A Lost Art...

Letters,

             Smoke signals,

                                    Homing pigeons,

                                                               Hieroglyphics,

                                                                                      Brick phones,

                                                                                                            Emails,

                                                                                                                        Internet,

                                                                                                                                    Face Time, 

                                                                                                                                                      and Holograms: 
all forms of what our previous and our current generations have used to communicate in the past, the present, and perhaps one day, the future. Innovation in our communication world has time and time again proven that there is yet, so much more to be discovered. When will it ever be enough? Better yet, when was the real art of hand written letters not enough?

Letters have a distinctive value to them that text messages and emails don't. Hand written letters are a personal gift that unlike any other form of media message portray a part of a person feelings by transforming their thoughts into an art of words. Sure, the long text messages can deliver the same exact message but would you rather get Grandma's warm, homemade cookies or Walmart's clearance cookies? Ha. Got you. 

How to Price Homemade Cookies

by Lorna Hordos 

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Here are some movies that incorporate the significance of letters and how important they were in their stories:

• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 

• Cyrano de Bergerac 

• P.S I Love You 

• Beastly 

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

*Spoiler Alert* The title of the movie is the name of a book club society that was made in an instant so that the Germans wouldn't arrest a group of Guernsey locals scurrying past their curfew. After that, they decided they would make the book club a real society. The society would give them an excuse to move around occasionally and smuggle food and other hidden objects within their island. 

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society paints a vivid story through letters that the two main characters write to each other. Experience the path that took a formal writer from London to the United Kingdom's Guernsey Island all through the art of written letters. 

Cyrano de Bergerac

Much like Romeo and Juliet, Cyrano de Bergerac portrays an inevitably, tragic, love story. Two men fall in love with a women and work together to make this women fall in love with them while making her think that they are all one person. Roxanne ends up falling for the words that Cyrano writes her through letters and Christian makes his appearance when they wish to meet. Since Cyrano is too self-conscious about his physical appearance and Christian can't manage to express his feelings with words when meeting with Roxanne they make a plan to use each other's strengths and eventually make Roxanne fall in love; however, it wasn't appearance that impressed Roxanne rather it was through the letters that she felt truly felt loved by. Click the link below to get a glimpse of Cyrano's story.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbUiWMfCiOc

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I don't know about you but Grandma's homemade cookies taste pretty good and homemade cookies should never go out of style, because just like hand written letters, they're one of a kind. 

Showing An Interest In...

Weather one is showing their interest in a sport, an event, or a class people also show their interests towards others in a similar manner. Lets take for example a girl. As a boy, you'd show your interest towards that girl in different ways. Texting her, walking with her, offering her your sweater when it's cold are some actions that will show her that you are interested in them. On the other hand, if you are not showing interest you'd ignore her and not show any effort or attention at all. Right?

Time, Effort, and Attention. 

What if I tell you that discrimination in schools could be seen in the same way. As an instructor, there are times where they will show a certain bias towards a targeted group of students which coincidentally most of the time, has to do with ones race, ethic backgrounds, or religious belief being different from the instructor's. 

⇲ Discrimination: the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex

It is understanding that this would be a problem looking back to about 80 years ago, but to this day discrimination is still an issue within the education system and it is affecting students in a place where it is said that all men are created equal but in reality are not being treated equal. 

Teachers have power. They control the classroom .They decide who gets recommended for prizes like gifted programs and who doesn't. They decide who receives interest and who doesn't. By directing ones attention to a student they can be inspired but by ignoring one or sending them to another class teachers can also discourage. 

[http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/13-miss-buchanans-period-of-adjustment] 

Time, Effort, and Attention.

Something Better...

Have you ever wondered how educational systems work in other countries? How just having different accustoms and rules affect students performance all over the world and what opportunities are open to them? 

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Before commencing, it is important to know that the Mexican education system is much different than that of the American system. Here's a link that demonstrates the an overall overview. 

→ https://transferwise.com/gb/blog/mexican-education-overview

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A few Mexican, American students have had the experience of both the Mexican education and at some point have also had the experience of an American education. Why? Are Mexican students not receiving the same education as students in America? Is it cheaper? What intrigues these students to come to the United States to study ? 

It is a significant choice. Weather it is to study in a higher-quality institution or to simply learn the English language, Mexican students are realizing that pursuing a higher education in the United States outgrows the benefits of studying a career in Mexico and opens many more opportunities to a better future. SOMETHING BETTER for a change.

First and foremost, Cost. What it costs to pursue and finish a university degree, or in other words an associate's or bachelor's degree, is little to nothing compared to what it costs in America. Tuition at public universities and technical universities/institutions is free to Mexican citizens; however, there may be fees which can be as high as $US 150 per semester. Tuition at private universities varies widely and can be very expensive, with some charging $US 20,000 or more per year according to master studies in Mexico. BUT WHY?⬐

It is important to consider the type of economy that Mexican students are living in. Jobs are scarce, population is more than overcrowded, wages are low and to cover such low standards of living, education costs are low. 

Unfortunately, there have been previous reports that mention corruption in Mexican schools. Most schools are greatly unfunded and lacking in resources and in many occasions schools hours aren't sufficient enough for students to get educated enough. 

With that being said an education is available to every child in Mexico; however, successfully applying that certain study to a job is harder to find than the education itself. 

What good what an education be if one isn't going to use it?