I was born and raised in the city of Memphis, TN, primarily known for its blues music and many BBQ spots. Although popular for its artistic and culinary influences, Memphis also represents the 14th largest school district in the United states, of which provides education to roughly 140,000 students by way of 200 of schools. The current school system is the result of the merging of Memphis City Schools with Shelby County School, both of which represented two distinct types of students. Memphis City Schools consisted of dis-advantaged African-American students, whereas Shelby County schools consisted of a mixture of students from the surrounding suburbs.
As a student of the original Memphis City School district, I was in the makeup of disadvantaged black students. However, unlike other students, I found myself questioning the curricula’s ability to prepare me for success in college. After talking to a number of friends who attended Shelby County Schools in the suburbs, I found that my thoughts were exactly true. Many of them learned the things I was currently reviewing in previous years.
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I want to study public administration to gain a better understating of how to not only create social policies, but more importantly how to implement it through a series of systematic methodologies, resulting in my ability to have an influential role in the enhancement of education systems. I firmly believe that it is only through the development of the social welfare system and appropriate government policy that the disadvantaged may be helped and protected, and all children may have an equal opportunity to education and success. Since the start of my service term, I have been fully determined to devoting myself to the cause of public service and social welfare through the use of nonprofit