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Saturday, March 23, 2019

Aaron Dungca and His Perspective for Solving Educational Problems in the US

There are still some problems related to US education at this time including a big education gap among students and a lack of teacher welfare. With his teaching experience, Aaron Dungca wants to share his educational reform perspective for a better future for all.

March 23, 2019: Previously, the US faced a problem of education gap between black and white where  American-African children could not receive the same opportunities as white people. The problem seems to be resolved gradually as in the data published in 2012, the ability of black children in reading and mathematics has increased by around 50% from the previous 40 years.

This is a good achievement for sure in which the race issues are no longer influencing the world of modern education. However, it doesn’t mean that the education gap is completely gone. There is still one more problem related to it, in which the rich and poor are those sides who are suffered by the gap.

To have a better career path, someone is required to have a higher education. For this problem, higher education is mandatory for them to get higher salaries and more facilities. Unfortunately, tuition fees are still quite high for various reasons. For this, it makes sense to say that only rich people have the opportunity for better education and a better future.

The education gap is not the only problem in the US’ education. Teachers, who play an important role in delivering knowledge, are also not in good condition. Based on the recent data, teachers in the US are still considered to be underpaid with a salary of approximately $7,500 in a year while they need to teach around 50 hours per week. This number is much lower than in other countries including Finland, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Singapore, and Spain.

Meanwhile, based on survey data involving various jobs, teacher salaries were ranked as the seventh most respected work. This ranking is below several other jobs including management consultants and local government managers.

Aaron Dungca sees the above phenomenon as an irony. Of course, he did not raise the issue without reason. He had some experiences as a Wellness teacher for more than 8 years. Some of the schools where he works are poorly performing school and a high-performing school; they are Randolph and Needham MA High School respectively. Both schools had their own characteristics. The only thing which was the same was about the diverse student population. For others, Randolph tended to have high suspension rates, high absenteeism, low funding, low state scores, no support for teachers in new programs, and more. On the other hand, Needham High School’s conditions are in contrast. This high performing school tended to have low suspension rates, low absenteeism, high funding, high state scores, expert teachers, community supports, and more.

Those gap problems in the US’ education have many impacts on both students and teachers. The government and all of the people in this country must put some efforts. Therefore, students and all people involved in education get fairness in all aspects for a better future through educational reform ideas that increase social emotional learning. Sure, it is indeed for a factor; the form of education is mostly definitely inadequate and in need of a major overhaul.


About Aaron Dungca
Aaron Dungca is a teacher that served in both underperforming and high performing schools. He has more than 8 years of experience as a Wellness teacher. He found many experiences related to the great suffering and great success with his students. Despite a teacher, he was also experienced as a fantastic American football coach who led the teams to many wins and losses. His focus is on integrity and character. He also a kind, generous, and caring individual.

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