COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

Community Service Project: Solving School Problems Serving the Community



Community Service Project: Solving School Problems Serving the Community

Introduction

Diversity has become an integral part of American education system. Many schools have realized the importance of inclusive education. This is the reason why such schools have developed curricula to address the phenomenon of cultural diversity and have encouraged African American students to get themselves enrolled in various subjects. But there are issues that need to be addressed at the earliest. Although the number of schools providing inclusive education is increasing, there are schools, which overwhelmingly oppose this particular notion of inclusive education. In this paper, this problem is discussed with reference to African American community. The suggestions for improvement in the prevailing education system are also presented.

Discussion

Education plays a vital role in shaping an individual student's personality, thus harnessing his cognitive and psychological development. In America, where, African Americans form a major percentage of population, are continuously being neglected the right to acquire education. This trend has continued ever since. The African Americans are being discriminated on the basis of color, race, and socioeconomic status. According a report, published by the Department of Education in 2008, approximately 52 percent of African American students dropped out of schools due to various reasons. This percentage is higher as compared to the students of other ethnic groups, with the least being 13 percent for Asian minority groups.

There are many factors that have contributed to the prevailing situation in schools. Increasing crime rate, poverty, homelessness, to name a few are some of the major factors that have influenced the overall psyche of students, who do not want to attend school for reasons mentioned above.

Considering the factors of drop-out and retention studies identified here, we assume that the decision of the student to interrupt or continue ...