Literacy History- Blog Assignment #1

          One of the quotes that stood out to me the most throughout the reading is “much of what developed under the guise of a democratic and differentiated curriculum was in fact a way to reinforce the kind of class, gender, and race prejudice that existed in society.” This quote in my opinion, summarized Part II. There was a section where the experiences of Henry and Julian Nava was explained, which also stood out to me. Henry was the oldest of the two children of Mexican immigrants and him along with Julian were enrolled in specialized occupational programs for those that were going to be industrial or domestic workers. Henry and Julian, along with many other Mexican immigrants were judged based off the few IQ tests taken, that declared that Mexicans were slow learners. Henry finished these courses and enrolled in the Navy where he became traumatized and feared for his younger brother to ever see the things he saw, which is why when he returned to the ...

  Reflection Part I of School: The story of American public education Part I of the book has been very interesting so far. It introduces the creation of the school system in America and the various factors that affect each school in the system such as race, ethnicity, and economic status. One of the phrases our group ranked states “systems have price tags” and that was evident throughout this chapter. The start of this section discusses how education is necessary in order for a republic to survive but just like everything else in the world who had access to it first? The rich. Rich parents were able to afford to send their children to schools because the start of this system was reliant on funding from citizens and not from the government. Low income and some middle class families were most likely not able to afford it; therefore, they could not send their children to school. As years passed, this system got better and more and more children could attend school regardless of their ...