Obvious evidence of the Brown v. Board of Education case would include the differences in ethnicity among the students. The classroom is not exclusively white, and that is a direct result of this case.
I do not see any support for English learners, only because all of the students in my service learning placement speak English. However, there is a student who has moved from another country (as he told the class), and he has been supported through his learning about the American culture. The students and teacher treat him the same as they treat all of the other students.
I have not seen any science-related results of Sputnik. However, I have definitely noticed that the importance of learning material instead of merely memorizing it is greatly emphasized. Following Sputnik, the United States realized that we were failing to educate students about science. They figured that this was the reason that Russia was able to launch Sputnik into space before we had been able to do anything. As a result, they strengthened the science curriculum. I have noticed that my service learning teacher understands the importance that actually learning the subject matter holds, just like the government did following Sputnik.
