Activity Gap Research Paper

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Most people need to have a chance of privilege to be introduce them to something that would change their life. Knowing someone or having a friend can create an opportunity to better a circumstance is luck and Michael was definitely one of the luckier ones. “ I never called it physics I always called it The PHY because abbreviations and nicknames make everything sound cooler. My interest in physics was immediate. The first thing we talked about was Supreme Scream at Six Flags. Uptown knew that was my favorite ride so he suggested to the club that they figure out the mechanics.” Career and programs in high school play an instrumental role in many kids lives. These future career based programs allow students to identify who they are and what they want to do after high school. Many times when school funding is short this the first things to go. The gap.com, term this phenomenon the “The Activity Gap”, which adds on to the Achievement Gap. The activity gap addresses the disparity of kids after school programs being cut and the ones that are left being very expensive limiting who participates. It is a shame because I’m sure there are other students like Michael who benefited more from the extracurricular activities than actually attending school and learning the course work. …show more content…

He told me that my best bet was to go to Community College first because although I had good grades according to him I hated school. He perceived me as not dedicated or focus because of my bad wrap from not going to school.” In the book the Pedagogy of the Oppressed, by the author Paulo Freire he states “Leaders who do not act dialogically, but insist on imposing their decisions, do not organize the people--they manipulate them. They do not liberate, nor are they liberated: they