Stories: Whose are told and whose remain in the margins?

 It's no surprise that those of lower socieconimic status and minorities are the ones whose stories remain in the margins. Being marginalized means that people or groups are seen as less and often overlooked. As a result of this, they have less access to resources and opportunities compared to those who are privileged. Marginalized people are categorized into a lower level, and oftentimes they're the ones with many strengths. Their important strenghts are overlooked and hidden, when we should be aknowledging them and helping them build on those strengths so they can have a higher chance of succeeding in life. We can also learn a lot from their strenghts, those who are less experienced than them can also benefit from this. 

We've seen how we mainly learn about events/ historic figures that the state claims important for us to learn, and don't learn about the ones that are seen as unimportant. When I become a teacher, I not only want to educate my students on the curriculum they're suppose to learn, but also teach them about important historical figures and events that I believe they should all be able to learn about. I also believe it's imporant to teach students about important figures/ events that are related to their own culture. They deserve to know the stories related to their culture. There shouldn't be any stories left in the margins, but sadly that is just the society we live in. No matter how much time passes, there will always be groups of high socieconomic status that control what is deemed important and less important, and those in lower socioeconomic status will remain unseen. It is up to us educators to teach our students that there are no margins and that we are all equal and entitled to be seen.