What Is The Importance Of Urban Education

1. The films I watched were Stand and Deliver directed by Ramon Menendez and Walkout directed by Edward James Olmos. Both of these films are similar with one another in some aspects. To begin with, they both take place in Los Angeles and depict Chicano students’ struggles in education. First, they both portray student experiences with the language barrier at schools. To further explain, students first learn Spanish at home, as their first language. Later, when they attend school, these children must completely learn and understand English, with no extra helps from the schools. Because of this quick transition, it is difficult for these kids to adapt in an unfamiliar environment, in which they cannot fully comprehend the lessons and lectures. Moreover, the films both concentrate on the extremely low expectations, created by the school systems and community. For example, many students believe that college is beyond their reach; therefore, they settle for …show more content…
The main reason I find my findings important for urban education is because I have learned information from education in different states and can propose different suggestions that target that area specifically. Throughout the semester I have gained knowledge of who and what makes up a school system as long as that has the power. So being able to tie that to the improvements and changes schools should make can benefit urban education. The reason I believe my findings are important for urban education is because I am able to see how it will affect me later on, despite the fact that I am not an education major. To further illustrate, I plan to have children one day and I want to ensure that they receive the best education as much as possible. But, how is that going to happen if these assumptions and violence still happen at school toward minority children? Moreover, I also find that my awareness will not just increase for myself, but also for others, because of American’s desire to be number one in