Educational Gap
Today’s children are the children of the future; they are the children of tomorrow. That is why it is extremely important that each child has the opportunity to be educated. They deserve to be educated in the best schools, with the best teachers, and have the best resources. Throughout my experience at volunteering at David Hill Elementary, I’ve observed that each child is willing and eager to learn. That is why I am deeply concerned about the unequal opportunities that some of the students at David Hill are facing. Children living in Poverty do not have equal opportunities when it come to education, and this creates a “gap” that makes it extremely difficult for them to break the cycle of poverty. Coming form the richest school in Oregon, I have never experienced some of the issues that create this “gap.” Although, through my volunteering, I’ve seen firsthand some of the issues that come up. David Hill Elementary is a run-down school surrounded by a run-down neighborhood. The majority of the students at David Hill are Mexicans, and is enlisted in the free lunch program. It wasn’t until last week when a boy named Tony helped me realize that a problem exists. I met Tony on the first day I voluntee
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Approximate Word count = 1015
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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