In recent years, I have become increasingly more aware of the negative state our country is in, there is deeply rooted privilege that creates a harsh imbalance in the organizational cultures across the world. As I searched for a topic that peaked my interests I found myself intrigued by the steps being taken towards a more inclusive education system. The papers included studies and programs that have been implemented to research the discrimination of young children, and how it dawned on me the recycled racism we have occurring in our country. As a young black child steps into life, they are immediately faced with all the disadvantages that the parents must face, and it creates a cycle of oppression that only seems to create more generations of disadvantaged groups. Where is the education system failing in regards to creating equity for the global population of children? And what changes are individual schools implementing into their curriculum that has an actual effect? I ask these questions because I don’t agree with the morals the schools are governed with and the fact that our grandparents were fighting for the same rights we are now. There is a massive population of kids and young adults who have a significant disadvantage because of the position they are born into. The education system is a significant part of the issue, because of its important role in the formative years of children’s lives I believe it is one of the most important areas to focus on.
I have watched my friends get racially profiled and I have heard racial slurs yelled into their faces. I have been the only white person in a neighborhood, and very briefly, I dealt with the problems minorities must face every day of their lives. As an artist, I feel that part of my purpose in this world is to inspire change and reassessment of a persons life and mindset. The largest connection I have to this topic is that I am a product of it, as well as the people I am surrounded by. I have always considered myself an outsider to our society, and I consciously have to act a certain way to fit in. My differences and unique ideologies are what define me, yet they are what separate me so much from the life most of my classmates have. “If I could change anything I would change everything”, there isn’t a day that goes by without me wanting to change the world. Where we are currently creating mountains of unsold produce while Yemen has over 3 million malnourished children. We have become selfish, in the United States especially, and it begins with how our children are introduced to this world. I strongly believe that the only way we can positively grow as a species is to drastically apply changes to our standardized lives and what we focus our attention on and who we listen to.
My main source of information has been through academic papers on varying topics within the subject of discrimination in the education system. Primary sources include experiences that are crucial to the full severity of how discrimination affects a child and helps me comprehend how a malleable their minds are. Typically, I’ve read papers written by education professors who have years of experience as research professors, as well as a background working in younger classrooms. This is very helpful because their field encompasses not only creating the programs and studies that are made to improve our education system, but they also have a solid understanding of the role of a teacher working with children.
Writing and organizational cultures