Racism In Public Schools

For my historical conversations project, I want to focus upon the racial bias that is present within and negatively impacts our modern education system. I want to illustrate that racial bias is still present today, despite any major counter arguments, through two major factors including: faculty support towards colored students vs. non-colored and the distribution of school funds upon being dependent upon the ethnic make-up of the student population. I want to make this point to show how the U.S. education system has yet to achieve equal education opportunities for everyone, greatly affecting the success rates throughout a wide array of institutions from lower grade public schools to higher education at the university level. Even though I am

Systematic racism within education Institutions, such as the lack of adequate funding as well as subtle discrimination, continues to be the root of the problem that plagues this nation. Even though segregation was abolished in 1964, the lingering effects that remain are significant and cannot be passively mended. Although it is tempting to think that this prejudice is caused by a select few and not the many, it is clear that this problem holds more depth. Recent studies conducted by the National Education Studies (NEA) have proven that even in school’s African American students are often times targeted and punished at a significantly higher rate when compared to their white peers. The study states “Black students make up almost 40 percent of all school expulsions [in the] nation, and more than two thirds of students referred to police from schools are either black or Hispanic” (Blacks: Education Issues). This study conducted by the Department of Education, cabinet-level department of the United States

Public education has faced many extreme challenges and obstacles historically. Based on the films I’ve viewed I think the top issues were segregation and poverty. Segregation in schools started in the 1800s and continued until the 1960s. I learned mostly about the problems with segregation in the film A Struggle for Education Equality. In the film, it explains facts and statistics about children and how their lives were like. From around the time period of 1950-1980 schools were very much segregated and only ⅗ of students graduated and 50% of them went to college. The fight for equality in schools began in Topeka Kansas where high schools became integrated. Elementary schools, however, were not integrated and still segregated. The NAACP tried to have 13 parents try to enroll their kids into white school but of course, it failed because of segregation. Linda Brown was one of the children in the experiment and that’s when the Brown v Board of Education of Topeka of 1954 was created which banned the inequality in schools. The southern states still had segregation problems, unfortunately, but the Elementary and Secondary Education Act gave 4 billion dollars of aid to disadvantaged children and around 9 years after that, 91% of southern black children attended integrated schools. Segregation had clearly gotten so much better but was a major problem for a long time in terms of public education. Poverty, in my opinion, is another major problem facing public education today. In

Racism is the trend of thought, or way of thinking, which attaches great importance to the notion of the existence of separate human races and superiority of races that are usually associated with inherited physical characteristics or cultural events. Racism is not a scientific theory, but a set of preconceived opinions they value the biological differences between humans, attributing superiority to some according to racial roots. Even in such ethnically diverse country as the United States, racism continues evident against people of different ethnic traits and skin color. According to Steinberg (Steinberg, 1995), racial discrimination has been the most important cause of inequality between whites and blacks in the U.S. Because of that, minorities in American society have been fighting over years for equal rights and respect, starting with the civil rights movement in 1960s. Also, public policies implemented since 1964 in the United States have been instrumental in reducing economic inequality between blacks and whites, such as the affirmative action, a federal program that tries to include minority groups by providing jobs and educational opportunities (Taylor, 1994). From this perspective, does racism still play a dominant role in American values and American society? If so, what are the consequences of this racism that still remain in American society? What is the impact of the Barack Obama presidency on the unending fight against racism in this country?

My study displays how people from several categories have differing opinions about racists teaching in the education system. It can help determine peoples’ attitudes toward race in the schools. However, there were some of the limitations to my study. One was that I could not interview and interact with the respondents personally. I was not able to ask in depth questions as to why people felt a certain way about racist teachers. Also, I wanted to know if the respondents surveyed ever had any interaction with a teacher that was deemed to have racist attitudes towards them or a family member. It would have been nice to study the information based on location of the respondents polled. This would further help understand the attitudes people have towards race based off of geographical location. There are some behaviors that people perceive to be racist and talking with people individually would help get all of this information. I ran multiple cross-tabulations to help me in my study on allowing racist teachers in the education system. These were using the independent variable allowing racist to teach and the dependent variables, education, race and sex.

Many raised in urban less affluent areas can quickly become dissolution with the education system being offered to them. Ultimately, resulting in dropping out of High School and continuing in the vicious cycle of poverty. However, “Prosperoman” knew that escaping the harsh living conditions from the inner city would require him to worship and put all his faith and desires into education, books and knowledge as he knew that religion alone would not be sufficient. He was raised by an illiterate single parent but would not allow his circumstances to define his future. Therefore, “Prosperoman” dedicated himself to graduate high school and continue to higher education at a prestigious University where he majored

Another problem that America faces, is a lack of education in public schools about racism that has occurred in the past. Therefore, to curtail the problem of racism and oppression in the public-school system, schools should teach children about the brutal American past that inflicted racism and oppression toward certain ethnic backgrounds and people of different races. The United States has had extensive conflicts with people that are not of white origin. From the early part of history in the United States, starting with the Native Americans, the United States government took away rights and freedom from the Native Americans, all for the sake of the land. Eventually, after the United States gained control of Native American land they soon needed individuals to exploit the lands and the government allowed slaves or indentured servants to solve the land from 1619 to 1865 (History.com). Accordingly, the United States has experienced an extended chronicle of oppression toward different ethnicity and people of color. Another case of the United States oppressing people is, during World War II the American government ordered and made Japanese people live internment camps; the regime intended that whole Japanese people posed a hazard to the country. From slavery and internment camps, the United States has inflicted many lives of many different ethnicities. Thus, teaching kids in elementary schools about American history is important as it informs a greater consciousness of

My educational experience with other races had been limited before high school. I can count on one hand the number of classmates from elementary and middle school that were not caucasian. Even in my church there are only a couple of families of color. Entering high school was quite a learning experience for me. Suddenly I was thrust into the world of Joliet West where only a third of the students are white. Entering this new world was like discovering mythical creatures, created by the stories from movies and my older sister, were real. Based on the myths I heard, I found myself questioning if any of the Hispanic students in my classes were illegal immigrants. I encountered loud black girls that intimidated me with their larger than life personalities.

Do you think that racism still exists in public schools in the United States? Do you think ________? Well in a survey I took of middle schoolers of many different races including, Caucasian, African American, Hispanic and more, ___% of students answered “yes” to the first question. African Americans can often be discriminated against in schools. Racism in schools has been going on ever since slavery ended in the United States, and they have segregated African Americans from everything, including schools. Then in 1965, the Brown vs Board of Education court case, ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. But ever since the integration of whites and blacks started, there has always been some sort of prejudice, or unfair treatment

Today, minorities face a problem many have suffered for hundreds of years. That problem is racism. It’s in the news, social media, and all around our world. Racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another. We always hear that our world is changing every day, but is it?

We understand that quality education is one that is free from discrimination. Teachers who are willing to fulfill their duties as you are willing to do only means that you will generate legitimate opportunities and success for your students.

Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

My first encounter with racism in elementary school wasn’t the only racist situation that I had to go through. Back in high school when I was in the eleventh grade, I had this teacher that was white who tended to be very cruel. One day in class, I was sitting next to one of my friends and she asked me for help on a math problem that she had trouble solving. The teacher walks up to me and told me to go outside I need to talk to you. I went outside and kept thinking to myself why is she sending me out here when I haven’t done anything. The reason why she brought outside of the classroom was because she didn’t want me helping my friend with the problem and that she needed to figure it out on her own. I also remember her having me to repeat something

What is racism? The definition is prejudice or discrimination to another race. Unfortunately, racism is evident almost anywhere especially in a high school. Name-calling, bullying, verbal abuse – are all forms of racism and can be seen in high schools, where all different backgrounds –teachers, pupils or staff – face with negative backlash of racism. Students of different race groups find it extremely tough to bond with their classmates from other “races circles”. How damaging is racism to schools? To society?, is it all black and white or are we blind to it? In this essay I will discuss racist incidents in schools specifically in America and Britain, who are infamous for racial incidents, and how it will affect the students and any others involved in those situations in the future

Institutional Racism in the education system can be combated by teachers and administration working together. Schools must take the initiative of incorporating different cultural perspectives in the curriculum. Only addressing the basic characteristics of culture such as dance, food, and religion is not enough. Racism affects people on many levels, and it's essential to acknowledge the history and culture of a society in all aspects. Cultural characteristics influenced by the political, social, and economic climate. To have an accurate grasp of the values that shaped the culture one must break down and analyze the bias and discrimination of the society.