The grass always seems greener on the other side. In this paper, I will be using the terms white and black instead of Caucasian and African-American. I will also be going through a personal encounter with a UCF student, Tayler McDuffie. In some cases, blacks feel as though life would be easier in some aspects if they were white. In other cases, whites feel as though life would be easier in some situations if they were black. More often than not, a specific race is left out of the equation. The race that is normally left out feels both sides of that struggle, they are Biracial. They are neither just black or white but they are both. Society wants them to choose one “side”, but they are fighting to find their place and their identity while
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The first step to fixing a problem is realizing that there is one. Until the rest of America sees this as a problem, it will not be fixed. We cannot fix what is not known and we cannot change the mind of those who are uneducated.
Education is the second step in my plan of action. I do not believe that people are truly educated on the topic of race or discrimination. Children are not being educated in the classroom or at home. We can fix the children not being educated in the classroom by educating the teachers and staff. When we educate the teachers and staff we can educate the parents. Once a child learns something in their household, that is what it becomes. No child is born prejudiced or racist, it is what their experiences are throughout their life that shapes their thoughts against or towards a specific race or races.
When people are educated on the topics of race and discrimination, they will be able to be held liable for their own actions. The third step in my plan of action is for people to become hyper intentional about not being prejudice or discriminatory against people that are Biracial. If people are hyper intentional about the act of not being discriminatory, I believe that that will only give others something to feed off of. It will cause the Biracial race to become one of the norms, which it should be treated as, even if it is …show more content…
I do not mean a singular leader but I mean several leaders with several leadership styles and personality styles. I believe that someone that holds the qualities of an EIFJ (Extraverted Intuitive Feeling Judging) would be a perfect fit. Some of their qualities include communication and persuasion. They are able to communicate to a vast group of people and they are also able to persuade in a positive light. I also believe that Transformational Leadership would be a must. Transformational leadership is ““The ability to get people to want to change, to improve, and to be led. It involves assessing others’ motives, satisfying needs, and valuing them”(Northouse, 2007, p. 178)”. The transformation of the ideals and basis of peoples thoughts on biracial individuals would literally need to transform so that they would be able to see a different perspective about them.
I believe that Motivational Theory is a huge part of my action plan working because after people are educated, the intentionality of the masses will be led by motivation. That motivation will come from leaders across the board and they will be “skilled motivators [able] to find success in his or her endeavors to create
The first step to fixing a problem is realizing that there is one. Until the rest of America sees this as a problem, it will not be fixed. We cannot fix what is not known and we cannot change the mind of those who are uneducated.
Education is the second step in my plan of action. I do not believe that people are truly educated on the topic of race or discrimination. Children are not being educated in the classroom or at home. We can fix the children not being educated in the classroom by educating the teachers and staff. When we educate the teachers and staff we can educate the parents. Once a child learns something in their household, that is what it becomes. No child is born prejudiced or racist, it is what their experiences are throughout their life that shapes their thoughts against or towards a specific race or races.
When people are educated on the topics of race and discrimination, they will be able to be held liable for their own actions. The third step in my plan of action is for people to become hyper intentional about not being prejudice or discriminatory against people that are Biracial. If people are hyper intentional about the act of not being discriminatory, I believe that that will only give others something to feed off of. It will cause the Biracial race to become one of the norms, which it should be treated as, even if it is …show more content…
I do not mean a singular leader but I mean several leaders with several leadership styles and personality styles. I believe that someone that holds the qualities of an EIFJ (Extraverted Intuitive Feeling Judging) would be a perfect fit. Some of their qualities include communication and persuasion. They are able to communicate to a vast group of people and they are also able to persuade in a positive light. I also believe that Transformational Leadership would be a must. Transformational leadership is ““The ability to get people to want to change, to improve, and to be led. It involves assessing others’ motives, satisfying needs, and valuing them”(Northouse, 2007, p. 178)”. The transformation of the ideals and basis of peoples thoughts on biracial individuals would literally need to transform so that they would be able to see a different perspective about them.
I believe that Motivational Theory is a huge part of my action plan working because after people are educated, the intentionality of the masses will be led by motivation. That motivation will come from leaders across the board and they will be “skilled motivators [able] to find success in his or her endeavors to create