HAMILTON: Joel, thank you for mentioning this. Can you further explain how white privilege and racism is a part of the American school system today?
SPRING: Of course, with the installation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, it mandated that states develop a uniform curriculum standard for tests. The law meant to create an all equal curriculum because all students in the state public school systems would be learning through the same standards. This installation meant to eliminate the claim that students in low-income schools were not getting the same educational experience as other students in higher-income schools. But in reality, this act created another privilege for white students, especially English-speaking students. The law emphasized the acquisition of English rather than supporting minority languages and cultures. Because of the push for learning English, English-speaking students, who were mostly white, had an advantage with these standard tests. Since, theses assessments were primarily written for English-speaking students, minorities, who usually were still learning English, had more trouble with theses tests. No Child Left Behind created …show more content…
As a future teacher, I want to install that all ethnicities will feel safe in my classroom. I don’t want my students to feel oppressed or be oppressed by myself or other students. I would also point out the different privileges that some students may have and that others may not. I would also try my best in diminishing these privileges in my classroom as best as I can. Finally, I want to make multiculturalism a whole new meaning in my students’ lives. I want them to learn about themselves and their cultures. I also want to teach my students how to respect and rejoice others cultures as well. Thank you all for coming in today! I really will take away everything that you all have said and apply it to my
SPRING: Of course, with the installation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, it mandated that states develop a uniform curriculum standard for tests. The law meant to create an all equal curriculum because all students in the state public school systems would be learning through the same standards. This installation meant to eliminate the claim that students in low-income schools were not getting the same educational experience as other students in higher-income schools. But in reality, this act created another privilege for white students, especially English-speaking students. The law emphasized the acquisition of English rather than supporting minority languages and cultures. Because of the push for learning English, English-speaking students, who were mostly white, had an advantage with these standard tests. Since, theses assessments were primarily written for English-speaking students, minorities, who usually were still learning English, had more trouble with theses tests. No Child Left Behind created …show more content…
As a future teacher, I want to install that all ethnicities will feel safe in my classroom. I don’t want my students to feel oppressed or be oppressed by myself or other students. I would also point out the different privileges that some students may have and that others may not. I would also try my best in diminishing these privileges in my classroom as best as I can. Finally, I want to make multiculturalism a whole new meaning in my students’ lives. I want them to learn about themselves and their cultures. I also want to teach my students how to respect and rejoice others cultures as well. Thank you all for coming in today! I really will take away everything that you all have said and apply it to my