Thematic Connections by Henry Aronson https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8 Texts Related to our class theme: "Race and Education" en-us 2021-02-05 04:31:58 UTC 2024-02-19 05:38:50 UTC hello@padlet.com Henry Aronson haronson1 https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1166993356 This song is by the politically conscious SF rap group Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy.  The song "Language of Violence" reminds me of the theme of race, big time. The lyrics  find a crazy connection between schools and prisons - echoing a theme from the poetry we analyzed in class. The song blew me away how they contrasted two systems, lyrically reminding us of how schooling can hurt folks. I do have a question about one of the choices the musician made: What did they intend us to take from the African inspired vocals in the background? What sounded like wailing women? ]]> 2021-02-05 05:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1166993356 Henry Aronson haronson1 https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1167010116 The semi-autobiographical book America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan was the first book I ever read by a Filipino American. He wrote about the use and misuse of US style education he experienced. But he didn't wallow in the ways that education colonized his mind and spirit. He extolled education as the way to undo injustice. His words seriously made my chest swell up, just as Christina and Frohman mentioned in "No Child Left Behind". #grateful]]> 2021-02-05 05:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1167010116 Eduardo Monroy https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1170696560 While I may not be discussing an album, TV show or a “dicho” solely, I want to highlight an aspect of my culture that is extremely important in relation to education and serves as a foundation for many other aspects, and that is family. My family has always motivated me, given me advice, and pushed me to put in as much effort as I can, my parents have supported me to the fullest and been there to remind me that “le tengo que echar ganas”, meaning that I must give as much as I can, yet not make myself miserable in doing so. I believe that having a family who supports you and motivates you to educate yourself so that you will not make their same mistakes or go through their experiences can give anyone a solid foundation to move on in life, and maintaining this foundation is very important in my culture.]]> 2021-02-06 01:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1170696560 Daniela Sanchez https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1170820788 The film and documentary “Teach us all” addresses the persistent problem of segregation in the American school system to present day segregation in American schools that persists decades after the landmark Brown v Board of Education ruling. The message of this documentary is that in the last 30 years, segregation in American schools has gotten actually gotten much worse and shows the statistics to back that up.This documentary provides interviews with students, teachers, administrators, and parents of all backgrounds who are trying to bring about a change, diversity, and inclusion to schools. ]]> 2021-02-06 03:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1170820788 Christopher Eblacas https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1173984169 A TALE OF TWO SCHOOLS: Race and Education on Long Island, follows David and Owen, two African American teenagers during their senior year of high school. Even though the students have a lot in common, they go to very different schools. A TALE OF TWO SCHOOLS spotlights these differences and the results of educational disparities. The film also focuses on the benefits that diversity provides for all students.

]]> 2021-02-07 17:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1173984169 Joshua Zepeda https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1174496488 The Unequal Opportunity Race
 
The video shows the amounts of obstacles and challenges each race had to face. This not only includes their lives, but also includes an idea on the difficulty. Not only that the higher race gets more abilities, but it shows how unfair it can be for the ones who were in the lower class. Discrimination, privileges, racial profiling, and more. ]]> 2021-02-07 21:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1174496488 Abril Carrillo 1585284 https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1174673833 A "dicho" that my mom always tells me whenever I feel like giving up with school is, "Estas aqui para mejorar la raza.", which translates to, "You're here to better our race." This saying means everything to me. Not just education wise but life wise, I use it to motivate me to become a better person not just for myself but to represent my race. I also use it to remember that if I ever succeed in my education path and go far in life, I must give back to my culture and family because without them I'd be nothing. Here's a picture of my mom because she means everything to me and motivates me to be better for myself and my culture/race.]]> 2021-02-08 00:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1174673833 Adriella Manley nyork4518 https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1174731657 The song "Changes" by 2pac is a hip hop song.  This song was released in 1998. This song was a rap that many African Americans used to express themselves over things that happen in everyday life. Many rappers such as N.W.A and Notorious B.I.G use rap to express their own situation. In his songs he mainly talks about the war on drugs, the treatment of black people by the police, racism especially the reconciliation explicitly between the blacks and whites in America. Also, the poverty and its accompanying vicious cycle in Urban African American culture, and the difficulties of life in the ghetto. This song is about how Tupac wants change, not just changing the way he lives but the lifestyle African Americans had to live. Also, he explains on how it was hard being poor, black and the fact that police didn't care about what happens within the black communities. Lastly, shows that life that many people grew up into was a living hell, surrounded by drugs and gangs.  ]]> 2021-02-08 01:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1174731657 Moses E. Zumaya https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1174815191 The movie "Free State of Jones" is one my favorite movies. It is based on a true story during the American Civil War. It is about a man named Newton Knight, leader of the "Knight Company", a band of Confederate deserters and freedmen engaging in mortal combat against the Confederacy. I like this movie because although there were extreme racial tensions during Civil War America, Newton Knight was one of the brave souls to unite with the Black race to combat Confederate tyranny like the confiscation of private property to fund the war and slavery. It is such a great movie, for those whom have never seen it... I'd totally recommend it. ]]> 2021-02-08 02:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1174815191 Melino Lopez https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1174933172 The Chicano park had a big impact on my parents, and me, mostly due to the fact that they helped build it. My parents fought and protested in the streets of Barrio Logan. They wanted the Chicano's to matter and we knew that we deserved a park. So they didn't let it go but fought until they won. It took many efforts because the city ignored our request for a park built, but that didn't stop us Chicano's, our community was stronger. Depriving us from our rights was not an option. It means a lot to me knowing that my parents helped create the Chicano Park, that I go to very often.]]> 2021-02-08 03:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1174933172 Sharok Brenes https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1175151771 The song, "The Bigger Picture", performed by Lil Baby portrayed the meaning of standing up for not only yourself but others to encourage change. Lil Baby believes that know that he is a superstar in the rap game he is more influential than ever so he can encourage others to start a movement against racism. In addition, he doesn't just ask for the black community to come together but the country as a whole to fight against racism. He talked about many controversial topics such as the death of George Floyd, the Black Lives Movement, and the Minnesota riots.]]> 2021-02-08 05:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1175151771 Leslie Zamarripa https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1175227520 Ruby Bridges, the first African American student to go to school. Her attending school made such a great impact in todays world because of her many more student got to attend school all over the south. Unlike her parents, where they didn't receive an education because race and education were so huge. Being white meant that you could receive all the education you wanted. On the other hand if you were African American you would barley get any education. Today there are still some problems in our school systems with the topic of Race and Education but Ruby Bridges made a huge change for people. ]]> 2021-02-08 06:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1175227520 Esteban Pulido https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1175329485 Stand and Deliver is a movie that I must've watched 6 times over the course of High School. It's a funny movie that is a true story about a High School teacher who sets out to teach young Chicanos who are already used to flunking classes, AP Calculus. They are in East Los Angeles where students are tempted to join gang life and commit to a life of crime. He makes sure every student passes the class and even at one point the board thought they all cheated on the test because of the school they came from. They all contested the test, took it again and finally passed it. ]]> 2021-02-08 06:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1175329485 Kristen Tappenden https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1175400033 One of the first “pop culture” references that came to mind for me, was Notorious B.I.G. ‘s song “Juicy”. It’s a cult classic at this point that most people know, but I feel the lyrics along with the backstory of Biggie’s life are a good example of the complex nature of race and education (in a pop culture reference). 

Biggie was raised in the projects of New York prior to establishing a successful career as a rapper. This area of New York, along with so many others, is not only low income, but disproportionately so for non-white families. The schools/educational opportunities are quite poor. Most public schools are run-down, with minimal funding, over-crowding, a lack of overall resources, and also a higher “gang population”. I thought of Biggie and this song specifically after considering the poem we watched last week, “No Child left behind”. The poem made a references to “and they wonder why we’d rather be gangsters”. Biggie (Notorious BIG) discusses similar views in many of his songs. The intro for the song Juicy, being the most specific - “Yeah, this album is dedicated
To all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothin', To all the people that lived above the buildings that I was hustlin' in front of, Called the police on me when I was just tryin' to make some money to feed my daughter (it's all good)”. 

Education opportunities were not only poorly funded or under-developed, but the education system lacked a motivational or nurturing aspect. It instead pushed many individuals out or away - saying that they’d “never amount to nothing”. These educational flaws would not “fly” with most parents or students, however it seems that they disproportionately (and unfairly) affect not only poor communities, but communities with a larger population of non-white students. 

I feel this is all proof of how the public education system in America has so often failed to provide the same experience and nurturing to all students, regardless of class or race. 


]]> 2021-02-08 07:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1175400033 𝙺𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚣 https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1175808172 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒, 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠. 𝐼 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑢𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑎 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ 𝑠𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑛𝑜 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝐼’𝑚 𝑎 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑗𝑜𝑟, 𝑠𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑤 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑒. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝐼 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛 ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑎𝑡ℎ 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑜ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟. 𝐴𝑛𝑦𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝐼 𝑠𝑎𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑔𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑘𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑓𝑙𝑎𝑤𝑠. ]]> 2021-02-08 09:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1175808172 Sarah Barambangan https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1177531378 Hidden figures was originally a book and turned into a movie directed by Theodore Melfi in 2016. Based on real events, set in 1960s Virginia, the film centers on three pioneering African American women whose calculations for NASA were integral to several historic space missions. These women Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan were superlative mathematicians and engineers despite starting their careers in segregation-era America and facing discrimination at home, at school, and at work. It was very inspirational and useful to see a film that illustrates some of the obstacles women, especially women of color, faced when entered in STEM fields. This film provided me some shining examples of how obstacles should be overcome in education and at your workplace. I recommend this movie.]]> 2021-02-08 15:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1177531378 Tony Hart https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1178405108 The Blind Side is a movie based on the life of Michael Oher who was born into poverty. He never got good education until a lady by the name by Leigh Anne Tuohy gave him the opportunity at better education and to play football. Michael never got the same treatment but when he was given the opportunity to excel he did very well in school and got to play football in the NFL all because he was given an opportunity, a fair shot some may say. ]]> 2021-02-08 17:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1178405108 Sebastian Melendrez https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1178489805 Remember the Titans is a movie about the interaction between black and white people, in a time where they would not interact. Football was everything to the town of Alexandria, but when the school board had to integrate an all black school with an all white school, it was seen as difficult for these schools to succeed on the football team. At the end they were able to succeed because they all came together as one. 

]]> 2021-02-08 18:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1178489805 Aaron Agustin https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1179446878 All American is a tv show based upon an African American teenager who suffers to come from a gang background. throughout the movie he moved to a rich school area in Beverly Hills and gets bullied my police multiple times due to his color and his background. His previous school then begins to have new rules which results in students getting kicked out and being selected as lottery to reenter the following semester. This is all happening because many staff was assuming kids were involved in gangs because of their color so so the staff wanted to restart their school  

]]> 2021-02-08 21:24:13 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1179446878 Trey Cobb https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1179977355 My song is from one of J Coles originally  mix tapes called The come up the song is called school daze and it takes threw his thoughts a everyday life style as a highschool kid. He speaks on how he is going to college but most of his friends wont make it because of the system. His friends consolers wont set them up to succeed but instead introduce them to recruiters. 

]]> 2021-02-09 01:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1179977355 Biliulfo Suarez bs1092161 https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1185599473 The Munsters - Herman Munster's wisdom

The Munsters is a old tv show which teach us many lessons but the most important for me was the one provided for Herman Munster  in the Episode 119. Herman said "The lesson I want you to learn is that it doesn't matter what you look like. You could be tall or short, or fat or thin, or ugly, or handsome..like your father..or you can be black or yellow or white, it does not matter. What matters is the size of your heart, and the strength of your character." this quote just mentioned is gold since Herman as a monster should hate humans or at least is what everyone think about a monster but he actually doesn't guide for appearances. Also everyone needs to hear this now more than ever.]]> 2021-02-10 04:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1185599473 Fryda Ortiz https://padlet.com/haronson1/7kai8222ss4g2db8/wish/1234755894 When They See Us is a series that is actually based on a true events in 1989 on Central Park in New York. It's about five innocent teenagers who were accused of raping and assaulting a 28 year old white woman while she was going for a run. They spent years being wrongly convicted with criminal charges fighting for their justice, while the cops and attorneys bent the law to their wants. To me this series resonates a lot with the topic because although at the end they were compensated they were never able to recover all the moments they could have lived . It really blows my mind to see how obviously innocent and young they were and to see that they had to spend their most valuable years fighting. 
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