Tuition increases across all schools has been on my mind lately. I understand that each year tuition will increase a certain amount, and even more so for private schools, but there has to be a way it can be more affordable for everyone. I meet more and more people every day who are now starting and have full time jobs, but are still trying to pay off their student debt. It’s frustrating having to pay so much for a good education. In all reality it is very difficult to obtain the specific job you major in in college after graduation, and even harder to pay off student debt even starting six months after you graduate.
Racism and prejudices against people are still prevailing very strongly in this country, and it has shown itself very aggressively with our current president. I saw a photo of an artist who put small cages out front of voting polls with fake dummy children curled up inside of them. It is a very strong image that has been stuck with me for a few days, and makes me think of people I hear daily who talk of how “people from Mexico are so dangerous” and “how much crime is entering our country.”
I’ve also been thinking a lot about healthcare lately. Healthcare is so expensive, and even with some providers there will be treatment given to some that they cannot have because they are allergic, yet the healthcare provider cannot provide any other form of treatment because it is not covered. Either that, or you have to end up paying more. It’s very infuriating to think that in order to get a good healthcare provider, you have to either be very wealthy or work for a good company that has that healthcare. Not everyone can afford it, and am grateful I can stay on my parents for the time given but am anxious about what will happen once I can’t be on it anymore.
I chose to explore the white privilege toolkit. I immediately resonated with what was being said and notice people who know about others that are disadvantaged, but do not see their own privilege. I think it is important to constantly be checking your own privilege in different social situations whether it be sexual orientation, race, gender, etc. One of my favorite quotes from the piece was “As we know from watching men, it is an open question whether we will choose to use unearned advantage, and whether we will use any of our arbitrarily awarded power to try to reconstruct power systems on a broader base.”
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