Inequalities in Education

There's no question as to whether education is equal or not. It's definitely not. There are many areas where these inequalities exist:
Class: Just take an area like Mountain Brook versus a school in downtown Birmingham. These schools are no where near equal. The parents of students at Mountain Brook have plenty of money to give to the school to better educate their children. They are able to hire better teachers, have more extracurricular activities,  etc. The parents are also able to buy their children things like SAT prep courses that will help them get into college. Most lower income parents can't do this. That's just high school. College is even worse. Unless a lower income student gets a scholarship, it's highly unlikely they will be able to attend college.
Race: Education is also unequal when it comes to race. Whites, Asian Americans and African Americans are much more likely to finish high school when compared to Mexican Americans. Why is this? Studies show that in elementary schools, standard achievement test scores were pretty equal for all races. The difference came in after summer. High SES children were being exposed to educational opportunities when school was out and low SES children weren't.
Gender: Boys tend to do better on exams than girls; however, girls are doing better in other aspects like they are more likely to graduate high school and go to college(and graduate college.)
These are just a few of the inequalities in education. The question is will there ever really be any sort of solution and if so, what will it be?

 2008. Conley. You May Ask Yourself.

Megachurches and their "high"

Megachurches are definitely on the rise in America. They bring in tons of people every service and have multiple services on Sundays. Why are these huge churches becoming so popular? Is it because of a so called "high" people get when they are there?

I thought about this in two different ways. First, you could think of the feeling you get when you're worshipping as a "high". You get caught up in worshipping and really forget everything else that might've been weighing on you. The other way I thought about this was more like an actual high though. I think some people go to these megachurches and churces in general for the atmosphere rather than really getting anything out of it. Close to where I'm from, there is a huge thing at a local church called Dexter every Halloween. It's about a guy named Dexter who committed suicide. I know so many people that have gone to the program and gotten saved that night then never say another word about it after it. I think they just get so caught up in the moment, they really have no idea what they are doing or committing themselves to.

I don't see anything wrong with megachurches. I think it's great that they draw such large crowds. They also draw people that probably wouldn't go anywhere else, but go there because it is exciting. The problem comes in when those people are only there for fun and not to get the full experience.

2012. Lisee. Does Megachurch High Explain Their Success?