By asking himself "Who do I want to help?", "what is my goal for them?" and many other questions(p4,5), Canada dug into the deep side of his heart and realized that he wanted to help the poor children in Harlem who were unable to enroll in that non-profit organization Canada used to work for. He is also facing the personal ethical challenges and inner debates. For example, his Promise Acadamy is still unable to accpet all the needy children. Canada cannot answer himself why he can only support a certain group of students but not other groups and even all the needy children in Harlem. He is also exploring what he can provide in order to help these children succeed. This is one of the most difficult questions which Canada is struggling very hard to answer.
In my service-learning, I noticed that most of the students in MCCS are born in poor countries or poor parts of the US. The starting point of their life is lower than that of the wealthy children. So the difficulties they are facing are not individual but a collective challenge of the society. I can provide support on studies to a few students however I believe we need more social attention and support from the mainstream of the entire society to resolve the problems of proverty, injustice, etc.
A conclusion based on surveys says the the IQ of wealthy poeple tends to be higher than that of the poor poeple(p34). It also says the IQ of children is closely related to the IQ of their parents. It every concludes that intelligence is inherited and probably genetic(p34). I believe this conclusion is in lack of consideration on family education, behavirioral influence, and other non-genetic impacts on children's IQ. When I played hacky sack with the students at MCCS after class, I observed that they are as smart and functional as other students I've ever met are.
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