Detroit Childhood Education Case Study

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Back in the 1920s, Detroit was a booming industrialized and successful city. The city was bringing all kinds of jobs and attracted many workers and immigrants. The population was at an all-time high of 1.86 million people. The only problem at that time within the school system was not having enough schools to keep up with the fast-increasing rates of students coming in (Cave, 2010).The downfall of Detroit began in the1950s during the postindustrial era and beginning of the suburban era where many economies shifted from secondary production to tertiary production. During this time many manufacturing jobs in Detroit were being transferred to the suburban areas. When the jobs left the people left as well.
Present Detroit is currently one the major cities in America with one of the highest poverty rates. The city stands at 20% unemployment rate which continues to rise. The population has dropped 25% over the past 10
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About over 100 schools have closed because of insufficient funds and the lack of students enrolling in school (Cave, 2010). With the scarce amount of funds, these schools are unable to give their staff proper tools to educate the students. As shown in the video, many of the teachers are using their own resources to properly give these students a great education. It is obvious that many teachers are suffering from role strain by trying to do so. The students as well are experiencing role strain because of the lack of books, computers, and other necessities. This hinders both the ability of the teacher to teach and for the student to learn. The importance of education within a low-income neighbor is very important. Education is one of the number one factors to helping to change one’s economic state to possibly achieve an elevated status. With having these struggles, it creates a cycle that is hard to break within low-income