The largest country in the world still has problems equitably distributing education to its young people. The articles I read for this unit have a common theme regarding our education system. The authors take the reader through the struggles in America regarding how we obtain education. Oppression, politics, racism, and socioeconomic status are some examples of what is wrong with our country and its means of providing an equitable education for all Americans. Article by Dr. Benjamin Barber The Educated Student: Global Citizen or Global Consumer? discusses how schools are attacked by advertising campaigns. Barber talks about poor school districts being targeted by a company called Channel One. Channel One provides these less fortunate schools with computers, televisions and other technology. In exchange, schools must show students a twelve-minute video that contains three minutes of advertising. In my opinion, this means exchanging our textbooks for fashion and material things. I don't believe that upper class schools have to deal with the same inequalities as lower class schools. Dr. Barber's intentions in his writings are about educating people about empowerment through culture and education. Dr. Barber believes that 9/11 would empower more people and help produce a better education system. Dr. Barber said that “after 9/11 it was mostly citizen-public officials.” All citizens because in what they do they are committed to the well-being of others, of their children, of future generations." (Barbershop 420). I believe that 9/11 had more negative effects than positive, and education has not profited from the tragedy that occurred more than ten years ago... middle of paper... helps shape a person's abilities, personality and means rather than money. I feel like the author is trying to convey that class means everything when it comes to education. Mantsios lists several references and graphs that show what the odds would be if you were low, middle, or upper class of attending a university, and what level of education you could get. All of these authors made valid points. They all provided examples and evidence that America is still unjust, segregated, and offers unequal educational opportunities. As an American, I think we are still fighting for our freedoms and rights, such as education. References Barber, Benjamin. The Educated Student: Global Citizen or Global Consumer? New York, New York: Longman, 2007. Print.Kozol, Johnathan. Still separate, still unequal. New York, New York: Longman, 2007. Print.