Ethnic Studies in Arizona: Both Sides of the Story

In his “Open Letter to the Citizens of Tucson,” Tom Horne explains why he believes ethnic studies should be banned. Horne explains what happened at the Tucson magnet school when a Republican Latina came to speak. Tom Horne writes, “Her speech was non-partisan and professional, urging students to think for themselves and avoid stereotypes. Yet a small group of La Raza students treated her

European history and British literature are perfectly fine classes in most American high schools, however the government has deemed that Hispanic-culture related classes are unacceptable, despite the positive results shown by the students. The prohibition of the ethnic studies program might revert the student to their old ways of dropping out of high school, which would essentially take away the chicanos’ chance of succeeding in getting a career and obtaining a college education. This is only one example of how minorities may not have equal opportunities as the white majority does due to institutional

The first appeals filed against this discriminatory bill began in October of 2010. The initial appeal was filed by 10 teachers, The director of the Mexican-American Studies program, and 3 students with their parents. Due to various circumstances however, Many of them dropped their appeals, or they were dismissed. Eventually there was only 1 student and their parent left. The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, and decided to further appeal the case. The case eventually reached a federal court, reversing part of the ruling by the lower courts. The federal judge found that that the bill was created with the intention of targeting solely The Mexican-American Studies program, and so was partially unconstitutional. The final ruling on the matter by the federal judge affirmed part of the bill to be unconstitutional, however the ruling of the district court was upheld. Holding the bill as not “overboard”. The bill was sent back for review of the claim that the bill is

Through this opinion the district has the authority to manage and structure the schools they deem fit. Under Judge Smith’s deliberation he further explains that the Mexican students are not being segregated. Although, Judge Smith’s statement is valid it negates the fact that as a court they hold the responsibility to make sure school districts are abiding by the law. Smith validates the Del Rio Independent School district intention and

The Ethnic studies program, which is a program where students study race, ethnicity, and nation and how history has affected that specific race, should not have been banned and it was also not a legitimate ban. The program should not have been outlawed just because of how people with more power think differently about it. The Ethnic studies program was a program to teach students who were content to learn about how the past has affected their own race, not to discriminate or hate against the US.

The school board has made these decisions themselves (about banning books), because it is the schools library and should only have books that are approrpriate and have the proper material inside.

School boards, principals, and teachers have a responsibility for protecting the minds of their students by covering grade and age appropriate material in the classroom. However, does this given responsibility cover the act of banning books from their classrooms? As an advocate for each student, does the teacher not have a duty to introduce the students to a these words issues in order to help the student cope with the different problems in the world? How does a school decide which books should be banned and how much say does the teacher have what should be left up to the teacher? Some say that banning books from the classroom, we prevent them from learning about different controversial topics in a safe and secure environment. In this paper I reflect on my research question: Why do schools ban books in the classroom?

Arizona’s historical development dates back to thousands of years ago. Arizona holds the second largest amount of indigenous/ Native American population of any other state in the United States. One of the first groups of people to live on Arizona’s land was the Native Americans, or otherwise called the American Indians. These Natives came much before any of the Europeans, or the Spanish settlers came to Arizona. There were three main Native American groups that truly began the exploration of Arizona. These groups include the Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon tribes. Each of their tribes settled in different sections of Arizona ranging from Northeastern to Southeastern parts of the land.

While Biggers focuses on the positive aspects of the teachers, students, and legislators, Wun points out possible improvements that the Ethnic Studies movement should have made to protect themselves and further their goals. Specifically, she discusses two distinct problems with both, how the film portrays the program, as well as the program itself: the complete

Education entails individual human development in the cognitive, emotional, creative and social areas. All children are entitled to a free education regardless of race, cultural background or handicaps. For education to be an effective part of the students life, the student and teacher must be actively and enthusiastically involved in learning. A teacher needs to be well prepared and organized. They need to know the perspective goals for each student and ways to achieve these goals. Teachers need to work with students to help them grow and develop ways to use their knowledge.

In today’s society it is nearly impossible to survive without an education. It is important that we have the right kind of teachers to accomplish certain goals. A good teacher is one who listens to their students and tries to answer any questions they might have about anything. I think that a good teacher should also be able to listen to others opinions and not argue with them but try to understand their point of view on the subject.

Originating from dates all the way back to 500A.D. these people ran the land and cultivated

The educational system differs throughout the world; its viewed and taught differently because of cultural differences. Many cultures view education as a necessity of life therefore family are strict and get more involved in there child’s education. Around the world, education is given to students to prepare them for their future. The American education is considered one of the strongest systems of education therefore many countries the American system. The American education system contains many differences and similarities to the foreign system of education; however, students in the American system are not as successful as those in foreign countries like Japan.

The education system has been a controversial issue among educators. Requirements of school do not let student choose what they want to study for their future. It’s a big issue to force student study specific curriculums, which don’t help them improve, and what they like to create something. Educators choose a general system for education to all students which based on general knowledge. Intelligent or genius students have to be in that system of education, which doesn’t let them improve their creativity. Educators attempt to change that system to make it better, but their changing was not that great to be an example for the world. Also, did that change qualify education system to compete other systems or not? In some examples and

Education is one of the most important things for a society to prosper and be safe which forms the character and intelligence of the individuals around the world. Education makes one able to understand what is happening in the world logically and clearly. Education enables individuals to put their potential to use and make a difference in the future. It is essential for individuals to be educated in a way that they will expand their knowledge vastly. An ideal educational model is very difficult to achieve, and is often argued over by people in society.