Education, Opportunity and Social Class PowerEducation is a requirement in the United States, every child goes to school and every child receives an education to some extent, whether whether it be a high school diploma, a GED or a doctorate. We all have the opportunity to benefit from free public education until the age of 18. So every child should have the same chance to succeed in life if we are all on the same starting line. In articles written by Jean Anyon, Jonathan Kozol and Gregory Mantsios, we can see that this is not true. The relationships between social classes, educational opportunities and the education of individuals are identified. We are told that no child will be left behind, that all children have equal opportunities to succeed as adults, but is this really true in our society? In Jonathan Kozol's article, Still Separate, Still Unequal, he argues that segregation is still present in schools today. Not in the sense that the government requires black and white children to be in separate facilities, but in the fact that black children come from different socio-economic backgrounds than white children, forcing them to live in separate settings. separate areas, to attend separate schools and to receive education. which differs in quality. While visiting a few inner-city minority schools, Kozol came across a classroom where the mission statement that spells out the school's values ​​and priorities is to "develop productive citizens" (Kozol 466). There was a signal that the teacher would give to the class, and the students would repeat the signal to the teacher. The teacher turned around and looked at Kozol and said, “I can do that with my dog.” » (Kozol 466). Kozol and Anyon have the same opinion on what program quality is, but differ... middle of paper ...... that our schools are still segregated, but not because of social problems, but because economic problems. Anyon has the same view on how families' economic class affects where their children go to school. Mantsios points out that because of where children go to school and the quality of their education, socioeconomic classes remain constant and no one moves up the ladder. All of these authors' opinions build on each other to explain the social and economic situation in which our nation finds itself. Some may have a different opinion on the state our education system is in and how wealth is distributed in the United States, but no one can dispute the fact that no individual in our country has the same chances of succeeding than anyone else. Everyone has a past and everyone has a future, but it turns out that one depends on the other..