Public School In USA

Those who feel equally strongly that the public schools should continue to emphasize the assimilation of minorities into society and the modern economy by focusing on the core intellectual and cultural values of the Western world. Those who hold this position still believe in the notion of the “melting pot,” our best-known assimilation metaphor.

Although it was originally intended as a metaphor for leveling the sociocultural and racial playing field in the United States, the melting-pot concept has been criticized for being discriminatory in practice. (The author once asked the Black civil rights leader Jesse Jackson Jr. whether he believed in the melting pot-to which Jackson responded that in his opinion, most Blacks were stuck on the side of the pot.)

Advocates of the melting pot claim that multiculturalism lowers academic standards by establishing preferential policies for minority students for admission to colleges and universities; substituting “feel-good” learning for academic rigor by overemphasizing selfesteem gained through reverence for one’s ethnicity and linguistic traditions; and dividing U.S. society by segregating students and teaching them competing ethnocentrisms through curricular approaches, such as Afrocentric education and bilingual/bicultural education.

These critics believe that such programs undermine U.S. common culture by denying its Western roots, teaching the “wrong” values, and deemphasizing traditional moral authority based on Western religious principles. Choosing to leave one’s cultural and linguistic heritage behind can be a sad and difficult experience. Others in the family may not understand the decision and may not speak the new language. In addition, individuals who choose to assimilate are often accused by their original communities and other marginalized groups of having “sold out.”

Thus, for example, Black youngsters who are said to “act White” may be stigmatized as “Oreos”: Black on the outside and White on the inside. There are also no guarantees that an individual who has chosen to cut off his or her original roots will be accepted by the dominant society if there is a history of prejudice and discrimination against individuals and groups from certain racial and cultural backgrounds.

The ideology and processes of assimilation thus have profound implications for school and society. In states such as California and Arizona, with restrictive English-only language policies, schools face tough ideological and curricular decisions regarding the use of other languages for instructional purposes. In such situations, teachers must work with students, parents, colleagues, and community members at each end of the spectrum-those who believe that schools have a duty to help students assimilate as a way of preparing them for life in the dominant society and those who believe in the value of pluralism-to strike a balance.

If you learn how to become a school nurse you will see that it is probably not as hard as you may have imagined; although, you will need to go to college for a bachelor’s degree, which most jobs require these days. As a school nurse you will be responsible for the students of a school or district while they are there during school hours. If students are hurt while at school you will be there to help until paramedics arrive, if it is that serious. Students will come to you when they are feeling nauseous, when they get into accidents between classes, when it appears they have a virus and other such incidents. You will also be expected to make sure students with asthma, diabetes and other conditions stick to their prescribed treatment plans while they are at school. Issues of sexual and mental health may also arise. It is an important job indeed.

The first step to becoming a school nurse is getting a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and passing the state administered exams to become a registered nurse. This exam is known as the NCLEX-RN, and it is the only way to become licensed for this profession in the United States. Your state may also require passage of the National Board for Certification of School Nurses (NBCSN) certification exam, and even if it doesn’t it is still recommended. As you study to earn this important certification you will learn the latest news and procedures in the school nursing field.

There are school nursing jobs at elementary schools, junior high and high schools, universities, private schools and public health departments. You may apply for these jobs once you have the required education, training, experience and certification. The school you attend will likely provide detailed information about the specific steps to take to get the jobs, and they may also offer career placement services. The median expected salary for these careers is around $44,000, although this will vary depending on where you live and what kind of place you work. With experience and advancement you can make more.