Intentional or Unintentional

[Anna]

We live under the assumption that the United States is a melting pot, and that the population is reflected in our cities. For example, if I lived in Irving, a very diverse city, I would want my church, for example, to represent that. If it did not, then obviously my church is doing something wrong. However, why do we allow this to happen in our school system?

However, though we have a diverse population, we see schools becoming particularly segregated, particularly black and latino students being isolated in classrooms. 

This type of isolation is most pronounced in California, Texas, and New York. 

Motoko Rich does not necessarily argue for integration as the to fixing our education system. For the most part, parents don't want their kids to go to an integrated school, rather they want their teachers to simply do better. Teachers, however, may be reluctant to go to these segregated schools partially because of the way they get assessed. Standardized testing looks for quick test scores that are comparable to those of more affluent neighborhoods instead of looking at the steps to transform the schools