School Environment Analysis Essay
School Environment Analysis Essay
Errick Lowe
Grand Canyon University
May 9, 2013
In the world of education, there are many different challenges and needs that a school will face or have at any given time. As leaders we have to be willing and ready to take on all challenges that a school may pose and come up with good solutions that will promote the success of the students and the school as a whole. I have chosen to research the school that I work at and the environmental/contextual factors and community needs of the school. I have chosen four areas that I will focus on in this essay, socio-economics, community support for education, classroom rules and management. Here I will explain how these factors relate to our school and in a negative ways to learning and also give solutions that I feel could help foster in progress and achievement in the learning environment.
Our school is located in Lake Worth, Fl. We are a small community just south of West Palm Beach, Fl.in Palm Beach County. Now based on the research in various geographical communities, the need of students in one area of a city can be and are distinct from another area of the city (Mujs & Reynolds, 2003; Rice, 2003;Taylor, Martin, & Fix, 1998) In the school district of West Palm Beach, there are school that are located in very affluent areas and there are schools that are located in impoverished areas. Students that live in the more affluent areas have unique characteristics. When it comes to learning and development, they have the prior knowledge, subject familiarity, lifestyles, and previous experiences. This helps in the learning process. These students have the resources and money to be exposed to things that have enhanced their lives. They have been afforded the privilege of exposure. Most of these students have had the parent involvement in their lives. This drives home the importance of student achievement and the quality of a good education. These are some of the
Errick Lowe
Grand Canyon University
May 9, 2013
In the world of education, there are many different challenges and needs that a school will face or have at any given time. As leaders we have to be willing and ready to take on all challenges that a school may pose and come up with good solutions that will promote the success of the students and the school as a whole. I have chosen to research the school that I work at and the environmental/contextual factors and community needs of the school. I have chosen four areas that I will focus on in this essay, socio-economics, community support for education, classroom rules and management. Here I will explain how these factors relate to our school and in a negative ways to learning and also give solutions that I feel could help foster in progress and achievement in the learning environment.
Our school is located in Lake Worth, Fl. We are a small community just south of West Palm Beach, Fl.in Palm Beach County. Now based on the research in various geographical communities, the need of students in one area of a city can be and are distinct from another area of the city (Mujs & Reynolds, 2003; Rice, 2003;Taylor, Martin, & Fix, 1998) In the school district of West Palm Beach, there are school that are located in very affluent areas and there are schools that are located in impoverished areas. Students that live in the more affluent areas have unique characteristics. When it comes to learning and development, they have the prior knowledge, subject familiarity, lifestyles, and previous experiences. This helps in the learning process. These students have the resources and money to be exposed to things that have enhanced their lives. They have been afforded the privilege of exposure. Most of these students have had the parent involvement in their lives. This drives home the importance of student achievement and the quality of a good education. These are some of the
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