Blog post #2

Last week’s class very interesting first I learned from Julian  some helpful ways to improve my note taking skills and at the same time use those same tips to be a better writer.  I also found lecture to be very interesting I could not believe how inequality is so present everywhere today even though it’s the 21st century specially in schools,i have ready enjoyed reading the class book diversity in america and learning more about this. My favorite part of the class off course was the outside activity we did made me feel more in touch not only with myself but with others. Doing that activity made me go back in time and think about everything that has affected me in my life, not only in the past but now and how everything really does shape you to be you in the end. I personally could not help and get really emotional and get tear eyed i hope i am not known as the one that cried in class now.  It also made me think how everything affects us the second we are born from the parents we have to the environment and even the house we live in takes a toll in our life every second. But at the same time i also thought of my son because even though i was not the most fortunate person when it came to being privileged i can make a difference in his life and not technically make him more privileged but, at least he will have an easier life because he will have two college graduated parents.

The readings were very connected to the activity we did in class i feel that activity in a sense showed the reality of the diversity rationale. Justice Powell’s diversity rationale is i feel still very present in our colleges and universitys and will have an affect for a long time. As long as the magical thinking is present where we assume institutions are passive we submit to how campuses actually enroll. Looking at chapter 8 was very shocking i had no idea high school and specially college and university rates for Latinos and African Americans was so low and is still is low compared to other ethnicitys.  Going back to the 1964 civil rights act signed by president Lyndon B. Johnson thinking about it sadly it was not that long ago,it just kind off made me feel fortunate and a little ashamed because of the times i complain because that was way worse for those minoritys back then. But most importantly i learned we need to increase education in our minority groups in order to get more children and families a chance for a better economic and social mobility and the ability to pursue an advanced degree. I look forward for the next class readings and activities.