For three Michigan State University education majors, the answer to the school budget debate is simple: focus on the children. A major point of discussion during the East Lansing school board meeting on April 11, the school budget (and possible deficit) sparked lively conversation between the board and community members but the topic hits home for Spartans as well.
Elementary education senior Tatianna Johnson said money problems aren't specialized for East Lansing alone and that it is a national concern but suggested if focus is on the children "we'll be better off." Johnson said she wants to teach in urban areas because of her educational background and hopes to be a role-model for students like herself.
Johnson is a native-Detroiter, a city where the functional illiteracy rate is 47 percent and the high school graduation rate is 67 percent.
Amy Tenbrink, an elementary education sophomore, said classroom cuts for products such as hands-on tools deters learning, especially for young students. "Most teachers have to take out of their personal budget to buy supplies and I think that to have a good functioning classroom you need to have basic supplies."
Danielle Wesolowski said students need good teachers to ensure they receive an adequate education. Wesolowski is a elementary education junior. Wesolowski said she has experienced having a bad teacher and wants to do better by her future students.
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