Race
When
race is discussed in classrooms, many people have very different opinions. For me I do not agree with today’s
racial issues. I am not racist,
because the way I was raised everyone is treated equal no matter color or
gender. My generation was raised on the values of hard work and learning to
appreciate the things you have instead of having things given to you all the
time. The way race is portrayed
now is people not being able to get over what has happened in the past and
blame today’s problems on the past instead of finding new ways to solve the
situation. People want to fuss about every
little thing and play the race card instead of actually standing up and making
a stand for what is right no matter the race involved. In the classroom it should always be
equal regardless of your race or ethnicity. As a teacher you should take the responsibility of not being
bias toward any students or coworkers.
In
the classroom teachers need to discuss racial issues but as they teach these
topics they need to show the students every side of the spectrum. I feel a lot
of the time only one side of a racial topic is presented and that’s why people
today label things as being racist instead of standing up and fixing the actual
problem. In today’s times we label
to many people as the victim of racism instead of understanding the actual
situation they are in. I feel that in most of these cases we don’t ever hear
the whole side of the situation, which of course leads to a misunderstanding of
the issue.
When it comes to America, we are a nation of many
races and ethnicity groups. If
things have changed so much in our history then why do we still have race
issues. We cater to what happen to
those in the past instead of taking care of the present and our futures. I am part Cherokee and what the
government did to us has been a lot more harsh than what has happen to others
but you do not see people complaining about that today.
Matt,
ReplyDeleteI thought your post was great and had many valid points to it. I agree with what you said about showing students all parts of the spectrum. There are so many different races and ethnicities, and our country continues to become more diverse. As educators, we don't need to pick sides or discriminate. Everyone, regardless of race, should be treated equally.
I found your post to bring about many great points. When thinking about what to write about regarding the questions for this topic, I hadn't thought about some of the points you brought up. I completely agree with you regarding your point on what the government did to the Native Americans. They were clearly discriminated against and treated very harshly. That doesn't seem to be brought up these days at all.
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