Addams

I enjoyed reading Jane Addams' article, "The Public School and the Immigrant Child". The best part about it was its brevity. It did raise a few interesting points that made me look at the education of immigrant children in a different way. It has never occurred to me that American education is widening the gap between immigrant children and their parents. Another interesting statement was, " We bring the young to see Italy, but we do not utilize Italy when it lies about the school house." (pg. 27) There are so many times when we can bring culture into our school by inviting certain community members into our classroom, but it is something that is often overlooked.