Naomi Andujar

  As we continue to move forward in the book it becomes more difficult to read about the steps that took to get where we are now as a country. We learn about all of the horrible things this country has done, but it never gets easier to continue to educate ourselves on such topics. The truth is that our country was discriminative towards immigrants who were trying to have a better life by moving here. It is understandable that the country wanted to have a uniformed public school system, but they didn’t always go about it in the best way. To try and take away the culture of those immigrants who had those traditions for generations is heartbreaking. It is hard to accept when you know that it could’ve been you or a loved one in the same position. I cannot imagine my life if the school system discouraged me from doing things within my culture. These things are what make me the person who I am today. President Roosevelt wanted everyone to speak one language and one language only have ro...

After reading part one of the book, “School: The Story of the American Public Education”  I was able to discuss and compose many ideas about how the public school system has impacted my own life and the country as a whole. As a twenty-one year old student, I don't remember a time that I wasn’t in school. This part of the book shows how it is in the “American Culture” to receive an education. By having a public school system not only are people able to receive an education, but they were able to do this free of charge. On the first page of the introduction there is a quote by Adlai Stevenson that states, “The free common school system is the most American thing about America.” While I have been able to experience the public school system on my own, I can say that I am thankful and proud that I live in a country that has given me this opportunity. However, the public school system is not perfect and has only gotten better as time has passed by.   There have been many shamefu...