On My Way To School Documentary Analysis

“On my way to school” is an inspirational documentary that features several students with very different backgrounds but one commonality; they all share a physical distress associated with their determination to obtain an education. The documentary shares the stories of four different students, who have to travel to school in extremely harsh conditions. Educational opportunities were very scares and were not granted to everyone, those who were blessed with the ability to attend school were grateful and accepting, however the means of getting to these provided institutes was mayhem in itself. The stories of Jackson, Samuel, Zahira, and Carlos made me question my lack of appreciation and have inspired me to compose a mission statement. My goal …show more content…
This social issue is very close to my heart because I was blessed with the opportunity to start anew in the United States, and I always aspired for nothing more than to provide my fellow friends around the world with similar opportunities.
Shortly after watching this heartbreaking documentary a report came out stating that Newark, New Jersey has an absenteeism problem. In other words seventy percent of Newark students were deemed chronically absent. This report was made after a data base showed that on average a student would miss approximately 10 or more days of school. I became outraged at this finding, Why is it that Newark students are not attending school when their have schools available, public transportation available and much more? I repeatedly questioned whether or not the students of Newark were intentionally misusing the education opportunities that were at hand, one that students like Jackson or Zahira would take and exploit without question. Once I moved on from the emotional frustration that stirred from this report, I began to not just analyze the provided data, but to add a different perspective to the table. I sought after the stories associated with the numbers, and it all began to make