Argumentation #4

Henry Lyman Morehouse claim is not right. I believe every individual has the right to higher education. This country proclaims that every person in the United States of America can make their dreams come true since this country is full of opportunity. That may not be the case but it still doesn't take away their opportunity for upward mobility. As part of minority, I grew up in a low-income community were society sees the majority of us as failures or future failures. They only see The Talented Tenth. The Talented Tenth may have started over 100 years ago but society still believes in it. And in a way they started to believe that every race has their Talented Tenth. With the program Seminar and Gate it demonstrates how society has created special programs for the Talented Tenth could be recruited and be on their own little circle. Since Elementary school we notice the distinctive the teachers make between students. By The "Talented Tenth" being put in separate groups and classes makes the rest of the students feel inferior to them and start to think "why try when all of the attention and hope of succeeding in on them; the Talented Tenth."

Instead of helping every child in succeeding the district hand picks them and puts them in special programs just for them. This just worsen things. This kids are chosen with test taken in 2nd and 5th grade which is ridicoulous becuase their are kids who want to succeed and go to college who did not pass the test, myself included. I took the test in 5th grade and i was so close but i didnt reach the level the district wanted me to reach therefore, i wasnt consider the Talented Tenth. When i got to 6th grade and by best friend was in Gate she would brag about it and say that she was smart because she was in the gate program. Every time she will brag about being in the Gate program i would feel inferior and think im  not smart enough, why am i here? From personal experience i know that this test and special programs for the Talented Tenth only makes the rest of us feel less.