Brazil practices one of the most radical affirmative action laws in South America. It reserves 50 percent of spots in public universities for public high school students who are also economically underprivileged minorities. However, public high school students are usually rejected from public universities not because they are being discriminated against, but because public … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: This Is Not about Discrimination
Iconoclasm and Fraudulent Love: Negotiating Identity and Difference in The Bluest Eye
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Vellore Adithi graduated from USC this past May with degrees in anthropology and linguistics, as well as a minor in gender studies. She is currently pursuing her interests in education and social justice, working as a social studies teacher at Hyde Park Academy High School in Chicago. Ever since Postmodern, Post-Structural … [Read more...] about Iconoclasm and Fraudulent Love: Negotiating Identity and Difference in The Bluest Eye
The Book Is on the Table: Where Your SAT Nightmare Comes True
Many American students complain about the college admissions system, especially with regards to the pressure to excel in standardized tests like the SATs. However, they have little to complain about when compared to students in Brazil, whose only way to prove their intelligence and preparation for college is by taking one massive standardized exam, or maybe two, for each … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: Where Your SAT Nightmare Comes True
The Book Is on The Table: Reversing the Course
The idea of education for all is widely defended but becomes challenging to sustain when the issue is education in underdeveloped countries. These governments cannot afford to invest on public education, leaving low-income families with the only option of sending their children to bad schools because they cannot afford private institutions. Even worse, they may not send their … [Read more...] about The Book Is on The Table: Reversing the Course
The Book Is on the Table: Creative Writing in High School
Educational institutions have guided students away from developing their literary voices and styles with the education system's growing focus on standardized, formulaic writing. Schools need to increase their investment in the arts, through courses such as creative writing, in order to provide students with the skills to master academic writing while embracing creativity and … [Read more...] about The Book Is on the Table: Creative Writing in High School