Social Division In Schools

Social division has always been a problem in our world’s communities. People are divided in groups, by Socio-economic status, race, gender, etc. However, what if two different social groups are made to coexists together in an academic environment? This is exactly the situation in our¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ Colegio Alemán Humboldt, where Matutina and Vespertina, two different groups of students, belonging to two different socio-economic groups, attend school in different schedules¬. These students don’t interact with one another, the basically ignore the other’s presence at school and when they don’t, they make fun of each other. Can the school, as the institution responsible for the wellbeing of these kids, do something to bring these two groups together,

For example, from an early start in the academic lives of the students, the school could plan or organize activities that the two groups could do together, such as a play date or the reading of a book. They don’t have to be big events. Small things like this would encourage the interaction of the youngsters and would make them see each other as equals. It is much easier for younger kids to make friends, at the same time little kids learn about acceptance fairly easy, they don’t know what discrimination is. As the children grow up, the will do so with a sense of accepting people no matter their economic situation and will be more tolerant towards other types of sub cultures inside our country. Something that the CAH lacks, is an all including school’s debate or football team that represents the school as whole. This would create a sense of belonging and pride in the students, a way to bond over success (or failure for that matter). It is a great way to make the students feel like an entity instead of two different sets of people. Another great idea would be for the students to have classes or seminaries together at least once a month. Again, to boost the relationship between the

If they are more tolerant and empathetic towards people who live other realities different from their own, they will work towards a better country that respects and accepts its citizens, a country that fights for equality, they are the future leaders of Ecuador. The school has the power to transform the future, by being the institution that builds and structures the pioneers of tomorrow. I chose to discuss this topic, because in order to begin a transformation or make a difference in our society, we need to start little by little, teaching about love, equality and acceptance in schools for example. Every little stone helps us to build a stronger bridge. I also consider that if a true relationship and understanding is reached between them it could really improve our experience at school, helping us become better people and true respectful citizens of the word. Lastly I would like to finish this essay with a quote I strongly concur