Dear who it may concern,
My name is Jose I am an 8th grader at Urban Promise Academy in Oakland California. I am writing this letter to tell you every schools, and universities in the stat of California are facing major budget cuts that are affecting teachers, and students. UPA is small school with only 22 teachers and about 15 to 20 staff members. We have many programs that students can attend. We have soccer, cheer leading, beats and rhymes, art, etc. Thanks to the budgets that are going on many of the programs, and some of the staff members will not be hear for the next year students.
Like many schools in California UPA needs government not to cut schools budget. Our schools don't have the money to send us to field trips,or afford new tables, materials or chairs. Most of the material we use during class come from the teacher money. Our text books are 5 to 4 years old. The books are written on them, they starting to come apart, and our school can't replace them. Our desk are beaten dirty, and and starting to crack. The school doesn't have the money to replace the materials The only new thing we had this year was the new chairs that were given to us. With the budget cuts our school will have any money to buy at least some new books. Some of the after school programs we had last year are no longer available to the students. Some of the remaining programs are cut on how many days er week. One program was four days week, now its only available one day a week. Every year our library hands out free books. We are given two books, but now we are only able to give us one book do to the fact the government is cut school budge. Since UPA is a small school we have a nice relation ship with our teacher and staff members. Thanks to the budget some of the staff members, and teachers will not be hear for the next year students.
My education is important to me because my life depends on me graduating and heading to college and getting my degree. You can survive in this world with a High school deplohma. How ever with a degree i have more option on which career I can have. How ever budget cuts are going to make it impossible to go to college. Its hard enough going and stay at college now we have to worry about affording it and having to get loans. I want to go to college I already have three college I am thinking about going to
Government should not have to cut school budget. The prisons and jails already get more money than the schools why doesn't the government tax the prisons. Our education should not be in the hands of rich business men. It should in the hands of the people. One of our human rights is having a good education not jus to rich children.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
College For All reflection
On March 3,2011 my eight grade class went to southern California to visit three colleges. We visit UC Santa Babara, Cal Poly, and UC Santa Cruz. We began our trip to UC Santa Babara. We went on a five hour bus ride to Santa Cruz. We left a little late, but we were on our way to the university. The bus ride we long and tiring. With in the first 2 hours the bus was getting hot,and hotter. Most of us ate our lunch early and were geting hungry every minute that pass. We had to make three stops so student can use the bathroom. We arrived at UC Santa Babara the first thing I notice was a rows of bikes. Every one was surprise how many bikes there were. There were more bikes at UCSB than they were in a bike shop. The university had a little turf for the bikes to travel on. It was like a freeways for bikes. UC Santa Babara is a big university. Its about the size of a city. UCSB is so big buses are use on the campus for transportation. Our tour guides took us to a place called El Centra or Center. This area was created by Chicano student. They wanted an area where they can go to be with their group. Our tour guides took us to the beach but told us there were oil rings much farther. Some of the oil spilled on the ocean polluting the water. Since we arrived to the university late we were only able to see those to areas only. UC Santa Babara is a campus but I couldn't see myself in that college in the future.
The next day we went to Cal Poly. Cal Poly turn out to be an interesting college the minute I saw it. The college felt a little smaller than UC Santa Babara. Which was good for me since I don't like really big schools. Our tour guides told us the dorms at Cal Poly are really small. One dorm has enough room for three people. However your roommates would be students who have the same career as you do. Sports are a big part of Cal Poly. The university offers soccer, football, La Cross, women,and men tennis track, volleyball, rug beat, and my personal favorite hockey. One of Cal Poly's rivals is UC Santa Babara. We were all suprise to hear that since the prevesous day we went to UCSB. Cal Poly also has buses on campus for student transportation. Students use their student ID to ride the bus. One of Cal Poly's main subject is aglculter. Any thing related to farming is tough at Cal Poly. The university has an area where students can go to relax. I was surprise to see the area. It look like a place you would find at San Francisco. CAl Poly has a radio station and a medica center which of orse would come in handy. Cal Poly has a hispanic percentage of 11%. Most of the students are White since the area is mostly white. What I like about Cal Poly is only three rooms are use for a class of 200 hundred students. The rest of the classes are about 25 students. Which is about the same number of students are in at UPA. The gradutation rate is about 81% out of 91%. Cal Poly has really caught my attention. I am actually thinking of puting Cal Poly as one of my college choices.
The last university we visited was UC Santa Cruz. UCSC was alot different then the other two colleges we visit. Santa Cruz is spread out through thick forest. The dorms are at a far distance from each other, the libuary is far from the Cafeteria. IT took us a whiled to go around to see the campous. Our tour guide told us that there is a lot of discrimination between different race. Our tour guides told us they were showing the school to different color students. A white student threw cans at the students. Our tour guides have said there have been fights between different color students. Thats the negative lets focus on tohe positive.When the university was being built the workers did not wanted to cut down the redwood trees that grow around them. So what they did was built the buildings no bigger than the tree. It took me a whiled to see that. The dorms are made of the reedwood and our powered by solar panles. Every building in UCSC are powered by solar panles. The university also has composeting and recycling. So its is to say UCSC is a very green.There are 10 colleges at UCSC. Each Colleges has dorms the Size of apartment building for boys and girls. The campus is very big .UCSC is an amazing school, however thats not a college that I will attend in the future.
The next day we went to Cal Poly. Cal Poly turn out to be an interesting college the minute I saw it. The college felt a little smaller than UC Santa Babara. Which was good for me since I don't like really big schools. Our tour guides told us the dorms at Cal Poly are really small. One dorm has enough room for three people. However your roommates would be students who have the same career as you do. Sports are a big part of Cal Poly. The university offers soccer, football, La Cross, women,and men tennis track, volleyball, rug beat, and my personal favorite hockey. One of Cal Poly's rivals is UC Santa Babara. We were all suprise to hear that since the prevesous day we went to UCSB. Cal Poly also has buses on campus for student transportation. Students use their student ID to ride the bus. One of Cal Poly's main subject is aglculter. Any thing related to farming is tough at Cal Poly. The university has an area where students can go to relax. I was surprise to see the area. It look like a place you would find at San Francisco. CAl Poly has a radio station and a medica center which of orse would come in handy. Cal Poly has a hispanic percentage of 11%. Most of the students are White since the area is mostly white. What I like about Cal Poly is only three rooms are use for a class of 200 hundred students. The rest of the classes are about 25 students. Which is about the same number of students are in at UPA. The gradutation rate is about 81% out of 91%. Cal Poly has really caught my attention. I am actually thinking of puting Cal Poly as one of my college choices.
The last university we visited was UC Santa Cruz. UCSC was alot different then the other two colleges we visit. Santa Cruz is spread out through thick forest. The dorms are at a far distance from each other, the libuary is far from the Cafeteria. IT took us a whiled to go around to see the campous. Our tour guide told us that there is a lot of discrimination between different race. Our tour guides told us they were showing the school to different color students. A white student threw cans at the students. Our tour guides have said there have been fights between different color students. Thats the negative lets focus on tohe positive.When the university was being built the workers did not wanted to cut down the redwood trees that grow around them. So what they did was built the buildings no bigger than the tree. It took me a whiled to see that. The dorms are made of the reedwood and our powered by solar panles. Every building in UCSC are powered by solar panles. The university also has composeting and recycling. So its is to say UCSC is a very green.There are 10 colleges at UCSC. Each Colleges has dorms the Size of apartment building for boys and girls. The campus is very big .UCSC is an amazing school, however thats not a college that I will attend in the future.
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