Cardinal Dougherty High School Pa
In 1956, the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court case was supposed to revitalize education in America by integrating black and white students in the same high schools. Now, a high school is experimenting by segregating their students for short intervals throughout the school day. The Brown case was supposed to solve the problems because it fostered an equal opportunity for all students to receive an equal education. However; increasing problems in education have slowly riddled the promise of Brown vs. Board.
In Lancaster, PA, McCaskey East High School is experimenting with a possible “old school” solution to foster achievement in the school. According to a statement released from the school, “Educators immediately noticed strong bonds being formed between all students and mentor teachers (Plocienniczak 2011)”. The school has actually organized specific times each day where students, who are segregated by gender and race, meet with a mentor. I feel this revolutionary idea can have significant advantages. Regardless of social class, access to technology, or what neighborhood a student lives in; fostering social capital among schools will improve achievement.
Organized Segregation
The organized segregation based around guided education by a professional mentor could turn out to be a great way to raise social connections across various populations of students. Students will be segregated for six minutes a day and the school holds twenty-minute sessions twice a month. This should establish small learning communities within the larger school community. In larger classes, some students feel overwhelmed and become disengaged with learning. If students can be encouraged to learn in small homogeneous groups under the leadership of a mentor, real learning will be more likely to occur.
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