This project has enlightened me on how our education system is not working well. I have learned that in order to fix this we will need the 5.9 million million dollars that our education system is owed. Once we get this money we can have the materials needed to educate the future generation. We will…
Visit to PS 98
by Oliver
We went to PS 98 for an event called DEER. When we got there we figured out that the event was canceled. We then asked what to do, we were sent to the library to help out in the school. We walked into a class where they were only speaking Spanish. The same was for…
Press Conference with AQENY
by Oliver
AQENY gave us the chance to rally at city hall. When we got there Maria (our contact) handed us signs. These signs said things from AQE, Alliance for quality education to the amount that the school district was owed. Collectively the amount is around 5 billion dollars. We heard some very motivational speakers. There was…
Albany
by Oliver
At 6:30 am we boarded a bus that would take us to Albany. On the bus we were served pork gumbo, rice, and a roasted pig knee. My other group members did not like this at all. I liked it until I got to the pig’s knee. After my food I fell asleep. We arrived at…
Meeting with The GO project
by Oliver
We met with the organization GO Project. They work with kids that are behind grade level and get them up to speed. At the meeting there were three team leaders. They talked about the progress and what they do with the kids. One thing that struck me was when one of the leaders said that…
Waiting For Superman Movie
by Oliver
My social justice recently watched “Waiting For Superman”. I did not like it. Although it did bring out the flaws in the education system. We collectively thought that this was a bad movie. All it talked about was the flaws. It never said anything about a start to a solution. It was basically a rant…
