The Academic and Social Value of Ethnic Studies and classed dismissed connections


For this blog I wanted to connect A Short History of Public Schooling - Excerpt from the film Class Dismissed and the movie we watched in class Teach Us All

The video A Short History of Public Schooling - Excerpt from the film Class Dismissed stood out to me than other videos we have watched in class. We learn through this video that Education evolves overtime, and changes based on the technology we have at the time. For example, schools were not even around until the1900s, and they were one room buildings all ages, as time goes on we find better ways to educate by separating ages and curriculums. What stands out to me as this video of the history of education does not go into much detail onto who was allowed into these schools at the beginning of education. In the beginning of education the schools with the best curriculum and educators were only provided to students who were white. The other students had to learn in bad conditions with educators who could not understand the struggles they were facing with racism. In class we watched Teach Us All, a movie that discusses three different cities and the struggle for passion in education between the students and the teachers. Each individual student that had an interview for struggling with their education system, were minorities that were not white. For example one student had to travel 1-2+ hours everyday to get to their school, as the schools near them did not have a good education system and students tended to have a lower success rate. This transportation was not given to the student, therefor she had to pay for the expenses. The film shares information such as  only 40% of Black students graduate from a four-year college within six years compared to 64% of white students. So Although A Short History of Public Schooling - Excerpt from the film Class Dismissed shows the great leap for education, it is visible that there is still so much more changes to be made and so much more to evolve, for any student no matter their background. There is still more work to be done to make sure EVERY student is accounted for and is able to receive the best possible education.





  The Academic and Social Value of Ethnic Studies emphasizes how crucial these courses are for developing social justice, cultural sensitivity, and critical thinking. In addition to adding diversity of viewpoint to the curriculum, ethnic studies help students get a deeper comprehension of societal challenges. They promote empathy and inclusivity by encouraging students to interact with their identities and the history of underrepresented groups. In the end, the reading emphasizes how important ethnic studies are to building a more just society by giving students the skills they need to confront structural injustices and recognize the value of many cultures. Learning about different cultures causes people to become more interested in their cultures and connect to students and educators like in Teach Us All

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