Alejandra & Sal by Alejandra Vasquez

Sesame Street

alejandravasquez14_1 — 2025-09-02 18:49:08 UTC

Sesame Street as an example of public schooling (ex. Count Dracula) and socioemotional learning (ex. Elmo)

SAT Score vs Income

alejandravasquez14_1 — 2025-09-02 18:50:29 UTC

Succeeding in the system of schooling is correlated with class status, which goes on to determine access to education (i.e. academia).

Overlap exists in this being a mainstream understanding while also fueling criticism which can lead to more radical approaches to schooling.

Ballou Hall

alejandravasquez14_1 — 2025-09-02 19:04:51 UTC

The Tufts Administration building has been a site of many protests in recent years. How do these acts of deviance uphold or distort one's learning in the institution?

President's Lawn

alejandravasquez14_1 — 2025-09-02 19:05:02 UTC

A picturesque image of a college campus (the ivory tower), a site of leisure, distanced from the history of this land as a former plantation which was stolen from Indigenous peoples.

Tufts Cannon

alejandravasquez14_1 — 2025-09-02 19:06:18 UTC

Education in the public's mind: it's the best four years of your life (+ a great opportunity to network)

Lab Space

alejandravasquez14_1 — 2025-09-02 19:09:55 UTC

What the public thinks: state-of-the-art technology. Clean, modern lab spaces. Is not inclusive of other forms of research.

Education in the Media

alejandravasquez14_1 — 2025-09-02 19:11:52 UTC

A typical classroom, with chalkboards and a desk for each student.

The Simpsons

alejandravasquez14_1 — 2025-09-02 19:17:19 UTC

Overlap: Despite doing its best to remain standardized, the education system does not fit every kid's needs.