A particularly cheap white whine

This article really open my eyes to how many more white students get scholarships than black. Also, it really shows how whites have many more opportunites than blacks do.

"white students are twice as likely as their african american or latino counterparts to be taught by the most highlty qualified teachers and half as likely to have least qualified instuctors in class."

I thought this was very interesting to read because it is not right that they stick the less qualified teachers with the students who are no white. The students who are not white deserve to get the same education as the students who are white. It is not right how our society descriminates these students just by their color. In my eyes everyone deserves to get educated by highly qualified teachers no matter what their color or race is.

"whites would enjoy extra and unearned opportunity relative to people of color, thanks to pre-existing advantages to which we were never entitled in the first place."

This statement is completely true. Every white person was born with these special advantages that were never earned. Just because we were born white we are fortuneate to not be the race that is discriminated against. Unfortunately for a black person or a Latino person they were not born into the preferred race to therefore they face these hardships such as being educated by a less qualified teacher, not getting the opportunity to be placed in advanced placement college, and not getting the opportunity to recieve a full scholarship to college.

"On average black student's families are only able to cover about forty-two percent of the cost of college at the nation's most selective schools, while white families are able to cover, on average, roughly seventy- four percent of the total cost."

This was really an eye opener to me to see how much black families struggle compared to white families. White families are able to afford the college tuition because they are the ones for the most part that hold the prestigious high paying jobs. While on the other hand black families are not fortunate to have the high paying jobs so therefore they have to struggle to put their children through college. We have made college so expensive so therefore only the people who have money will be able to go.

The Politics of Service Learning

“In addition to helping those they serve, such service learning activities seek to promote students' self-esteem, to develop higher-order thinking skills, to make use of multiple abilities, and to provide authentic learning experiences—all goals of current curriculum reform efforts.”

I would have to agree with the quote above.  I think that service learning can really help students. I know in my high school they did service learning projects and that would help particularly seniors get first hand experiences of careers they would might want to do. Also i think that if they student picks what organization to go to it will make the whole experience better. Anytime a person it interested in something it will make them want to keep going and learning more

"The distance between the one caring and the one cared for diminishes. Unfortunately, in many service activities, students view those they serve as clients rather than as a resource"

I agree with this quote as well. I think that is is great if the person who is caring for the people actually goes and interacts with them. When you start to interact with the people you are helping it helps you build strong relationships with them. Also, you can learn from the people and they can learn form you. By caring and interacting with people you are better able to understand them and they are better able to understand you.

BODY HEAT

Unlearning the myths that blind us

"Secret Education"
        The books and stories we read as children each have a different meaning that sticks with us forever. For example Cinderella was my favorite movie as a child. Ever since I first saw that movie I had a dream of finding my own "prince charming" and living in a beautiful castle. That movie made me think that everyone found their own prince charming and lived a perfect life. As I got older I found out that was not entirely true. Yes some people do find their "prince charming" but not everyone does.

"popeye"
      When I was younger I never thought that popeye portrayed the ethnic groups as stupid. As a child you do not think of what they are really doing in the shows. You only see what is on the surface and not what is really inside. I can remeber my mom always saying to me to eat my spinach so i could be strong like popeye. I thought of popeye as a strong man that was a sailor. I did not think of it as a show that portrayed ethnic groups as stupid.

"happily ever after"
These are words that appear at the end of every disney movie and book. Disney movies always have a conflict in teh middle but then end with a happily ever after. When children watch these movies they think that everything ends with a happy ending. When the child grows up they soon see that life is not full of happy endings.

     This entire article tells you about the real meanings of these cartoons. When you are young you don't think of the real meanings you only think of the ones on the surface. For example happily ever after makes you think everything ends with a happy ending. However, when you go through life you soon see that things are always a happy endings.