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Title 1

by Why?

Mar 13, 2011

Does anyone else work in a non-Title 1 school and feel like you're working in the Dark Ages? I cannot believe how much federal money is directed toward these schools. Most of the money is spent on technology such as Smartboards, desktop and laptop computers, Ipads, digital projectors, remote responders, new furniture, and the list goes on and on.

How can we be responsible for implementing technology in our curriculum when the only computers we have in our classroom are two castaways that are at least 8-10 years old and by the time they load, the kids have forgotte what they were doing?

Someone, please tell me why the federal government discriminates against children in this way. I know I'm not the only one who feels like this because I've talked to a LOT of other teachers who are wondering the same thing.

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Funding The Federal Government supplies money to the Low Socio- Economic Schools based on the free and reduced lunches. These children come from homes of high poverty where they do not have access to many forms of technology. If the government didn't supply the equipment, etc., these children would never have access to it.

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Mar 21, 2011

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Funding Actually, no. I work in a school that has "low middle class to upper middle class" families. The parents of our children don't make a lot of money, but they do have a very good work ethic that is being passed on to their children. In most cases, both parents work to provide their children with the necessities, and and a few material items that woul...See MoreActually, no. I work in a school that has "low middle class to upper middle class" families. The parents of our children don't make a lot of money, but they do have a very good work ethic that is being passed on to their children. In most cases, both parents work to provide their children with the necessities, and and a few material items that would be considered non-essential.

The school is very close to qualifying as a Title 1 school, based on their free and reduced lunch count, but that's nearly here nor there. You state that children in Title 1 schools come from homes that don't have access to many forms of technology. I disagree. Most of the parents of these children own cell phones, computers with internet access, and digital cameras, if not more.

The key to kids in Title 1 schools rising above their current poverty level isn't throwing more technology at them. It's educating and encouraging their parents to become productive members of society. But, the biggest obstacle to overcome is the fact that many of these parents are perfectly happy to have their computer, food stamps, HUD housing, utility assistance, etc., and no job. They don't want to work, and why should they? The government is paying them not to work. And, the government will end you paying for their kids to live the same lifestyle as their parents.

No amount of technology will ever change the entitlement and assistance lifestyle of most of the parents in Title 1 schools.

Title 1 funding should be permitted to spent in every school, or it should be eliminated. I'm not happy that my tax dollars are being spent for technology in select schools. However, it doesn't bother me that additional personnel are hired to work with children who come to school unprepared for kindergarten, due to lazy parents.

On 3/21/11, Funding wrote: > The Federal Government supplies money to the Low Socio- > Economic Schools based on the free and reduced lunches. > These children come from homes of high poverty where they do > not have access to many forms of technology. If the > government didn't supply the equipment, etc., these children > would never have access to it. > > I suppose that you work in a school that has a high > percentage of middle or upper class homes. It may seems to > be unfair, however, the same could be said of any government > subsidized program. Ex. I had to pay for everything for my > children while those on Welfare received it for free. > > I sure that many of the Title 1 schools resent your school > because you probably have parents who can provide for > extracurricular activities, fun raisers, etc. Many Title 1 > schools cannot affored to pay for whole school field trips > (or charge the students so the whole school may go). > > Different perks for different schools--technology is just one. > > On 3/13/11, Why? wrote: >> Does anyone else work in a non-Title 1 school and feel like >> you're working in the Dark Ages? I cannot believe how much >> federal money is directed toward these schools. Most of the >> money is spent on technology such as Smartboards, desktop >> and laptop computers, Ipads, digital projectors, remote >> responders, new furniture, and the list goes on and on. >> >> How can we be responsible for implementing technology in >> our curriculum when the only computers we have in our >> classroom are two castaways that are at least 8-10 years >> old and by the time they load, the kids have forgotte what >> they were doing? >> >> Someone, please tell me why the federal government >> discriminates against children in this way. I know I'm not >> the only one who feels like this because I've talked to a >> LOT of other teachers who are wondering the same thing.

Mar 24, 2011

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