The Achievement Gap

1).What do you think causes the achievement gap?

I think that what causes the achievement gap is the lack of work. It all depends on the students. If they want to learn then they'll try their hardest to do their work and pay attention. If they dont want to learn then they'll just kick back and do nothing and they wont care if they fail their class or not.


2).What can students do to close the gap?

Students should work hard. They should start caring for their grades and what they do in class instead of caring how they look. They should focus on their studies and pay attention. They should do their homework everyday and study twice as hard for tests and quizzes.


3).What can parents do to close the gap?

Parents should encourage their kids to try harder. They should check up on them and see what their kd is doind at school. I think that it doesnt really matter what the parents do because like i said before its all up to the student weather they want to learn and become someone in life or not and work at mcdonalds.


4).What can teachers/schools do to close the gap?

Teachers should think of new methods on how to teach their students. Schools should provide better food/lunches because sometimes food is what gets kids energy to learn something new. I think that the most important thing that teachers can do is encourage their students to work hard, give them examples of what will happen if they study and what will happen if they dont.