Lecture Reflectin Post on Social Change

I really enjoyed today's lecture and felt that I could really relate to the topic. As a tutor for elementary school kids in Southwest Detroit, I get to see firsthand the difficulties these students face in terms of getting an education and not falling behind as well as receiving adequate funding for their school. As hard as these teachers try, the schools lack the funding the really offer these kids the help they need. My three tutees are in 5th grade, but their classroom had both 4th and 5th graders in it because the school cannot afford two separate classrooms for the grades. Though these girls are in 5th grade, they are still unable to read, write, or comprehend things that the average 3rd grader is able to. They receive no extra attention in their class even with their poor marks because the school does not have the resources to provide them. Two of them have already told me that they plan to drop out when in high school to work in factories with their parents. I feel like this sentiment reflects the negative attitudes and experiences they have with the educational system. During today's activity I chose education of issues as the most important and the most effective, because I feel like if people were more aware of issues like educational funding there would be more support for fixing the system for all students.