Affirmative Action should be continued in the enrollment of colleges to strengthen the flow of diverse students that otherwise might not go to college. With the acceptance rate for students with parents whom are alumni from that college being very high, students whose parents could not go to college because of ethnicity, race, or social status have a lower chance of being accepted into that college. “Most private schools have a huge affirmative action program for the daughters and sons (and other relatives) of their alumni. I have no problem with this, as it builds institutional loyalty for private schools. But, it does mean that those who were disadvantaged in the past remain disadvantaged in the future” (Finkelman). There is no problem accepting students or giving grants to students whose parents went to that specific university before. However, those people shouldn’t be the only students being …show more content…
Students that are able to learn from other students learn in a newer, more valued way. It challenges them and “leads to a better discussion and grater understand among the students” (Finkelman). Students then grow a broader understanding of lessons like constitutional law. Donna Maeda states that “working and learning in interracial/interethnic settings in Los Angeles has created possibilities that were unimaginable in other contexts. For example, teaching ‘Race, Gender, and Justice’ class with a set of faculty members of diverse races, genders, religions, class backgrounds, and sexualities to 100 even more diverse students has enable not only an examination of different perspectives, but also opportunities to challenge the assumptions we hold that inform our thinking about justice.” Enrolling diverse minorities into our classrooms will cause a deeper discussion. Using deep discussion and experiences from our lives to lead the class will cause peers to stretch their minds in ways that books may not otherwise have