Compare And Contrast Palestinian-American Schools

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Palestinian-American schools A father receives a dreadful call that may forever alter his life, he rushes to his child's school, only to find it a blaze. As the hours of searching amidst the rubble transitions to days, the father's worst fears become confirmed. Although this may seem like fiction for some, it became an immensely real lifestyle Palestinians must accommodate to. Education differs from America in all corners of the world.Schools within Palestine compare and contrast to schools in the United States in a variety of ways, some ways include the educational levels, mode of transportation, and overall school safety. Indeed each country has its unique way of organizing educational levels. For example the United States has a bases of …show more content…
The United States takes school safety not only seriously, but makes it top priority. Although no immense threats have been presented to most American schools, the United States ensures it remains that way. In most high schools a form of security group is kept on hand as school is in session. If a catastrophe were to occur the finest of first responders would arrive in one phone call. On the contrary, Palestinian students suffer a different fate. Schools are constantly bombarded with a variety of missiles and weapons in a time of war. They then become rebuilt, only to be destroyed once more. AN unfortunate example can be seen with a Palestinian elementary school, built by the UN. During one of the summer wars the school was raided by Israeli defense soldiers to discourage Palestinians to retaliate. All staff members were brought in front of the terrified elementary students and executed(The worldPost). Later,the school was submitted to a barrage of bullets killing twenty one innocent children( The world Post). Sadley medical aid was restricted from approaching the school ,causing the slow miserable death of the children(The World

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