Separate and Unequal

In Part Three 1950-1980 - Separate and Unequal of School: The Story Of American Public Education, the overall chapter really speaks about desegregation within the public schools in America during the 1950s-1980s. Many children were having issues with racial segregation and people wanted to take a stand to create a change to make it equal for all within the public schools. During this time, America did not see the purpose of bilingual education because they believe that everyone should speak only one language which was English. Bilingual education was very important to many students because most of them were diverse and it was hard for them to catch up with school work because of their diverse differences with understanding the English language.

            Many communities play a great price in securing educational equality because making things equal will create many open opportunities for many diverse cultures. Desegregating public schools was not always easy. Many people had gotten either bullied or killed when trying to make a change to bring black and whites to work together to create a better future for all. In the Article, “Revolutions Happen through Young People!”: The Black Student Movement in the Boston Public Schools, 1968-1971 written by Tess Bundy, he writes “From the late 1960s through the early 1970s, thousands of black high school students in Boston protested their educational marginalization by staging school boycotts, forming student organizations, and leading demonstrations. They demanded dramatic changes in the content and delivery of education in the Boston Public Schools (BPS). They called for a “culturally relevant education” that valued black culture, to be mentored by black educators, and for collaboration between school and community.” Boston and many other states within America had to face harsh times by making education equal for many diverse people. Many blacks had to fight for their rights so that they can get their freedom rights within public schools.

            There was a time when I was in second grade I had went to a school that was mostly white students, then when I went to third grade I was transferred to a low income school that was mostly black students and I notice the inequality difference right away. In the white school, the teachers there were more helpful and caring and if you need more help with school work one on one time was available. But in the black school the teachers seem like they did not have the time or proper resources to help students out more. The white school had better school books and resources then the black school. Most of the time I felt like I was not getting the proper learning then when I was in the white school. The inequality of many low income schools just does not have any fair standards to having better resources for students then the upper class schools. The board of education just did not seem to fund money to low income schools and just have kids attend these schools based on their living standards. Even though I did not have the proper resources I did not let that stop me to learning as much as I can in order succeed in life.