The Importance Of Race In High School

The theme in “Why Race Class and Gender Still Matter” is that race, class, and gender still affects society today. The authors stress how race, class and gender creates the inequality in America where some lives are valued more than others. Nevertheless, they encourage the readers to make a change after they have grasped the full understanding of how these factors work in society.

Race is a Social Construct Although race does not exist from a biological perspective, race does exist as an idea and social construct. Race is ingrained in the history of American culture. Our society is conditioned to think racially. Our views of people automatically put them in racial categories. We make certain value judgments about them based on little more than the color of their skin.

Every kid in her age is excited to go to school except this little African American girl. She hates going to school and being isolated from others. Everyone does not want to become her friends or even talk to her not because she made any mistakes, but because she was born in a different race. Races by definition are groups of people who have common histories and are genetically and culturally related. America for decades has promoted diversity and welcomed all ethnics around the globe. However, it does not mean that race is not a sensitive issue anymore. By seeing numerous racisms and divisions occur today, race in America still matters.

In addition to their theoretical and empirical contributions, many highlighted by Gurin in her commentary, the articles in this issue of the Journal of Social Issues extend and amplify the knowledge gained about interventions designed to change the racial attitudes of children and youth since the 1940s. In the reminder of this commentary, I describe some of this research and its relationship to the articles in this issue with a special focus on translating the theory and research to the practice of improving race relations in

In the twentieth century, the world has become so corrupted with racial discrimination that people have become accustomed to solely interact with people of their own race. This complication is predominantly found in schools and has become increasingly problematic. About one-third of all schools in New York has a population that is dominated by a single race, usually African American or white. Academic studies show that segregation in school has diminished academic performance and failed to equip students for the interracial world that awaits them. Explore Charter, a k-8 public schools 502 students from kindergarten through eighth grade consisted of a population of 92.7 percent black students, 5.7 percent Hispanic, and a scattering amount are

In today’s British education system there still are significant problems regarding ethnicity and race. The problems include the idea that specific races are not doing as well as their counterparts even though they may be taught in the same way yet there are suggestions to say that the education system is institutionally racist. Can this explain why some races do better than other races? Ethnicity relates to cultural differences that may exist as different social groups, whereas race relates to biological differences such as skin colour, eye shape and hair texture and is seen as a social construct that has little or no scientific justification. Sociologists prefer to use the term ‘race’ as they see it as being more useful for the analysis of different social groups. Certain types of sociologists believe that race impacts a child from achieving in education however others do not. Functionalists believe that we live in a meritocratic society, in a sense that we will do well in education if we work hard however it is argued that there are barriers in education preventing a child from achieving success. The main issues here are why certain races do better in education, what are the macro and micro reasons for differences between races, the statistics on race performance and factors that improve a child’s chances of getting high grades at school.

Race is a social construct that is used to put people into groups for whatever reason. This separation is based off of visible physical differences. Subgroups are created in society when the “dominant” race gives certain negative stereotypes to another group. Our textbook states this in one of my favorite sentences I have ever read, “The acceptance of race in a society as a legitimate category allow racial hierarchies to emerge to the benefit of the dominant ‘races’” (Schaefer, 2015).

I claim that the functionality of the world relies heavily on race and ethnicity to make assumptions on individuals, leading to the continuation of stereotypes. However, while this is all true, people are confusing race with ethnicity causing assumptions to be even more unfair. The lifestyle of an individual is what defines them not the genetics that define their appearance. In Olson’s “The End of Race: Hawaii and the Mixing of Peoples,” he discusses how stereotypes and discrimination exist due to different backgrounds and culture not by race which is evident in Hawaii in which most of the population is mixed and have had cultures blend into one coherent culture that everyone accepts. Eventually it’ll reach to a point where we will not see an individual as a race with distinct traits that can be categorized but instead as a person with individuality. Moreover In “Paper Tigers,” writer Wesley Yang believes that Asians have been raised in certain ways that have made them successful throughout school but has also simultaneously crippled them in the job market and much like the Glass Ceiling, Asians have inherited a Bamboo Ceiling thus stating that ethnic background has an effect with the success that one experiences through life. Both authors claim that ethnicity, not race is the cause of stereotypes and inequality.

This article discusses black guardians may have less access to materials, have less time on account of employment and family commitments or be less happy with reading. While the normal number of formal schooling at about a similar time for highly contrasting students. Black kids who are around 4 years old are similarly prone to be required in focus based care, thanks in substantial part to Head Start programs. In any case, black kids are a great deal more probable than white kids to be enlisted in low-quality daycares . When formal schooling starts, disparities proceed. More than 140,000 students were held back in kindergarten in the 2011-2012 school year.

I believe that race plays a big role when it comes to getting jobs, education, etc. although I feel like we have approved from back In the 1700’s there is still work to be done in the area of race. Race is a touchy subject that most people seem to be scared to talk about because they are scared of what might be said in the regards of a race. Sometimes I do believe that people bring up race as an excuse to their behaviors sometimes the subject has nothing to do with race but is being used as an excuse to bring up a racial issue that does not exist. I can’t really say that I am proud of where we are now because I feel like we are going backward and the country is being once again

Race plays in a role in almost everything I do in life, when it comes to my education both of my mentors showed me a unique way to handle and understand the problem, being a first generation student didn’t make everything easy but it gave me some understanding in where I stand when it comes to my role, I learned a lot from my mother though not being college educated herself she taught me a lot and introduced me to one of my mentors I have now, now this mentor taught and explained to me how gender and education will play a role in everything I chose not because it simple but because it sparks my mind and no for my enjoyment but to show my peers and others that I can flourish as an individual that doesn’t have privilege. My mentor Jaime, explained

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.

In the teaching today, us as a teacher and future teachers will face many different issues in our careers. Issues that may be hard to discuss. Moreover, these last few weeks these difficult issues have been discussed here at the University by many wise faculty members here at Kent State University. Notwithstanding the four issues discussed were Poverty, LGBTQ, Race and Differentiation- Special Education. Issues like these are one that a lot of teachers try to avoid by the virtue of the conversion they might have with their student.

Teaching students about their ethnicity or even others should be enforced by the Board of Education directors in high schools. American School Boards should mandate a curriculum that provides multicultural and ethnic studies programs for their students. This allows our American youth to have a wider perspective on human interaction and historical events that lead to world we currently live in. More specifically, in American history, it provides a foundational understanding of the numerous ethnic backgrounds that help shape this country into a pillar of freedom for the world to see. America was built by people from all over the globe and this historical fact is the primary reason our educational programs should include an understanding of all the cultures that played a role in its success.

Race and racism have been around for a long time. The readings and videos from this class explain how racism has changed form from explicit to implicit. Modern racism is still racism and different groups of people are affected in different ways.