‘Teach us All” by Sonia Lowman
The documentary ‘Teach us All” by Sonia Lowman reveals the educational inequalities in America, focusing on Little Rock in 1957 and now. From the documentary, I think education is still unequal. The video highlights varied racial inequities and mass incarceration. There is still very intense segregation taking place in all forms over the American country.
America has not dealt with this matter accordingly. More than 60% of the schools in America have comprised 75% of students of the same race. Looking at the conditions of children across various schools, it is evident that a great number of children are in great poverty. Children living in poverty live in real suffering. America seems to put no effort into assuring education to the poor (Jordan 6). America spends less money on educating poor children than affluent children.
The videos are a surprise since, by now, America ought to have eradicated this matter. Many segregated schools in America operate on fewer resources, more importantly, less experienced teachers. The movie recounts the inability of a student to buy a book from a book fair. This is a great shock since it is now six decades since the Little Rock incidence’s wrath, where nine Americans were denied enrollment in high school. Gary reveals the American backslide to integrate education. ‘For black students, we are back to where we were before Martin Luther was assassinated” He says that it is not a story of progress but total inequality.