Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

Supreme Court ruled that such segregation didn’t violated the fourteen amendment of the constitution. Although the case was later overruled by Brown vs. Board of Education, it was one of the worst Supreme Court decisions on that time. Supreme Court approved the legality of racial segregation under the name of “separate but equal”.…

in the making of today’s American education system. Both Horace Mann and Thomas Jefferson based their ideas of public education on the Prussian education system. This was the first public education system in the world and was used to develop America’s own system. Mann’s ideas were heavily influenced by the Prussian school model. While Jefferson’s ideas were infused with his own beliefs and the economic state of the country. Both men had similar view on education and only minor details differ…

Dontae is an African American student from a disadvantaged neighborhood where as a child he was told that he would either be dead or in jail by the time he was 18 years old. His mother pushed him to do well in school and to pursue his education. He wants to join one of the fraternities on campus but his mother told him that they are nothing but organized gangs and she doesn’t want him to join. He has researched the fraternity and feels that it would be a good networking decision that will…

The first component, foundation, dictates how the school counseling program is managed and delivered. The last component, accountability, determines how students are different as a result of the program. For example, a professional school counselor must lay the foundation of a comprehensive school counseling program by developing a school counseling philosophy and personal mission statement. By…

centuries as an institution. Defined by the Ofxord dictionary as "The divine or supernatural disclosure to humans of something relating to human existence." (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/revelation). In layman's terms revelation is ones individual proof of God. However to understand how Catholic schools approach the idea of revelation, it is important to first consider how the Catholic Church understands revelation. How can anyone know anything of God, who is, for all intents and…

are interdependent social creatures whose individual prosperity is dependent on solidarity. As conscientious social beings that depend on one another to survive, we have the unique ability to love and to manifest our love for one another through the exercise of moral values which reinforce our accountability to one another. Injustice arises when we act against the wellbeing of our counterparts either out of pleasure, or in order to promote our individual self-interest. Therefore, I believe that…

Potential students in South Africa cannot afford to pursue higher education, and since 2015, South African graduate students have been protesting to demand for a reduction in school fees. The issue of race and class that has not been addressed for more than two decades in South Africa and matters of efficacy, resources and opportunities has lead people to participate in these protests. Melanie Cervantes is the co-founder of Dignidad Rebelde which is a graphic arts alliance between Cervantes and…

involvement in the child’s education. Not only are these three themes addressed in most of the ECFS classes I took, I also experienced first-hand experience the importance of them from my service learning time at the Chinese Information and Service Center (CISC), which serves mainly Asian immigrant families and their children. Early childhood serves as a foundation for children’s…

investigation of human rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights What are human rights? Justice, equality, and freedom are the three words that may pop up in our minds. In fact, the United Nation General Assembly published a document called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 with the concordance of around fifty countries. Considered as the most authoritative source, the thirty Articles in the document provides a general understanding of human rights, assuming that…

The Foundation “ La Ventana de los Cielos” is a non-governmental non-profit organization, created in 2005. The mission of the foundation is to promote, advocate and protect the right of children with special abilities and through zoo-interaction, aqua-experience and equestrian activities encourage them to achieve a wholesome physical and intellectual development. The Foundation was started by the singer/song writer Ricardo Montaner and Marlene Rodríguez Miranda, supported by their children Ricky…