Twilight: Los Angeles demonstrates the roots of racism. As you consider the actions that took place during the riots, take a look for ways that your community institutions and society may perpetuate the problem. Consider whether all neighborhoods are served equally. Schools: Which neighborhoods have well-equipped schools? What are ways to improve this situation?
I have lived in some neighborhoods that are not the best to live in, I now live in a good neighborhood. Police respond faster where I now live. I also see the police patrolling my neighborhood more than the bad neighborhood. People in this neighborhood have more pride and keep the area clean. As for schools I attended Piper High and Dillard High in the late 70's and early 80's Piper definetly had the better books and equipment to offer the students a better education.
ReplyDeleteThe schools in the poor nahboorhoods are not a well funded as in the rich ones. Ways to improve this are to put more money in the educational system and make education a major priority in this country.
ReplyDeleteI think that the areas where it is less fortunate should get more money to build up the community. schools that have lower "grades" should receive more money than ones with higher because they actually need the money to improve the schools. the more money you control going into schools and community the better they will be.
ReplyDeleteWhat ever happened to the no child left behind law? Crime rates go up and people wonder why? Well if the government would incorporate most of the money DOMESTICALLY then maybe the crime rate will drop and more kids will actually have a future.
ReplyDeleteAs I watched the documentary, it reminded me of a similar situation that happened in Miami in the 80's or 90's. A black man named O.J. McDuffie was gunned down unjustly by police. The residents of this black neighborhood became furious and they rioted. I was a kid at the time but I remember my parents watching the news and discussing their anger with the situation. It was the first time I experienced racial tension. As I grew up we moved from the urban neighborhood and into the suburbs. I immediately saw the difference in the school system and the cirriculum. The suburbs were clean and the police were patrolling the streets not the people on them.
ReplyDeleteThe area that I have lived in was always being raided, drug dealers were constantly being picked up, and someone even died on my street. The officers I saw and dealt with were straight and not evil, but there have been cases where I saw bad coming out of the law enforcer. Seeing how people are treated does influence others to take matters in their own hands. Situations on this matter can be improved simply by just being honest and fair.
ReplyDeleteMost of my life I have lived in a pretty average type neighborhood/community at-least while I was living in Florida. When I had moved to Brooklyn, New York for college my community changed a bit not just that I was living with students all around me but when I wasn't in the dorms or not in the gates of my school campus I had very close access to the projects in one direction and in the opposite I had a pretty decent, safe neighborhood but living in not the best part of Brooklyn changed my outlook on the way some individuals had to live in these awful/dangerous type atmospheres and had no way out or away around it. However, in terms of schools that are equipped better or worse -honestly in my opinion the higher the tuition, the more likely it is to have a extraordinary selection of tools such as (books/computers/cameras/large libraries & research centers) offered to students for free on the spot thats just how its always been-"you get what you pay for" in other words. Schools that are not equipped as well most of the time just don't have what they need in order to get the student the resources they need unless, in some rare occasions I do recall hearing how the community will step up at some point to offer their money towards the student's supplies for school or sometimes even much larger donations that can benefit the students to an extent that they couldn't even imagine, its wonderful to hear to this day there are wonderful, caring individuals that are trying to make these students the best they can be along with the tools they need in order to succeed.
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