Reflection On My Race My Location My Education

My Race, My Location, My Education Every child in America is given the right to free education. While all American children are entitled to an education, however, this does not mean every child in America receives equal educational opportunities. Every aspect of a child’s identity shapes his or her education in a unique way. Identity is also influenced by society. Colorblind racism and other domains of power affect student success. As a white student, race positively effects my educational opportunities, while geographic location hindered opportunities available to me. My experience overall, should also be viewed through the lens of colorblind racism, providing examples of how society as a whole creates unequal opportunities for children. Being born to a white family in a predominately white community comes with certain advantages. I rarely felt alone in terms of my race. Whatever school I attended, I knew there would be other students, faculty, and staff of my race. There is a comfort that emanates from being with people of the same race. This familiarity is a byproduct of the white privilege all white people carry, even if we don’t recognize it.
White privilege is an invisible package of unearned assets that white people can count on every day (McIntosh 71). …show more content…
At least than we’d be a part of the “42% of young adults age 18 to 24 enrolled in higher education” (Luhby 5). The mind set was that higher education leads to success, so even though we aren’t at elite schools, at least we are in college. The reality is that, “about a quarter of college freshman born into the bottom half of the income distribution will manage to collect a bachelor’s degree by age 24” (Tough 2). So while our high-income peers are all receiving their bachelor’s degrees, the students from my school are struggling to stay in higher