Analysis: Education

In the following I am going to analyse the education in the USA and the Indian reservations. In that case, I will have a closer look at the differences between the educational system at normal schools in the US and at the reservations.

Educational System:

The educational system of the USA is seperated in three categories: Elementary (Primary) Schools,  Secondary Education and Postsecondary Education. The school system is  different from state to state, so there are plenty of different regulations. And it is even more complex,  because except from the public schools, there are many private schools, too. Most of the students go to public schools, where the parents do not need to pay for, because they are funded by the public money. 10% of the students go to private schools, where the parents need to pay for. Both types of schools are from Primary School to University.

Education for the Native Americans:

The educational system for Native Americans is very problematic. A long time, there were only boarding schools for Indians, whose intention was not their education, but the divestment of their identity. These schools were used by the state to transfer their plans of assimilation. Most of the students were forced to stay the whole year in the boarding school and there were even instances, in with students were sexually abused. But since the year 1928, there were build schools in the reservations themselves, where the Indians could go to. But the proportion of Indians who go less than 8 years to school was very high.  And not until 2008, the premier minister apologizes to the students what circumstances were at the boarding schools.

Conclusion:

All in all, the educational systems at normal schools and at schools for Native Americans are very different. In case of that, the decision of Junior to change schools was probably reallly smart of him, when he wants to get a good future.