Which theories and historical influences should most impact the schools we'd like to have?

      For this question, I turned to Chapter Five and the timeline I created that outlined the important historical happenings in the history of education and schools. I think the most important event that happened in regards to what should most impact the schools we would like to have, is the creation of Head Start in the Economic Opportunity Act in 1964. I believe that the intentions and beliefs behind the program of Head Start are the practices that should be vital to our schools. Head Start is a program that provides a variety of services to preschool children of low income families, aimed at preparing them to start school evenly matched with the middle class kids of their same age, emphasizing the importance of education. Behind this program is the idea of equality and education for all. If schools embraced this message, I feel as though students of all backgrounds and academic abilities would be given the same amount of attention, which would increase the number of students who care about their schooling and want to succeed. Sometimes, a little attention and help can go a long way. Giving kids an equal opportunity at education and putting them on an equal playing field, takes away stigmas and stereotypes, as now no child is drastically more prepared, or "smarter" than another. They are all given the same chance, and then it is up to the child to embrace the opportunity and take advantage of education. The only question I would have, is if all children were given an equal playing field, meaning all the same access to education, including tutors and college, how many of those students would actually take advantage of it?