Education

I agree strongly with Alex's blog. the area that you may live or the situation that an individual is currently in has much pull in whether ot not they are able to attend higher education. Many were talking about the options of community colleges, however, the community colleges near my home are Phila. Community College, Montco, and Camden Community College, all being very ineffective of swaying the minds of individuals of attempting to go on to better schools after. Individuals usually see no point of going to a bad school, when in reality money is an issue and having two years of no income for them or their family seems to be idiotic. An example of this can be seen in many of friends from back home, who decide that they'd rather work than participate in a school-like atmosphere. Currently I have friends working at stores such as staples and Acme full time, who at times make fun of the few that chose to take the college route. Now, many would think that they are downright stupid for saying this, but some have come to realize that some individuals have no source of income from their parents or immediate family and that it is their obligation to provide for themselves, just as it is our obligation to try and further our education at Richmond. I just think more people need to be able to explore the world in both the rich and working class to see the similarities and differences that are present. Finally, they should do so to see how lucky they may be in not having to see their friends or family go through hard times in pursuit to try and better a situation that may occur. I just feel that individuals like my friends are looked down upon by some individuals in society and that line between them and me is very marginal, however, I think over time institutions like that of Brown will begin to open their doors to those that may not have had a chance otherwise, to be surprised and see the results of what hard working individuals can accomplish.