Making a change...

After this class the inevitable question remains what are going to do about unequal resources, inequity in curriculum, censorship and all the other problems that are detrimental to our educational system. We have discussed these issues ad nauseum however it is important to take the next step and actually take action instead of going about our daily lives with our newly gained knowledge just floating around in our heads. Although I don't plan on going into teaching to pass on the messages I've learned throughout this class I feel I can still enlighten other people with the things I've learned. My mom is a teaching assistant at our high school and my brothers are just starting their high schools careers so I think that they could learn something from the topics discussed in class. My mom actually agrees that there are a lot of problems in our educational system and actively discusses things with our principal, as she is now a teaching assistant representative. I think the best way to spread a message is through word of mouth. Truthfully right now I'm worried about getting into law school and doing well in school (i know we could talk about this for a whole class), however I believe through daily discourse I can talk to my friends and other people I know about these topics as we do in our class discussion. I think the best thing we can do for the time being is to talk to people and see what their experiences were like and tell them about ours in conjunction with this class so we can broaden their views and engage them to think critically about our educational system. We should encourage people to question the system, just have been "conditioned" not to. As England states I believe we should, "make a pan to take one step on your journey. Write it down, tell a friend, and then being to march." I believe if we all vow to continue passing along the messages we've learned, that alone can do so much. If people want to do more that's great, however I don't think everything can promise to "march."