Discrimination And Discrimination In Schools

How to minimize the hurts of non-white children once their belief on the theory of a society is fair and equality is completely collapsed when the reality is happening in the opposite. In the reading “Why the Myth of Meritocracy Hurts Kids of Color” Mildred Boveda, an assistant education professor at Arizona State University, said: “I will admit that it sometimes felt risky to tackle these difficult conversations, but this [research] underscores why we cannot equivocate when it comes to preparing our children to face injustices.” I agree with her opinion. Because finding the proper solutions to fully empower and equipping the best knowledge that can help children cope better is not easy, but it is the responsibility of the family, the school, and society. The three elements need to act and work together in an effort to dare to speak about the truths mentioned above.

Student life is an important aspect of a child’s education and when it is threatened by the effects of racism, the student has to deal with unfair treatment inside and outside the classroom as well as emotional struggles. Racism is prevalent in schools in almost every community, so when people experience it, it is not unusual. Racism is prominent within schools that mainly consist of white students. In this particular situation, minorities “feel culturally alienated, physically isolated, and forced to be

A recent analysis was released based on 13 southern states where suspensions and expulsion rates are overwhelmingly higher for black students than they are of white students. The director of the Council of state Governments Justice Center, a nonprofit policy group, stated that “blacks are more likely to be expelled in situations where teachers or school leaders have discretion on deterring how to resound to behavior, such as when a student is deemed disrespectful or defiant or violates a dress code.” Educators are prepared for educating students but are not prepared to deal with personalities that they don’t understand. “People are doing their jobs or living their lives, and do not understand themselves as agents of oppression.”(Young pg.42) Studies have shown that students who are expelled or suspended are more likely to get into trouble and end up with criminal backgrounds, than students who are not removed from school. (New York Times)

The reality hits when they have to teach kids that are challenging either academically or emotionally. For example, I remember in my junior year a students were not paying attention to our teacher. Such event occured multiple time by the students, however one of my African American friend was laughing at some inside joke between him and his friend and the teacher addressed him really harshly and called the security to escort him out yet the same teacher did nothing when one of my white classmate were disturbing. In my own experience, I recall a time when I wanted to take AP classes to challenge myself. I want to talk to one of my counselors and I asked her that I would like to take AP classes. This counselor told me right away, I didn't have the academic abilities to take AP classes. This was really disappointing, it made me feel not intelligent and made me doubt my abilities. These are the moments when minority students need to have the courage to exercise their free speech and call on the people or the social system that has been unfair to them. Even the student president at west high is a Caucasian, this is important to notice because the voice of the students isn’t filtered through his or her point of view unless our student president is aware of our cultural diversity and social economic historical background thus we continue to be treated

Racism in schools is an ongoing problem that requires everyone to take action because teachers and staff aren’t doing anything about it. It is essential for the public to understand because African American students are treated unfairly in their schools, and that’s very immoral.

Its has been statistically proven how minorities, even the disabled are ‘disproportionately represented’ in schools. If those with altered abilities due to disabilities are carelessly, equally evaluated. Marilyn states “The racial disparities are even starker for students with disabilities. About 1 in 4 black children with disabilities were suspended at least once ,versus 1 in 11 white students, according to an analysis of the government report by Daniel J. Losen…” (Elias) If it’s not about race then what is it about ? Race plays a big factor in discipline because if more minorities are getting disciplined for similar acts of the majority then the disciplinary system is

In the United States, there is a long history of unequal treatment among ethnic minority groups, particularly for African Americans. Unfortunately, this injustice also appears in education. Sociologists have affirmed the importance of education in shaping the economic and social prospects of individuals. As all communities in the United States have been diversified, it becomes crucial to recognize and properly deal with diversity within the classroom. All students should be guaranteed to have equal opportunities for quality education at school. However, racism is still prevalent in many schools today (Beswick, 4, 1990, Pennino, 2007). Racism now has different forms, like the individual instructions student can get from their teachers, and the acceptance of students among their classmates. These can have negative and lasting effects on students even when they leave school. Students must not experience any type of stereotyping, ethnic prejudice or racial violence in schools. Asante (2003) said: "Racism in education can not be overcome by the expression of goodwill, it must be constantly confronted in all conscious ways" (p.223).

In today's society, people of color have been conditioned to suppress and deny any form of racism. This sort of silence perpetuates oppression and racism by letting it happen over and over again. From the moment they are born, people of color are both advertently and inadvertently told to ignore and deny any forms of racist acts they or people like them may endure. Then when these inhumane acts occur and no one acknowledges them the society believes everything is alright. Men and women are being taught to be silent and disregard these actions in many institutions, including schools. The educational system plays a critical role in both shaping and challenging this silence, as schools have the power to influence and manipulate what tomorrow’s

A third emerging theme was the emerging theme in this paper is how school leaders are thinking around issues of race. Two school leaders specifically—Drs. Grant and Kirkpatrick—discuss how critical

The article, Racial Disparities and Discrimination in Education: What Do We know, How Do We Know It, and What Do We Need to Know?, discusses what is already known about racial inconsistencies in education. It focuses on the impact these racial discrepancies that might be a result of bigotry. The purpose of this paper review is to uncover evidence that is related to the diverse instructive practices and the end results that the teacher’s actions, school staff, parents, and the students have impact student achievement. In order to create a positive and nurturing environment, there must be collaboration, commitment, and dedication from teachers, school district personnel, the students and their parents.

This case is a dilemma facing the district on whether to continue fighting racism or provide education closer to the students. Initially, the plan to allow promote diversity was an important move that assisted in cementing the racial disintegration that existed before. Although the student had to travel for long distance to new neighborhoods, the plan assisted in bringing the Latino, black and the majority whites together. In addition, the teachers were equally diversified to ensure that they represented of the children. Apparently, the Latinos and the black families ware poor compared to their white households.

However, it is clear in public education industry affairs that this is not the case, and though people of color and various sexualities can now attend schools as one, there are many issues still present within these systems despite how “unthinkable that, in this day and age...the United States would allow racial discrimination and retaliation to flourish” because it is evident in even “the largest and most diverse school districts in the United States” such as Pan American International High School in Queens (Weiser). The facility recently received backlash after an event in which a principal tried to get multiple employees fired for the color of their skin and consistently harassed them in order to try and scare them off. The whole ordeal went on for a while before finally being reported, showing just how easy racial discrimination can happen and with the event being in the recent three years, that it still can be considered a sore topic and not over. In addition to how easy it is to create a prejudice act, some people do not even have laws to protect themselves from it. Although a few states attain laws that ensure transgender workers of their rights and courts of law have spoken out

I chose discrimination and prejudice for my multicultural paper, because I feel that discrimination and prejudice is the main reason for all the hate in the world. People are discriminated against because of reasons such as race, ethnicity, religion, looks, sex, sexual orientation, class, and other ridiculous reasons. I feel that if discrimination could be eradicated, then this world would be a peaceful place to live. Discrimination has been plaguing this world since the beginning of time. I am sure there was prejudice as Homo sapiens started interbreeding with Neanderthals. I could picture Homo sapiens parents telling their children to stay

I was actually kind of shocked after reading the article. No teacher should actually discriminate between a white student and a black student. Discrimination often leads to a failing performance of the student. I agree with Papageorge when he said, “These low expectations could affect the performance of students, particularly disadvantaged ones who lack access to role models who could counteract a teacher’s low expectation.” This is actually a true fact, a teacher’s support and inspiration can often lead an average student reach the peak of success.

Employers and schools are required to have goals and a time frame, for hiring or recruiting women and minorities to achieve racial diversity. Affirmative action programs were created to make sure the inclusion of all qualified individuals and to prevent gender and race discrimination. An employer is not required to hire someone who lacks the qualifications needed to perform the task or job successfully, or to choose one that is less qualified then the other based on his/her race or gender. It has been said that in some colleges students are picked because of their race.