individual cannot go to college, there no hope
• No future

 illustrating this we have the following research from the University of Chicago:

However, the role of wealth and disparity, concerning education in the United States, cannot be underestimated. It is to say that if you come from a family of wealth and privilege, you have a better chance of being admitted into a top-tier program, compared to a family who has nothing. What I have, in mind, follows as a wealthy student from the suburbs of San Francisco:

• Kid comes from a stable home
• This stable home consists of a mother who is a lawyer, and a father who is a private equity firm partner
• Given these circumstances and factors, this kid attends a prestigious private high school focused on college preparation.
• However, despite these privileges of wealth and a stable family, our given student cannot perform
• As a result, the kid receives mediocre grades
• Parents know they can present a 'donation' in the admissions process so that they can build a new library.
• The kid receives admission

 From that same study

For the reasons listed, income significantly affects and influences the admissions process and still affects the process. Consequently, we, therefore, become a deeply divided country.

Sources

I will list the sources used

1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admission
2. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/analysis
3. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/control
4. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketplace
5. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socioeconomic
6. Heckman, James J. "Human Capital Development: How Important Is Early Childhood Development." European Society for Social Pediatrics, September 23, 2004, 1-57.