The Paideia School

At the Paideia School, the teachers try to make race a very comfortable topic, but they never teach students the important boundaries. From the time of Paideia's establishment, the school has been labeled as super progressive, the place for hippies, and very inclusive. On their official website it says, "Paideia should teach explicitly, by example, and through its environment an appreciation of racial, ethnic and cultural diversity." As a member or the community who started in Pre-K, I argue that the amount of diversity and inclusivity is dramatically hyperbolized by the institution. On GreatSchools.org, where the administration has claimed the school's profile, it shows that about 70% of the school identifies as White, 14% identifies as Black, 8% identifies as Hispanic, and 8% identifies as Asian. Looking at my school's demographics in comparison to other private schools like Woodward Academy is very disheartening because it proves that going to Paideia really is like living in a bubble. …show more content…
In this year alone, there have been kids saying the 'n' word impassively in literature class and then looking up at the black students, and a teacher who called the People of Color Club an "issue that promotes racial separation among the students and teachers". I was talking to a friend one day in class and she whispered to me, "if there is a black people club in the high school, why do we not have a white people club?" Some of these interaction make me self conscious at school because I feel as if I am not wanted in certain groups around campus. Others conversations open my eyes to how cluelessness my school community