Does the Education System Provide Equality to All?

i do think that our school system does provide equal opportunity to all groups of people. It has changed so much in the last 20-30 years. The education system has changed and people have been more accepting and encouraging to have all teenagers graduate. The drop out rates being so different could have to do with the type of teenager that they are, their home life, as well as if Aboriginal ancestors have a big influence on their grandchild’s life with telling them why the school system is so bad because of what they had experienced when they were forced to go to the reserve schools.

-On the other hand, 66% of First Nations students who attended provincial schools graduated from Grade 12. Where the overall Grade 12 graduation rate is 90%.

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Highway of Tears

Canada is showing the inequality of citizens by not publicizing the deaths of aboriginals.

Not all murder cases are broadcasted in the news, like flu’s. The police probably dont have that much information to give to the media to make it well-known. Some murders may be shown on the news or in newspaper more than others if they have more information available to them. I dont think it has anything to do with peoples race or religions or whatever. it has to do with how much evidence the police have.

Racism and Civil Rights

Homer Plessy;

Homer Pleesy is half white and half black, so when a law was passed in 1890 in Louisiana, that said that Blacks and Whites have to be separated while riding a train within the state, he felt that this law was very unfair and didn’t know where he fit into the law. In 1892, he was arrested for sitting in a car for only white people on the East Louisiana Railroad. He refused to go and sit in a black car instead of the white one he was found in. They then arrested him and put him into jail.

In court, Plessy argued that the law violated the 13th and 14th amendments of the Constitution. Slavery was made illegal in the United States which was stated in the 13th amendments. The 14th amendment states that all persons born in the United States are citizens of the US and of the state where they live. It also says that no state can deny citizens of the US equal protection of the laws. Judge John Howard Ferguson had recently ruled the law “unconstitutional on trains that traveled through many states,” but in this case, Judge Ferguson ruled that Plessy was guilty.

Plessy then went to the Supreme Court of Louisiana, because he wanted a second trial to try to end segregation on trains. Louisiana Supreme Court also went against him. Plessy finally went to the Supreme Court of the United States, because he thought he wasn’t guilty. Plessy thought that the “separate but equal” law violated the 13th and 14th amendments, by Blacks and Whites not being treated equally. In 1896, Homer Plessy was found guilty once again. The court said Mr. Plessy was found guilty.

Even though Plessy didn’t win his case and was put in jail, the impact of the Plessy vs.Ferguson case was huge. The Plessy decision made by the Supreme Court of the United States made people believe that it was right, to require Blacks and Whites to have separate restaurants, theaters, restrooms, and public schools, as long as they were equal.

Children’s Rights

Children in all countries should have the same rights. Just because they live in a different country doesnt mean that they have to be treated a different way than other kids. The ‘Convention of the Rights of a Child’ was made for a reason – to protect children’s rights. “Who was this made by,” you may ask? Ummm hellllloooo…ADULTS! So why take the time to make up rules and laws specifically to children if your not going to reinforce them?? If your going to make these rules and laws, stick by what you say. Then go and see if they are being violated. If so take the children out of the condition of which they are not supposed to be in and give them back to their families or put them into a good and loving care place. Help children that are too young, or scared, or dont know their rights to stand up and have a better life for themselves.

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Different Persepectives, Different People

With the 2010 Olympics on the way to Vancouver, everybody is in a big rush to make everything look “pretty” for when the rest of the world arrives. Having the 2010 come to Vancouver, there are some good things about it and some bad ones too. Good things are  that it brings the potential Olympians the chances to work on the courses that they could be using during the games or to help them practice, giving them tons of advantage over the other competitors. It also makes Vancouver a bigger land mark then ever before, everyone will know about Vancouver and will want to spend time here – tourists. And with the added security it could help out with gang violence and killings. Bad things bout it being held here is that we have gone way over the estimated budgets and if the profits dont add up to what we’ve spent on the games and buildings for the Olympics, the taxes will be raised and then people are going to get mad. They are helping out with moving the homelessness away from Vancouver, but it is all moving out towards Surrey and Langley and they arent solving the problem they are pushing it away and they’ll “deal” with it after – watch it not happen! Ask yourself, “Why are they only now starting to help with the homeless situation? Why havent they started this years ago?”

Social Justice Concept – Sexism

My concept that i have chosen to research is Sexism.

The article that i have chosen to add in is about sexism in the workplace. This article, to me, shows how some people, like men, are so caught up in “Men being superior to women” that they dont like having to answer to women. Sexism is a form of a discrimination, a discrimination towards people just for their gender. Some people believe that it doesnt matter what gender you are or how smart you are or how talented you are, that males will always come out on top. Its been shown how much women are pushing to show that we can do or are good at things that males are good at. Either if it is just as good or better. women have been fighting for rights for a very long time now and with those rights that we now have, we shouldnt be judged on our sex, but by our intelligences. Not just women are being judged by their gender, men are too. Men are being said to need women to do household things like cook, clean, take care of the kids, making the bed and ect. i believe that people are just looking for excuses to degrade and down size others and they’ll do it anyway they can. Sexism is wrong. Dont conform to be like others, stand up. Be yourself.

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Critical Consciousness

Having the developing countries create “critical consciousness” is benefical because it helps them with the ability to perceive social, political, and economic oppression and to help take action against the oppressive elements of society. Paulo Freire who defined “Critical Consciousness” had helpd third worl countries to read and gain awareness of the world around them.

i think that it is good to have critical awareness in the developed  and undeveloped worlds within individuals because it will help them gain knowledge and help to avoid having oppresive acts in society. And to have eye openers and to not be so blind with issues around the world.