I thought the article "Living Savage" gave great insight into the underpriveledged school systems of America. Large cities, such as Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, and others continue to be racially segregated, in not just neighborhoods, but obviously schools and important places. The article highlights the broken school systems of these large cities extremely well by describing the 5th graders situation. It's upsetting that elementary school kids have to fight for what should be rightfully theirs in the first place, which is a safe and sanitary environment to learn in. I think it's incredible that 5th graders are learning about their government and petitioning at such a young age. Their teacher gave them a wonderful opportunity to learn, achieve, and create change for themselves. The knowledge they will aquire will surely not go to waste.
On the other hand, I wonder what kind of education they have to sacrifice in order to fight for a better school. I wonder how much math and science they can learn with the remaining time, drive, and yearning for knowledge they have left over from their main goals. While their efforts for their school is applaudable, I hope they still have the opportunities to be like any other 5th grade student. I hope they are able to learn about multiplication, division, and about scientific things, like the ecosystems and what molecules are. At the same time, I wonder if they are able to learn mathematic and scientific concepts, how useful these concepts would be within their lives.
Monday, February 1, 2010
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