I believe that there is truly a lot of unfairness and injustice in the education system to start off by saying I believe that in America all children no matter what they look like should be able to access free education. The education they receive should be all equal and the schools they attend all a safe place. Also teachers should be teaching these students to love one another despite of differences and teach them it's okay to be different, and do their best to give each student equal opportunity. But sadly this isn't a perfect world. Children of color, children of the LGBTQ community, children who are immigrants, children of low income families don't always receive a satisfactory and safe education space. Looking at this situation in terms of politics, Betsy DeVos was chosen by Trump to serve as the US Secretary of Education. According to an article I read on the Huffington post website, " Education Secretary Betsy DeVos ...said schools can choose to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on potentially undocumented students." (Rebecca Klein.Education Reporter, HuffPost). I think it is very dangerous to have someone in charge who believes that it is okay for students to be taken out of class because they might be undocumented. She used the word " potentially" so that doesn't imply that they 100% are undocumented. First of all students who are undocumented should be able to access education in America!! But besides the fact, the students who are undocumented are probably scared to attend school, and also the students that are falsely accused might be embarrassed in school for being called out because of the way they look. I also believe that its teachers responsibilities to teach kids from a young age about different types of cultures and to accept all people no matter what they believe in or what they look like. I think it's important that they let kids ask questions and answer their questions with the right answers. For the most part of what I have experienced is that people are racist probably because their parents were racist. Discrimination is such a big issue in America and having kids being put down in schools where it's supposed to be a safe place that encourages you to be your best, is unacceptable. Kids are de -motivated and feel as if they don't even matter and they have not shot. Trump's white nationalist views are also doing a lot of damage. Trump canceling remembrance days, making people feel like they don't exist, trying to wash them away is not what America should be about. A lot of people are forgotten about and a lot of the type people who do have voices and platforms don't speak out on the issues of America. And the teachers the people shaping the future youth have to recognize all cultures and recognize all students and not make the classroom feel like a jail cell. Teachers should want to bond relationships with the students and not just make students be quiet and regurgitate information. Teachers should also not favor students just because they perform well, they should always be worried about all their students and give them as many resources as possible.
PoliticsDec 13, 2018
Inequity and Injustice
Thoughts on the role of education in responding to inequity and injustice and teaching as a political act
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