Bedolla brings up a great point in her conclusion about political awareness leading to political involvement. She points out how bringing more political curricula into the classroom can help to mobilize the community as a whole. Kids talk to other kids about politics and they talk to their parents. She explains the positive effects as a circular motion.
In my experience I find that I was political at a very young age. Things like school government and parental conversations helped me to get involved. Instilling this kind of mentality is what made East LA such a politically mobile community. The disconnect of the Montebello group really hampered their ability to get politically active.
You can't force kids to love politics or even care enough to learn about them. But, giving students the opportunity to be exposed to politics is crucial to advancing the feeling of citizenship. Enhancing this involvement with Bedolla's six mobilization steps would definitely get the latino bloc moving a step forward.
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i remember when i was a kid and i questioned whether or that type of stuff, "politics," really mattered.
no one around me really was really into "politics" either, everyone was too busy tryin to make $ and stay out of (or in) the streets.
i think a crucial part of this disconnect is because of the way we view "politics"
the first thing that pops into my mind is bunch of tailor-suited whites guys sittin around a shiny table
once we can realize politics is an everyday phenomenon, that we partake in it without even knowing it, we can take it more seriously
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