In Christmas of 2013, I met a family member named Jose Rivas who had become a pretty successful psychologist in Mexico. He gave the credit of his success to school, he said that if it wasn’t for school he would most likely still be running he’s fathers butchering shop. When Jose started school in Mexico at late at age of fourteen, he said the school was limited due to them being short on money. The school he attended only had one classroom and a playground five times bigger than the classroom, he said it was more of a childcare than an educational place. The teacher saw the persistence in Jose and advised him to attend a government-funded school, although the nearest funded school was several miles away. Jose’s family wasn’t supportive of …show more content…
Hooks childhood was full of suppressed desires, as her mom would scold her for having desires they couldn’t afford. As she grew up being scolded with every desire, she learned to scold herself and realized that scolding herself was necessary, since considering a desire for too long will only make it clear that those desires are unfulfillable. When she was unable to pay for a distant college, she was left to join a college near home were all financial issues would be taken care of, but that nearby college was full of privileged white woman, and where would feel separated and inadequate. She goes on and compares herself to the rich girls with hidden anger, and as she uses her religion to give herself the sense of superiority as she claims most rich people never make it to heaven. Later Hooks teachers tell her to set her new school destination to Stanford University, as it’s a place where education is valued more than wealth. Although her parents were not okay about how far California is and having the credibility to turn people evil, she continued her journey to Stanford. It was at Stanford where she met the same type of discrimination, she had seen in her old college but came to the realization that they didn’t exclude her because she was black but because she was poor. Hooks concludes that school for poor students meant they had to …show more content…
So, when minorities join the wealthy class, it’s no surprise that they feel secluded from the group. In Patricia Gandara’s article: Overcoming Triple Segregation she reports that colored children are aware of the positive stereotypes of white people and the negative on colored, they also know that whiteness is preferred in society compared to colored where they are less valued, and segregated schools with the majority being racial minorities are often given inadequate teachers and peers. Gadara report suggests that minorities feel inclined to abandon their families since society has shown a negative outlook towards their culture, and since they are joining a higher class where their past is looked down upon, most assimilate to the new