Includes poem by J.L. Rooff: Blind Man\u27s Point of Vie

Rooff, J. L.

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Blind Man\u27s Point of View

an d g ove rn me n t a l  lea d e rs h i p  of t he U n ited States at tended e l i te  p ri vate co l l e ges .  W i t h  t he rece n t  i nc rease i n  s tudent  fees, s t i ffer e n t ra nce req u ire ments,  and r e q u i red h ig h e r  test  scores,  ed uca t i o n  is beco m i ng less a t t a i na ble for m i n o ri t y  and w o r k i ng-c lass peo p l e .  The maj o r  cha nges needed a re t h e  e l i m i n a t i o n  o f  a s t r a t i fied ed u ca t i o na l  system - I . Q. tes t i ng, t rack­ing,  the i nfl ue nces o f  bus i ness i n t e rests o n  the  B oa rd o f  Trustees and Boa r d  o f  Regents ,  a n d  d iscri m i na t o ry e n t ra nce exa m i na t i ons .  T h e  m ajor  wea k ness o f  G o nzalez 's a rt ic le is t ha t  h e  fa i l s  t o  provide evid e n c e  of t he st ruct u ra l  i n tegra t i o n  bet ween eco n o m ic i nterests  a nd ed u ca t i o n .  W h i le  G onza lez i m p l ies  t h e  c lass  nat u re o f  e d u ca t i o n ,  h e  prese n t s  min ima l  proof of  t he d i rect i nvo lvement  o f  capi ta l i s m  u p o n  e d u c a t i o n .  Ove ra l l ,  G onza lez 's a rt i cl e  i s  a n  e xcel l e n t  essay o n  t h e  s t ruc­t u r a l  o bstacles wh ich cont i nue t o  h i nd e r  M ex ica ns fro m  acq u i r i ng eq u a l  e d ucat ion.  R ic h a rd S a n t i l l a n  Ca l i forn ia  State  Polytech n i c  U n ivers i ty  B L I N D M A N 'S P O I NT O F  V I E W  Without  m i ne eyes, no l o nger could I choose whom to greet . W hat d i fference, then .  t h e  color  of the  hand , t hat leads me across the  busy s treet? - J .  L. ( Pa t )  R oo ff S u b mit ted by Kay L .  R ooff-S teffen 55 

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Blind Man\u27s Point of View

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