Autobiography

  One of my favorite characters of Part III of School was ex-president Lyndon B. Johnson. As a Hispanic that moved to the United States few years ago, I learn that Johnson declared September 15 the official day of Hispanic Heritage celebration. Reading Part III taught me the formation of this man and I could understand why he gave so much importance to Hispanic population in the United States. Lyndon was raised in Texas and went to a public school where the majority of students were Mexican or Chicanos. The book tells how his first friendship, teachers, and childhood memories included Hispanic characters. Later on, after receiving a higher education he went back to work at the school where he studied and noticed that although year have passed, nothing never changed. It is then when he realized that segregation and inequality needed to stop. After few years Lyndon B. Johnson became the president who will make federal law to work in favor of minority group students. He noticed that...

  AS AMERICAN AS PUBLIC SCHOOL / “YOU ARE AN AMERICAN” History is always beautiful because it teaches us the glories and mistakes from the past. History helps us to value and understand how things used to be and how they have evolved, although sometimes humanity tends to start all over with the same cycle. Such as the educational system. While reading “Part-Two” of School , I contemplated the beginnings of education in America and its progress along the time. This part of the book focuses on how immigrant children were impacted by the American school system and how they also impacted the system. Through decades school has progressed hand to hand with the economy which means that students need to accommodate their education based on the nations needs. Diane Ravitch says: “As economy became more complex, students stayed in school longer to gain additional skills and knowledge.” Over time theories of how education should be implemented came back and forward sharing different ideas...