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Module 2 Part 2

 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 room for but one language here, and that is the English language.” I think about the amount of times a day that I speak Spanish or even think in Spanish, and this method was truly unfair and unrealistic. No matter how much you enforce the English language it will not erase the knowledge that you have of your native language. While these are no longer things that are enforced in the public school education system, it is important that we all think about these things.

Today in the United States diversity is being highly encouraged. I am glad to see that we have made progress from the place that we once were. However, this does not mean that we can not continue to grow. In an age of technology we continue to see how many times the diversity being pushed is not genuine. Many times schools will go out of their way to show people of color on their websites or flyers due to them not wanting to be targeted as a school that is not inclusive. I personally believe that it is important to be diverse, but when it's so forced you can tell that it's not for the best interest of the students. As long as you truly care for the students and try to make the safest space for them I believe that's what truly matters. The children in the public school systems fear for their safety every day. There is a ridiculous amount of hate crimes that have been done in public schools. This is something that should definitely be made a priority. There is no reason that students should be fearful if there will be a mass shooting in their school. Students already go through so much stress in their day to day lives, so this should not be adding to it. Overall, we need to continue to focus on the public school system because we still have so many things that need to be changed.

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