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| Reflection
on America’s Educational Apartheid
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Nowadays, the problem of school segregation is actual again
and the trend is quite disturbing since the cases of segregation
are getting to be more and more often. Not surprisingly that
Jonathan Kozol is extremely disturbed by the current situation.
Basically, the author underlines that segregation persists
in modern schools where the share of black and Hispanic students
is so substantial that in certain cases reach almost one hundred
percent. Obviously, such a situation is abnormal and violates
basic democratic principles and norms so many people inspired
by the ideas of Martin Luther King struggled for in the middle
of the 20th century. At the same time, the situation cannot
remain unchanged since it widens the gap between representatives
of different races putting white students into advantageous
position while black and Hispanic students, as well as other
ethnic and racial minorities feel extremely deprived. Consequently,
it is necessary to find a solution of the problem of the current
segregation, which is actually disguised, and change the situation
for better making American schools really diverse and where
children could really feel what it is to live in a really
democratic and tolerant society.
Unquestionably, the problem raised by the author is really
disturbing and affects dramatically every individual who is
interested in the present, and what is more, in the future
American education. In fact, the author reminds us one more
time that the principles of equality and diversity which ruined
the old racist system in the US in the middle of the 20th
century are still relevant and need to be practically applied
in the modern educational system. Obviously such articles
are very important since they openly indicate to educators
at the burning problems that many of us prefer to ignore without
reflecting on possible negative consequences of such a situation
that can undermine social stability and the basic principles
of American society.
Bibliography:
1. Kozol, J. “Still Separate, Still Unequal: America’s
Educational Apartheid”, Harper’s Magazine, v.
311, n.1864, 1 Sep. 2005. |
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