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Amazing Grace, Blog #3 Kozol, Jonathon Isabella D'Arezzo All of these quotes capture the key message highlighting the issues of educational equality as well as the neglect of children and the need to reform are educational system.  "in a world where the educational focus of a nation is more on winning than on learning, children pay a price for their parents ambition"    When kozol says children pay the price he is referring to the pressure put on students. The pressure of "winning" can lead to stress and burnout and a narrow learning path focused on performance rather than the genuine love for learning. children often experience s tress and anxiety when they are unable to meet the expectations of their parents and society.  "Inequality in the public schools in as much a scandal, perhaps more so, then equality in the church or military. And the deepest roots of inequality lie in an educational caste system that still embraces in a richly funded curricul...

 Isabella D'Arezzo Blog #2 We're in Trouble When I reflect on this text I see a world fallen far from where we began. As we may have gotten smarter in technology and more confident within, we still struggle as a society socially. There is so much to learn in this world, and there are so many social systems that are strongly affecting our community/society. This text's main talk is privilege in this world. Talking about privilege and power isn't always easy because in this generation it's an argument not a debate, and that's sad. We aren't even able to come together as a community anymore and share are true real feelings without most likely being judged or harassed by somebody else. I am not going against the fact of there being privilege in the world but I will say it depends on your personal situation  and the environment you were brought up in.You can't change your race so why not accept people for who they are? Everyone is different with their own uni...