survey

W: 18 HS 15 College

AA: 9 HS 4 College

H: 16 HS 10 College

A: 3 HS 2 College

For the most part when doing this survey most of the kids I asked they’re parents graduated from high school and went to college. The parents that didn’t go to college were for economic reasons or situations that didn’t let them go to college. I believe that it’s hard to do something when you have hard circumstances on the way of your goals, but for the most part most parents did end up going to college, witch in my eyes it seems like their kids will too.

Meritocracy

             Meritocracy is an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privilege or wealth. During the time of segregation meritocracy was the complete opposite. People had a bigger opportunity in progress due to their social class and wealth which mostly involved white people. Colored people did not have nearly half as much of privilege and opportunity as the white. Whether it was in school or at work.
          In A Class Divided, where the students perform better on the phonics task when they are in the group labeled superior than when those same students are in the group designated as inferior. Is an example of meritocracy, although it may be true people don’t have the same mind set while working with the superior or the inferior group. I believe that you shouldn’t set your mind on how far or how much you will achieve according to the people around you. That should be a personal goal whether you are working with the best or the worst.

I am ..

I am different

I wonder if they know how I feel,

I hear the anger in their voices when they speak to me.

I see the rage in their eyes when they look at me.

I want to be accepted that’s all.

I am different

I pretend I’m okay when I’m really not.

I feel scared every time I open my eyes and see reality.

I need to be strong.

I worry I will fail one day and give up.

I cry every day when I go to sleep.

I am different

I understand I am not the same as others.

I believe in faith and good things will come my way.

I dream of a change that soon will happen.

I try to be optimistic,

I hope it will all pay off.

I AM DIFFERENT

Concept Guide : Topic 11

MLK and Civil Disobedience- Martin Luther King Jr believed that if someone hits you, never hit back. If you hug them, it will have a better impact then lowering to their level.

Power of the "Mob"- If there is more than one person; it is most likely easier to complete your mission. On the opposite side, it is much easier to destroy an organization with violence.

Plessey v. Ferguson vs. Brown v. Board of Education- This deals with Brown's daughter not being able to go to the closest school to where they lived because it was a "white" school. So she'd have to she'd have to travel just to get to class on a daily basis. Brown's argument was they should have the right to go to each school and attacked the law of "separate but equal." Brown's argument was accounted for and became a law, although each school could have as much time as they wanted to become segregated.

Civil Rights Goals- To end segregation and make everything EQUAL and NOT separated.

Eisenhower’s Role in Little Rock- He called in the military to help the 9 enter the school without harm. This process was against the orders of Orville Faunus and the National Guard

Chavez and the United Farm Workers- Chavez organized two strikes, boycotted grapes, and was anti-immigration. He fought for the Mexican-American's rights

FHA and ADA- FHA is the Fair Housing Act. -This act outlaws refusal to sell a home because of race, color, etc. ADA is the Americans with Disabilities Act. This act provides facilities for the disabled Americans. For example, ramps instead of stairs, larger bathrooms, shorter water fountains, etc.

Purpose of Filibusters- To convince others to fight for what is right and what they believe in. When Martin Luther King Jr made his remarkable speech, many people became followers on his views on the situation.

Sit-Ins and Other Protests- The sit-ins were when any person (not only African Americans) would sit down, pick up and menu, and wait to be served. If they weren’t served, they would just sit there while people would throw stuff at them. The Montgomery Boycott was when the blacks refused to ride any bus. They would carpool or walk before spend a dime to ride in the back of the bus.