- Well, the way I see it, I think it has two forms of interpretation. The first would be how the educational system of the United States is very censored and controlled so that only parts are taught that make people of this nationality feel or live a fantasy that their country has only succeeded and has done things well, and more that nothing, that they feel the center of the world.
My other way of interpreting this phrase could be that sometimes you have to zoom out and see that the world is much bigger than you think, your country could be big, strong, and rich, with victories and defeats, but The world is even more so, bigger, more violent, more terrifying, and yet more beautiful. And that despite that, it has allowed itself to be manipulated by governments, institutions, laws, and thoughts that make it look smaller. - The truth is that at this point, I don’t know how much I can say or how correct I am because she spoke strictly of a failure in the educational system of the United States, and well, I didn’t live here at that time, so I don’t know in what ways or What level did that flaw really affect the students? However, I can say that google-knowings was a worldwide phenomenon that came later to some places as in my case, but it had the same effect. Instead of making us think and have our own criteria, we learned to memorize step by step or to accept that an idea of a text was an absolute truth just because yes, the implementation of technology undoubtedly helped us a lot, but, it also took away that desire to wanting to ask ourselves the why of certain things. That was the difference between being able to understand what we are taught, giving opinions, criticizing, doubt that it is something that has undoubtedly been lost in a certain way.
- I feel that despite being different topics in themselves, the message is very similar. While Baldwin spoke of a censored education and how the story was hypocritical and poorly told, Carrillo explained how the country’s system at one point collapsed, and he didn’t let the students have their own ideas. In general terms, two different topics but with the same message of a barrier that altered the learning process, not only at an educational level but also a barrier that prohibited them from reasoning and not becoming or thinking like robots.
- As I said before, at this point, I am limited to comment since my educational system was very different from that of the United States. Contrary to popular opinion, public and private education at the secondary and primary levels in South America is far superior to the U.S since it is not subject to defending or having the country on a pedestal. In fact, it focuses on how we can create a better place without the need to be complicit in political parties and current governments because, as is already known, the biggest plague and virus in Latin America is called corruption. So we were forced to think critically about the country’s history, to have our own ideas of how to be a better person, and how to stop being subjugated. That’s why we have strikes against the government every year because we know that a government doesn’t look out for others, it looks out for itself. They raised us and taught us to assert ourselves and wake up to be able to go out and look for a better future in another country.
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Not many people think or write this clearly about these issues. You bring a variety of perspectives to the issue, and I wish more people took the time to consider these things with kind of depth you’re demonstrating. I’m going to be asking the class what everyone thinks a education system that works should look like, and I’m really interested in hearing what you have to say. Nicely considered.