Compare And Contrast Education And Teaching For Social Justice

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Education over the years has become more valuable. It helps us get better jobs with better pay. Thats why everyone wants a better education. The question is how do you get the best education possible is it the type of school you go to? Is it the type of teachers that teach you. In these two stories we find many different perspectives and many opinions on the subject. The first story is tittles Education, by E.B White. This story talks compares two types of educations. One in the country and one in the city. Throughout this story he compares the two trying to get a fell for which school ultimately puts his son in a better position to succeed. The second story is titled Teaching For Social Justice by Carmen Carrasquillo Jay. This story …show more content…
In Education the father seems to talk more highly of the public school. I say this because he makes a point earlier in the book that he went to public school all his life. In Teaching For Social Justice she tends to favor the community college in my opinion , because she works there. One similarity that tends to be overlooked in the two stories is that they are both told from the view of adults. In Education it is told from the view of a father trying to find his son the best education. In Teaching For Social Justice it is told from a teacher standing up for not only the community college she works at but community colleges around the …show more content…
The first difference that caught my eye was even though these two stories are comparing education, they are comparing educations that are very many years apart. In Education, E.B White is comparing two types of elementary schools. In Teaching For Social Justice, Carmen Carrasquillo Jay is comparing two types of college. Another big difference in these stories is the perspectives they are told from. Education is told from a fathers perspective. Teaching For Social Justice is told from a female teachers perspective. Another big difference in the two stories is the reason they are being told. In Education, it is being told to find the best school for the mans son. In Teaching For Social Justice, it is focused on a teacher in many ways sticking up for her community college students past and present. Another big difference between the two movies is time they were based around. Education was based all the way back to 1939. Teaching For Social Justice was based around

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