We all attended the tunnel of oppression as it was assigned to us for a reflection essay. We briefly discussed how we felt during the tunnel of oppression and it was interesting to know that we all felt very similar especially the way the debriefing ended. I honestly think we all expected more because during […]
Peter Edelman suggest that in order to reduce poverty groups like ,government, business, unions, foundations, churches, civic leaders, ordinary citizens, and poor people must join the battle to find ways that everyone in such groups help poverty. Edelman also believes that poverty plays in a form of a cycle, where children follow the same pattern […]
Friday’s class began as usual; Julian presented a power point that indicated how to create an outline that helps everyone by narrowing down ideas and structure for papers. For me it was a reminder, in college I had a semester where I had to create many outlines before initiating a paper, but I had forgotten […]
Last week’s class covered additional material from the previous class on the challenges that African Americans faced. I had forgotten that we were supposed to finish the remainder of the sections from the reading so I felt a bit behind. Dr. Hoffman gave everyone an opportunity to collect information on our topic again, which was […]
Last week our class reviewed the Supreme Court case regarding affirmative action plan and their impact on education. We also learned and relearned more facts about No Child Left Behind Act. Dr. Jaime placed several questions regarding NCLB around the class room and we had to go around in groups adding thoughts about each question. […]
Affirmative action plan as stated in the readings is not only challenging but controversial. According to the readings Affirmative action plan was design to help less represented minorities, “Affirmative action is more of a process than just an admissions policy. Colleges and universities reach out to groups that are underrepresented and urge students to apply. […]
Last week’s class presentations allowed everyone to briefly introduce themselves and share a personal experience with everyone. I enjoyed each presentation and also learned many new things about each classmate. It was interesting to know that we all in some way shared advantages and disadvantages that not only makes us a bit uncomfortable but shaped […]
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