Our guest speaker today discussed several topics in Indian history and culture. One thing that is difficult for me to understand is the caste system. For many people in the west, the caste system is seen as an injustice. However, from the religious perspective, the caste system is based on karma. If you were a bad person in a past life, you will be reborn as an untouchable. Although the caste system is prohibited, you can still see evidence of its importance in the culture. For example, marrying out of your caste is frowned upon. Something else our speaker mentioned was the concern that schools that teach exclusively in English cause students to abandon their cultural roots. This is also a concern for my students that are immigrants from Mexico. Therefore, my essential question that I will explore will be "How does the educational system promote students to retain their cultural heritage?"