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While all schools K-12 have bits and pieces that are not there, I believe that all K-12 schools should have a wide variety of during and after school programs that are part of their curriculum. Too many schools do not have all of the learning material needed for children to completely learn new things. To many schools have a set few extra courses that are the same things that the students are used to from previous years, thereby not learning anything new at all. The one thing that I would change about the current K-12 school curriculum is the amount of classes and after school activities offered at them from few, to many.

The lack of variety in classes can be seen in many different schools. Likewise the affects if not having a wide variety of classes, or taking away classes/extra-curricular activities. Such is the case in the article “Children, Arts, and Du Bois" by Keith Gilyard, (quote) this is the very reason why we need more classes and activities offered in all K-12 classes. Through this after school program the girl learned about poetry, she learned that she liked it, she learned that she could write it well, and she learned about a new author she had never heard of.  

“At any rate my buoyant young poet was radiantly intrigued with this coincidence.”  (19).

Stand and deliver

“(These actions show) students a lack of evidence, an ideological agenda, and political motivation supersede students’ academic growth, identity, hope, and belief in a whole world” (21).

Dead Poets society   

“Our students are critical thinkers” counters Acosta (21).

“In an interview with Spank Rock … Mos Def states.” (59595959.

Kieth, Gilurd "Children, Arts, and Du Bois." The Counsel Chronicle.  National Council of Teachers of English. Sept 2012  Web 3 Dec. 2013.

Stand and Deliver. Dir. Ramón Menéndez. Perf. Ramón Menéndez, Tom Musca,. ?, 1988. Film.  

"Arizona Bans Mexican American Studies Program"by Deb Anderson (210.

“Stand and Deliver” movie

“Dead Poet Society” movie