Misconstrued Lower Class by Zane

Misconstrued Lower Class by Zane - November 2021 Scholarship Essay

Where I live, and for most in the public school system, federal and public funding is most commonly placed in what is considered impoverished parts of the city, and rightfully so. It is important for students who face more challenges than others to have a smooth and helpful transition through the school, but what about students who do not take advantage in the extra help and federal funding placed into their education? It seems like more energy, money, and time is being placed into these schools and with limited improvement and student cooperation. But rather than finding alternative solutions to helping students at a more personal level, it seems school boards would rather throw money at an issue than attempt to fix it at its roots.
For many, the problem lays deep in societal class within a city or town. At first it may seem overtly obvious to support lower class schools blindly, and support in lower class schools is valid, but support in primarily middle class neighborhoods may be a smarter choice. Supporting middle class schools also supports the student majority. This course of thinking shouldn't be seen as an attempt to eradicate lower class funding, but instead a way to distribute funding more equally across the school board.
Re-evaluating how money is distributed across the school board based off of a student majority is a different and potentially controversial approach, but not when attempts are made to diversify the student environment. If a school board was to also make attempts to diversify the student body in conjunction with more intelligent uses of funding, both upper and lower class students can benefit from learning from one another's differences whilst gaining equal opportunities.
When a school board and public school system treat problems as social dilemma with care and foresight money is more carefully used, better student representation occurs, and cultural diversity can flourish in a student atmosphere. When aimless money is thrown around in neighborhoods in need, often times nothing is learned and money is spent. When we approach problems at a personal sociological level, can we see that through equal representation and diversity can students of all classes flourish with one another.