Article Blog Post on the Chronicle of Higher Education

While strolling through the website, I stumbled upon an article entitled, "Education Gap is Growing Between Rich and Poor, Recent Study Shows." Knowing that this would impact me as a future teacher I decided to read the article. The article discusses the study that shows the education gap. Throughout the years, the achievement gap between African American students and white students has actually decreased, but the gap between rich and poor students has increased by 50% since the 1980s. I will need to be cautious of this study because I will need to know how to handle the kids in my class. I will be able to understand that the social economic status that students come from effect them as a student. Knowing this will allow to to understand certain students who need the extra push and motivation to do well.