Journal REFLECTION 1 DUE TODAY! Send to veronica_dap@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Remember:
You must choose 2 questions to answer thoroughly and thoughtfully (minimum of 200 words)by 8:00 pm on Sept 4th. You are writing about Chapter 2.
1. Read Chapter 2.
2. Please choose 2 of the questions from pages 76-78 from Developing Multicultural Educators. Please write the number and questions so others can refer if they choose to respond to your answers/comments.
3. You must then respond to 2 other posts with comments, questions, or any other meaningful conversation by the beginning of class on Sept 11th at 4:30pm.
Suggestions: Keep it related to your work with your ELs! Let's let these conversations be meaningful to you and your students.
BySept 11th at 4:30pm, your name should appear on the blog a minimum of 4 times to receive full credit for attending our elluminate session.
I will read Chapter 2!
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ReplyDeleteI got your practice post, right here~!
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ReplyDeleteCan we send our reflections early?
ReplyDeleteQuestion 4 – Effects of Institutional Racism
ReplyDeleteWhen asked to respond to what way has institutional racism been harmful to Whites rather than minorities, I wish to engage in the topic of the white female since the book was not specific if the white could be a female other than a minority.
Individual Racism + Power = Institutional racism
Now, let’s talk golf. For over 80 years the Augusta National Golf Club has never allowed a female to be a member. This is the home of the Masters; one of the biggest Majors in Golf and the only one to be held in the same location year after year; Augusta, Georgia. The Masters is not a PGA Tour-sponsored event, but a golfer’s performance in the Masters counts toward ranking in PGA Tour championships, therefore, the Masters is a money making event. Players have the right to play any tournament, if the PGA Tour were to separate itself from the Masters; players might not want to play in their tournaments; thus prompting a loss of money for the PGA Tour.
Women could not be a member of this Major in Augusta, Georgia until recently. Why a change all of a sudden after 80 years? Power…traditionally the CEO of IBM is always a member at the Augusta National Golf Club and the CEO of IBM is currently a female (effective January 2012) and when Augusta faced a possible separation from the PGA Tour (aka, loss of money) because possibility not inducting this women CEO of IBM, Augusta backed down and inducted females into their club.
How has institutional racism been harmful to white females? For over 80 years women were not allowed to be a member of the Augusta National Golf Club and now; there are two that will wear green jackets when its season opens in October; one being, Condoleezza Rice and the other South Carolina financier Darla Moore.
Effects of Institutional Racism
ReplyDeleteIn response to Question #4 in reference to the ways institutional racism been harmful to Whites, we must first understand what institutional racism really is. Institutional racism is a term that is used to describe the way government as well as other public and private institutions afford White people certain privileges, advantages, and power over minorities simply because they are White. Noel (2008) indicates that institutional racism may be intentional or unintentional, overt or covert, but it functions to dominate, exploit, and systematically control members of the oppressed group. Generally, the oppressed group has been other groups other than White. However, institutional racism can be harmful to Whites.
Institutional racism becomes harmful to Whites when it limits their understanding of the cultural patterns and ways of other races of people. Whites are also harmed by institutional racism when they marginalized the socio-economic status of individuals instead of accepting them for who they are and what they have to offer. Additionally, Whites are also harmed by institutional racism when they feel that segregation outweighs integration. For instance in a school setting, Whites forget that what happens to one affects all and that integration to white students in non-existent.
In closing, institutional racism limits the flexibility in the thinking processes of Whites and it usually causes more problems than what it is worth.
Meaning and Effects of Claims to be Color-Blind
ReplyDeleteIn response to Question #8 and by definition, color blindness is a sociological term referring to the disregard of racial characteristics when selecting which individual will participate in some activity or receive some service. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, we heard so much about closing the “achievement gap” which at that time referred to the low scoring on standardized testing and high dropout rates of students of color other than White students. We started tracking students based upon their abilities and started limiting students’ opportunities for achievement based upon their socioeconomic status/background. Then we pushed to bring equity to inequitable systems through the mandates of “No Child Left Behind.” We announced that we were targeting the improvement of test scores for all students regardless to race, creed, color, or origin as well as regardless to whether they could read or write English. We sought to change the racial structure of the United States in order to save the “whole village” and yet, we still have a long way to go. Also, critics of color-blindness argue that more covert forms of color-blindness takes place today.
As teachers in today’s society, we must be forerunners in recognizing color-blindness for what it is and seek to give every child an open door policy for academic success. We must not track student if it is going to deny their individual opportunity for growth in any given subject. We must not deny any child the right to an education because of race or income level. We must develop relationships with all students that show genuine and authentic caring as well as treat all students equally and fairly.
In response to question 7, it is good to have at least basic understanding of the word prejudice. As explained in the book, prejudice is the "attitudinal component of one's perception". This includes how we may feel about a person, judge someone or even the world either in a positive or never way at times without even seeing or knowing the person. One may form personal prejudice due to life's experiences or draw from the pool of societal prejudices. The book outlines five theories of prejudice formation as follows:
ReplyDeleteRacial and Cultural Difference Theory
Economic competition Theory
Traumatic Experience Theory
Frustration-Aggression Theory (Personality Theory)
Social Control Theory
I believe that prejudice that stems from social control theory will last the longest. The single fact being that society frowns at anything that goes against their established traditions and norms. Society establishes the cultural and social differences. Other theories are based mostly on extringent factors which at some points are acting as stressors and once the stressor is removed, the prejudices may be tuned down or completely forgotten. To be more specific in economic stress or other traumatic experiences, once these factoirs are met; the level of prejudice would also go down.