When reading this article, it reminded me of my town and schools I went to. In the article it talked about how schools are designed for certain social classes and if you are not in that class then you have a lower chance of success. The schools in Smithfield were primarily white students, mostly in the middle class. It was like this most of the years I attended Smithfield schools. In high school more black and Hispanic students started to attend Smithfield. What I began to realize was how it always seemed that the students who struggled were the new students who were usually people of color.
I never really thought into that until I read this reading and it talked about how certain groups of people are put into a situation that isn't designed for their success. I also never noticed that much how this ongoing problem but gets pushed to the side because people don't want to face it head on. This should be a topic more people talk about in schools and take action on. You can talk about it all day but if no action is taken then it really doesn't matter.
I like how they added their own personal experience with the schools they went to and connected that to the reading
ReplyDeleteI also never really noticed how much this was going on, it really is something that needs to be talked about more. This way more people can become aware.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about how your own hometown is an example of this education system flaw, as it shows that this is a real issue that could be easily fixed if educators were able to realize that they are in the long run hurting their students.
ReplyDeleteYes, this is the point that Delpit is getting at: there is a system in place that is designed to foster success in some students and not others. A culture of power. Well said. Note: be sure to name the author and title of the text when you post!
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