Module One Part I Blog

 This first chapter of the book School talks about the beginnings of schools and the educational system in society. Like everything new, the beginnings of the schools were a topic of debate because immigrants, natives, and African Americans could not reach an agreement to take advantage of this new opportunity. This was the moment in which everyone could improve themselves and increase their knowledge, however, it was not that simple. At first, education was only offered to those who could pay for those services and to Native Americans. Nowadays, the educational system has changed and in schools, we can see students of all cultures and all economic statuses studying to be able to improve themselves and meet their goals and, in some cases, the goals that their parents at that time could not achieve. Public education in the United States unifies us because it connects us with people very different from us and makes us see that although we are different in many ways, we are all humans who deserve respect, understanding, solidarity, and above all a dignified and valuable education.

On the other hand, we can say that it divides us because some schools continue to segregate students based on their cultures or skin color, others based on religion, and some based on intelligence levels, among others. I don't think that this is wrong, but that it could be done in another way in which people do not feel inferior or superior to others just because of the educational system in which they find themselves. Sometimes it is a matter of preferences and which voices are heard and which are not, because many times Latinos do not always want to be surrounded by Latinos (because they want to know other cultures or because they need to learn the language better), in other cases, religious people also feel Curious about other religions, but they are afraid to expose themselves for fear of what they will say or the consequences they might receive. I think it is an issue that we will continue to talk about and that we will never all be able to agree on.

Education is an essential and significant part of everyone's life, without the educational system we would not have technological advances or any progress in history. Thanks to school, we have learned basic skills such as reading and writing, but we also learn about respect, communication, teamwork, public relations, we learn about fears, passions, sports, history, arts, etc. Education shapes the beginnings of our lives and if we follow the right path it leads us to achieve everything, we set out to do. I have had the opportunity to study in two countries and both are very different, with different norms and different educational systems but both with the same purpose, to ensure that each student achieves success. Education or studying is already a lifestyle for me, and I think that for many of us it is also, because we have a goal, a vision that we must fulfill, and that although it is not an easy or short path, it is a sure path that offers good results.