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In the book March Book One the people of Nashville chose to stage the sit-ins to protest the segregation between blacks and whites. They chose to sit and wait to be serve and they wouldn’t leave until they were served. They had to learn how to protest without violence and spend many hours practicing by humiliating each other and learning how to protect themselves when attacked.

Andrew Simmons published his article for The Atlantic, “The Danger of Telling Poor Kids that College is the Key to Social Mobility” on January 16, 2014, which raises his concerns that higher education is only being promoted as an opportunity to increase their economic status, when it should be an opportunity to experience an education (Simmons). Through the use of students such as Isabella, Simmons disagrees with the way students now look at higher education and blames the educators through the students’ lives for this view. Instead, Simmons views education as an intellectual opportunity rather than a way to elevate ones economic class which is all people see when they see “higher education.” He believes that education, ambition and work ethic is how you have a satisfying life, not with how much you make. He makes the point that when economics becomes the main goal of education it’s all children begin to think about and they might not pursue something that they are truly passionate about or what they want to learn about, which then does not create an intellectually awakening experience (Simmons).

bright young students who were not able to succeed to the fullest given their background

They acknowledged that they came from comfort and were given the privilege and opportunity of obtaining higher education, but for them, that higher education was not a reflection of, or supportive of

Students started walkouts because they were being mistreated and discriminate. They were not offered the same rights as a white teenager. Also, they were not allowed to speak Spanish at any time during

In the article, “Low-Income Students Seeking the Education They Need to Move Up,” Emily Yount writes about the way that poverty affects people entering higher education. In her story, a girl named Chelsea is a single mom trying to get her education, and the path is difficult for her. In this paper, I will discuss both my mother and Chelsea and show the ways that it is mainly the single moms that struggle the most in this society. Regardless if you’re rich or poor, your economic status always is important. A student’s economic status has a great impact and can affect her depending on the decisions she makes.

Wes Moore grew up in poor conditions, where he and his small family barely made ends meet. Wes tried his best to stay strong despite all the misfortune things in his life, and struggled through days looking for the light at the end of tunnel. Years later, Wes Moore heads to a private school where he learns at a steady pace and passes classes. Later on, when his life at home becomes unbearable and he is unable to keep up with school, Wes Moore drops out of private school (Moore, 2011). However, he remains focused and determined not to continue living in poverty. Hence, he makes up his mind that he must get educated one way or another.

The teachers themselves saw the conditions that oppressed Mexican-American children were facing and decided to bring these issues to the school board and made a survey. They were denied, then decided to do a peaceful protest by walking out. Since the school board had refused to meet their demands, they did a massive walkout.

​"Education is the movement from darkness to light". In The Closing Of The American Mind, by Allan Bloom, Bloom argues that higher education has been drastically modified over the years and has ruined the psyche of today 's students. Once upon a time Americans dreamed of a better and brighter future, one that could transport them into a perfect utopia of societal bliss. Higher Education was the enthralling stepping stone for happiness. It inspired students to find their voice, while drawing from the past. It was a place where they could make mistakes and change their major once or twice. Today, higher education has become more about the career path and how it is more necessary than before. Higher education is no longer an adventure that allows the student to embark upon a journey of discovery and self-expression as it once was. This is due to the vigorous demands of the general society and how students today are required to maintain focus on a career that is valuable and not adventurous. Basically, we have lost touch with what makes this country so great; the impossible becoming reality. The creativity is gone. The belief that our imagination can grant us happiness if we work hard enough and believe is nonexistent. Higher education has separated the extraordinary and left us with dedicated, intelligent drones working towards the path that pays the most and will always have job security.

As Mike Konczal observes in his article Three Crises in Higher Ed Affordability, so much of university education is in crisis that calls for urgent diagnosis to remake. One of the major challenges facing university education is the skyrocketing rate of unemployment for fresh graduates. Most unemployed graduates are financially

The film Walkout!, acknowledges how Mexican-American students were treated throughout public high schools in East Los Angeles during 1967 and 1968. Lincoln, Roosevelt, Garfield, and Wilson are just a few of those public schools in East L.A. that received unequal education compared to those schools in the wealthy Westside communities. This lead to low expectations as well as lack of encouragement among students. In addition, it caused them to have limited futures ahead of themselves such as cheap unskilled labor like mechanics or bakers. So, the students decided to take the matter into their own hands with the help and leadership of Sal Castro and Paula Crisostomo. They planned and organized the walkouts that took place in March of

In the past, higher education was for the elite or upper class that could would pay for education. The National Defense Educational Act of 1958 as well as the G.I. Bill are some ways that helped pave the way for the idea of “college” to be attainable and affordable to people. It helped pave a way to make college affordable for those in lower income levels. In contrast, however, various higher education institutions are making renovations to the school in hopes to draw more attention to potential students. The film showed the example of the different amenities some schools were offering in hopes to increase their student enrollment.

Every year, millions of students across America attend a college or university hoping to further their education and prepare for the futures. The purpose of higher education is to create prepared minds and to help the students reach their full potential. However, the documentary Declining by Degrees, produced by the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) in 2005, questions and challenges the post-secondary education system. The documentary exposes the problems of modern day post-secondary institutes that are hindering the process of education for students. Despite the secrecy of it all, higher education is jeopardizing student’s learning because of issues within the education system surrounding research driven professors and grade inflation.

Interviewee (1) one is a man from Virginia, he has identified himself as a white male and acknowledge that he was in the working class system and once married moved into the middle class spectrum “in class systems, people may become members of a class other than that of their parents through both intergenerational and intragenerational mobility, either upward or downward” (Kendall, D. 2015. p. 215). His education consists of a high school diploma, whereas, he did not push himself (nor his parents) to further his education and did not have any desire to go to college. A majority of his experience has been on the job, with little to no back experience. “Education opportunities and life chances are

America's Broken Education System - Full Documentary 2016 shows that people think education is only key to success and there is no other way. They also think that getting a good education means expensing more money for it. Teachers also don't think outside of the box and they are limited to give education at a level. There are also private college and university who are getting more advantage of this by charging lots of money. However, to get a good career, a student admitted to a good college and then come cost for over 100,000 dollars’ tuition and expensive books. At a time, they take the loan. Some of them try to pay the loan after working so many years. For that, they cannot make their dreams come true what they expected before like buying an own house and stuff like that. Also, some students just don't finish the education and get in