"Explaining the Inequalities in Chicago"-After watching, I was annoyed. I was rather startled by the statistical amount of student who struggle or who are pushed aside in Chicago alone. They hit two very keynote when talking about the teachers lack of support and pay. Though this is true, I also wonder, do all teachers teach for the right reason. For example, I've heard "I don't get paid enough for this." Those are the first words of ignorance. Not paid enough for what? Proving a future to children? Developing our students to lead us? Though education is considered a blessing, it cannot also be seen as a chore. Quality education comes from teachers that are willing to put in the extra effort and to provide a solid education. The second point that was brought up was parents. As stated in the video, the period between 3-5, which is also the period right after kids are released, are the most dangerous for kids to remain unattended. Though it may be difficult for parents to constantly be present in the child's life, it is still beneficial to have an idea of where children go after school and their friend. Taking in interest and talking to your child makes all the difference in their lives and what they choose to do and who they choose to be. It all comes down to what kind of role model are you to your children?

"Louder That a Bomb: High School Training Ground"-When I heard this I was amazed. Not by anything he said in particular but by what he said as a whole. It is amazing seeing a spawn of CPS, someone who struggled with the system talk about its downfalls. Why? You can hear a lot about the education system being terrible and our children's futures fading away, but the reality doesn't hit us till we see it for ourselves on the face of a student. What he did was absolutely bold, taking a solid stand against the education system of Chicago. The biggest point that he pointed out to me was the idea of preset destinies. He mentions why he should try if he is only going to get locked up or fail. The fact we have these ideas embedded into out students should be a huge indicator that that is a huge problem with our education system. Why not teach our children to do better rather than teaching them how to not succeed.

Inspiration: How Bad Do You Want It?-It's funny because I was a business/leadership seminar/conference and this exact thing played, except in espanol. Same basic principle and with football as the reference too. But I found this video inspirational. How do we expect success in whatever we do if we don't put our hearts in to everything we do. Success is but a state of mind. There is no secret to it, just effort. this video shows all that can be with some determination. Why do we expect success when we put forth the littlest of efforts. We get what we put forth, nothing more nothing less. Leadership, education, everything is just like sports. With practice, we get better. With determination, we can always succeed.

So, Amundsen High School coming to Loyola. Im pretty stoked. It gives me an opportunity to enlighten these kids on college life and the college experience. I am a little nervous on what to say and how much of my experience I should censor. I'm also worried on how much of what I say they will actually take in. Hopefully, what we say as a group will not fall on deaf ears and they will be able to take from our experiences.

So closing remarks. We should focus on living and bettering the world in ways that will improve everyone's means of life. Whether that be education or through leadership, we should give it our all, and improve anything we can.