Pedro Arrupe Personal Statement

Pedro Mena is member of the Fischler School’s Hispanic Advisory Board from 2008. In his home country, Venezuela, he was a politician and defender of citizens’ civil rights. Mena has extended that vision of equality to the field of education. Mena has a master’s degree in Science of Education, a master’s degree that served to know from his own experience what obstacles a foreign student must face. His experience led him to reflect on the limited opportunities that a foreign professional has to grow at academic level.

there are many issues in the world that need our attention and not even back tonight or even cares to learn about the problems that are going on in other societies around the world many examples of Corruption and lack of government attention are going are going on in places such as Mali West Africa as many people already know most of the richest man when was the emperor of the ancient empire of Mali hearing this many people might think to themselves” mali but must be rich” however this is not the case my whole perspective on this has changed, this past summer the first year that I remember traveling out of the continent I realize the struggle that people other foreign countries are going through if I had the power to change it I would.

The subject of expectations for higher education is one that tends to spark impassioned debate among educators, students and parents alike. In Pedagogy of the Oppressed Paulo Freire presses his audience to consider such expectations in light of one’s own intentions, motives, and affections toward those to be educated (Freire 50). He goes even further to suggest that a love for one another through empathetic dialogue, especially on the part of the educator, must be present in order for fear to be wiped away and liberation to eventually take its place (Freire 89,90). It was that dialogical approach that made Freire’s literacy programs so successful in Brazil until “his work was interrupted by a military dictatorship” in the mid-60s and

World leaders should communicate and inform their people about the state of emergency the country is in. People should also understand that some countries are not safe and should be informed

Exposure to the institution of higher education has helped me greater recognize the sociopolitical dimensions of the western world. Yet, in delving deeper into theories about inequality and race relations, I am perplexed as to why there is so much scholarship about people with backgrounds like mine but no action to improve the educational and social experiences of low income, inner city youth of color. I now know that in order to see myself reflected in my education, I must take it upon myself to accomplish such. I have to write the books I want to read, create the content I want to learn, and be the professor I want to meet. But, first, I need to put myself on the path to professional

I think what Fr. Pedro Arrupe meant when he said, “our prime educational objection must be to form men and women for others” is that people should teach others as people who will use that knowledge to help others. When educating men and women not only will it benefit them but it benefit everyone around them because they will be able to use their knowledge for the better . I think this statement is very true because thousands of people go to school to further their education so that one day they will able to use their education to help others and make a difference. Fr. Pedro Arrupe knew that people want to use their education and knowledge to benefit not only themselves but to people around them or even complete strangers. A person that I had

There are so many problems in the world that many people can’t seem to agree or disagree on. Some of these issues are based on some of the simplest things such as ethnic background, who you are married too, how you live your life and the decisions some countries make that affect a whole people. Some of these issues can and have moved into a nationwide or worldwide struggle to change the issues at hand.

One of the people with the biggest influences on my personal education philosophy is Paulo Freire. The major theme throughout his book, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, is how important it is for people to dialogue with one another (Freire, 1970). Dialogue, to Paulo Freire (1970), means acknowledging that both parties are human beings with equally valid life experiences, and both of whom are worthy of love and respect. His theory is not only a philosophy, but an action plan. I believe that he is right about how bad the 'Banking Model of Education' is for students (Freire, 1970). Instead of viewing students as empty vessels to be filled (Freire, 1970), I believe I should be encouraging their own interests. By learning from Freire's

Here are three steps that will require courage and a relentless commitment from leaders to enact, in order to make a difference:

Imagine in today’s world, 2016, that people of color and women did not attend schools. Would that not be ridiculous? According to my class presentation that was focused on seventeenth century schools, that is exactly how the education system started out. White boys were the only children being taught basic reading, writing, and arithmetic within Puritan religious guidelines. The reality of today’s world is that with perseverance, getting a good education is possible for anyone.

Education is something often seen as equalizer in the face of social injustice. The concept of using school and information to put different people on a level playing field is a noble but misguided attempt at social equality. While education no doubt positively affects the position of people in society while creating an outlet to educate the ignorant, it becomes problematic when education is not an equal opportunity for everyone. In Adrienne Rich’s essay, Taking Women Students Seriously, she speaks of the inequality mainly affecting women while subtly hinting at the inequality present in education in regards to race and class. Gender, race and class are three characteristics that work together to create either a positive or negative profile for one’s education.

All throughout our life we seek to become someone with a specific identity and want to be classified as “somebody” rather than “nobody”. We want people to know us as an individual identity. In this modern age, education has become an imperative element for everybody. Without education, no one can gain respect from others have social equality or lead a happy and stable life. Education has changed my life forever and has given me the ability to achieve goals that were dreams in my past.

It’s no secret our world is full of problems. We still rally, protest, and still the problems only seem to grow worse. And maybe because they stem from a much larger problem, which we fail to see.

Throughout our semester together, our Social Issues class has discussed many different aspects of race, class and gender. We have had many opportunities to discuss and share our opinions on different topics and problems we face today. During this course, my outlook on life and other people has changed significantly. The use of projects and papers has further enlightened me to understand the perspective of others. The readings that we have been given each week have proven themselves very beneficial and have assisted greatly in furthering my awareness towards different races, classes and genders.

“Our awareness is the key. It is our awareness more than our work effort that gets the right result right now.”- Mark Victor Hansen. The first step in spreading the word is awareness. By making everyone aware of the situation at hand, that is the beginning of a new change. We can spread the word first off by making public service announcements or creating peacefully rallies. The