Public School Outcast Analysis

When listening to the podcast it really opened my eyes to see what students in lower class public schools feel about people like me who went to a private school. From what the podcast described people who went to University Heights they were 97% black and Hispanic, Kids who wore hoodies, Jordan’s, and looked like “hoodlums”. Those that attended Fieldston Progressive were preppy rich kids who could afford anything they wanted and were those who were expected to go to college unlike those that went to the public school. The public school children come from families with parents who didn’t attend college, who have minimum wage jobs, and who either neglect or don’t care about their children and their future. The private school children have parents who have high paying jobs, who want to see their children succeed and push them to be their best. Since, those who go to the private school have parents who are interested in their lives they are hard working, excellent students, and those who see a great future. Those from the public school on the other hand don’t see themselves …show more content…
Even though Melanie went to University Heights she had a better opportunity then most of her fellow students. This is because, she had an interest in books, and she was very intelligent and had a lot of teachers who saw potential in her. She was a finalist for the Posse scholarship. Even though she didn’t receive the Posse scholarship, she could have used the opportunities she was given and the resources she had to apply to other schools and get other scholarships. But, because Melanie didn’t believe in herself, she decided to run away from her high school and do what she thought she was meant to do which is become a supermarket worker. She has the talent and the power to become the best she possibly could, but because she didn’t believe in herself, she choose the “easier” and the already predicted