Area all racializations equal? The question posed for this assignment made me pause. The first answer that came to me was, “No, of course not,” and while this still may be my final conclusion, it is not that simple of an answer. Some racial stereotypes can be directly harmful to a group of people, and some racial stereotypes are quieter and are more indirect. To explain what I mean by this I will look at racial stereotypes of African American and Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and white Americans. First African Americans and Hispanic Americans. I realize that these groups of people are unique and experience different stereotypes; however, due to the readings from the past few weeks I have decided to group them together for this
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This reminded me or a particular case that occurred a few years ago in which an African American kindergarten student from Georgia was arrested for throwing a tantrum in school. Do we see stories about white children being arrested from school for getting upset and making a fuss? No. This only supports the fact that African American students are dealing with prejudice at school. Other research has shown that when African American students are placed with African American teachers, the reported “challenging behavior” of the students is almost cut in half. This research suggests that white teachers are carrying racial stereotypes over into their classrooms, which is very detrimental to the students’ learning. McGrady and Reynolds also reported that white teachers are more likely to report African American and Hispanic American students as having lower academic potentials. Children are very smart, and can easily pick up on things such as their teachers not believing in them. When students realize their teachers do not believe in them they may not work as hard as they can because they start to believe their teachers are right. This leads to students having an academic experience that does not support growth and not reaching their full …show more content…
The school to prison pipeline is an issue that affects many students throughout America, and will continue to hurt the education of students as long as the pipeline continues. As many African American and Hispanic American students are already perceived as having challenging behaviors, is it really a surprise that the majority of students that are involved in the school to prison pipeline are from these groups? It does not surprise me at all. African American and Hispanic American students are constantly having to work against racial stereotypes as school administrators expel more African American students than white students or students of other groups; in fact, 40 percent of students expelled from public schools are African American. Not only that, about 70 percent of students arrested or reported to law enforcement are African Americans or Hispanic American. Tracie Porter reports that African American and Hispanic Americans dominate the prison populations in the United States. This is unlikely to be a coincidence considering two these groups make up a small proportion of the United States, and is more likely to be the result of racial profiling and stereotypes. While African Americans and Hispanic Americans often have to face racial stereotypes that they have low academic potentials, some students are stereotyped to have high
This reminded me or a particular case that occurred a few years ago in which an African American kindergarten student from Georgia was arrested for throwing a tantrum in school. Do we see stories about white children being arrested from school for getting upset and making a fuss? No. This only supports the fact that African American students are dealing with prejudice at school. Other research has shown that when African American students are placed with African American teachers, the reported “challenging behavior” of the students is almost cut in half. This research suggests that white teachers are carrying racial stereotypes over into their classrooms, which is very detrimental to the students’ learning. McGrady and Reynolds also reported that white teachers are more likely to report African American and Hispanic American students as having lower academic potentials. Children are very smart, and can easily pick up on things such as their teachers not believing in them. When students realize their teachers do not believe in them they may not work as hard as they can because they start to believe their teachers are right. This leads to students having an academic experience that does not support growth and not reaching their full …show more content…
The school to prison pipeline is an issue that affects many students throughout America, and will continue to hurt the education of students as long as the pipeline continues. As many African American and Hispanic American students are already perceived as having challenging behaviors, is it really a surprise that the majority of students that are involved in the school to prison pipeline are from these groups? It does not surprise me at all. African American and Hispanic American students are constantly having to work against racial stereotypes as school administrators expel more African American students than white students or students of other groups; in fact, 40 percent of students expelled from public schools are African American. Not only that, about 70 percent of students arrested or reported to law enforcement are African Americans or Hispanic American. Tracie Porter reports that African American and Hispanic Americans dominate the prison populations in the United States. This is unlikely to be a coincidence considering two these groups make up a small proportion of the United States, and is more likely to be the result of racial profiling and stereotypes. While African Americans and Hispanic Americans often have to face racial stereotypes that they have low academic potentials, some students are stereotyped to have high