Friday, November 9, 2012

Superman Isn't real


I’ve actually watch Waiting For Spiderman before. I’m sure my mother had me watch it because she is big on education and she wanted us to see how corrupt the system was or maybe it was so that we could gain some sort of appreciation for our own schooling. The movie is quite depressing because without it I would have never known that our education system was unfair and unethical. Watching movies like that makes me wish that I could be Superman. We take kids that really want to learn, kids that are yearning for a good education and we hinder them from that by sending them to schools that aren’t going to really help them succeed. There were five cases in this movie and only two of them were chosen to achieve a better education. It was really sad because this movie was made in 2010 based off of true stories. So this means that this is still a big problem in western civilization. The fact that we a treating our schooling system like a lottery is completely ridiculous, and really hard to understand. It is a requirement that students go to school, but the education that they are receiving is what is holding them back from success. For example in the movie Bianca, the little black girl, made it through whatever grade she was in but wasn’t allowed to go to the graduation ceremony because her mother was not able to pay the bill one time. It just shows how much people are actually trying to help.. ): 

Friday, November 2, 2012

Education...?? Ha


The only problem with Western education is the fact that it is still segregated. Maybe not only by race as it used to be in the past, but certainly by financial status. And sadly the majority of the people on the lower end of the financial ladder is the African American race. The school board limits these areas level of education by simple not putting the same amount of money into these lower income families’ schools. The upper class students get to go to school where new books are provided, great teachers, and high expectations. Thus leads to graduated doctor, lawyers, and other high paying jobs. This is great for those students, but what about the other students who aren’t able to make it into that work force. Often time we blame it on the child saying, “Oh this student just doesn’t take my class seriously.” Which may actually be the case for a select few. But the real problem is the fact that these students are not stupid. Nor are they blind. It’s hard to feel appreciated and respected when you know that the school up the street has better learning equipment. Another thing is that the students in to lower income schools aren’t taught the same curriculum as the higher income class. So in a way the schools are dumbing down those kids, and it’s really sad. I’ve been on both sides of the grass, so I know how it all worked. Yes money is a big factor, but there should be some sort of balance.