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Also, I was able to qualify for the advanced level class at Winnfield Kindergarten School. Without the learning experience I had at head start I could not have achieve that feat.
When the legitimacy of head start programs are in question, I use my story to dismiss the claims because I am an advocate for education. In 2014, I found the Student Coalition for Education Equality for my senior project. The purpose was to provide awareness about the growing inequality in the education field. Education is one of the most important units in society, but it also has the biggest inequities. Head start programs help end that cycle of inequality by providing equal learning opportunities that benefit children living in poverty and minorities.
Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “If you can 't fly then run, if you can 't run then walk, if you can 't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.” These words of a visionary is what our community must do to ensure academic success for future generations. Based on legislation, Louisiana politicians are not advocates for education. With more money being incorporated inside jail cells instead of classrooms is an example. The community should not turn down the Head Start program. Despite the insufficient support from the state, we must still move forward and progress. The community of Winn Parish must unite to have head start remain a focal point in our education