Changes we need
I am not qualified to speak on the pain and suffering long endured in the U.S.A. that results from entrenched, systemic racism, but there are a couple of changes we need, we must, make.
- Equal education opportunities for all
- Police, before all else, must be public servants
Equal Education
The education system in our country is basically designed to perpetuate socioeconomic status from generation to generation. If you’re poor, you live in a poor neighborhood, and your children go to a poorly funded school. If you’re not poor, you live in a better neighborhood and your children go to better schools. If you’re rich, you may be able to afford an excellent school.
We need a well-funded, national education system that provides excellent education, and the same level of quality, to 90% of students, regardless of where they live.
This extends to college education as well. College must not be the domain of only the wealthy. Not only do we hold back the disadvantaged, we harm the U.S.A. in toto by holding back our potential.
This will not completely equalize opportunity, because some parents will still have more time than others to help their kids, or to provide custom educational opportunities.
But the bottom line is that our educational system is designed to perpetuate oppression, rather than to equally provide opportunity. Without an overhaul of our educational system, inequities will be maintained.
