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By Nicole Devitt-Tapia, Justice and Legal Thought College Park Scholar
The Discipline gap: Is the U.S education system failing minorities by setting them up for failure?
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By Nicole Devitt-Tapia, Justice and Legal Thought College Park Scholar
Hi Nicole! I was drawn to your poster because the discipline gap is one reason I have an interest in teaching. Personally, I've seen the discipline gap at schools I've attended in PG County, MD. Knowing that this gap is a national trend, do you think there are any enforceable policy's that could be implemented to prevent it?
Hi Nicole, I was drawn to your poster because the discipline gap is something that I hadn't really given much thought before and I was interested by the findings of your research on it. From your presentation, I learned that in Montgomery County, over half of African American students face suspension - which was crazy to me. I had no idea the suspension rate was that high. One question I have for you is is there a relationship between kids being suspended as children and later arrested as adults?
Hi Nicole! Your poster caught my eye because I am interested in the discipline gap and how it affects students or different backgrounds and who live in different areas. I really liked you power point element and its thinking exercise and it allowed me to learn a lot by putting myself in different circumstances. Based on your findings, how do you think that we can combat the discipline gap while improving education and the criminal justice system?
Hi Nicole, your poster caught my eye because the inequalities of the public education system in the U.S is something I know a fair bit about and I was interested in learning more about how it sets them up for failure. I learned that black students are suspended and expelled at 3 times the rate of white students and over 70% of students involved in school-related arrests are Hispanic of African-American. My knowledge on this issue mainly focused on the inequality of school funding so it was interesting to see how unfairly minority students are treated and set up for failure as well.
Hi Nicole! Your poster is so important because of the fact that people love to ignore this aspect of schooling. So many people forget that suspensions and expulsions actually push kids out of school which explains why they're unable to do as well as other kids. Kids who are punished experience negative reinforcement and are also shut out of education. Do you believe there are effective alternatives that schools have been using/should start using today?