White Teacher Talks

Reading A White Teacher Talks About Race has helped open my eyes to how much diversity there really is in our education system. It has shown me how race, economic status, exceptionality, and many life challenges affect a student’s attendance, work ethic, and grades. This book also helped me gain perspective on what life may be like for students that face discrimination, such as finding a job, having enough food and shelter, taking care of their children, and much more. One big lesson I got out of this reading was that students react in an entirely different way when they know that the teacher genuinely cares about them and wants nothing but the best for them. The book also showed me how teachers who do not show this caring nature to their students can cause the student’s performance and attendance to lower and that the student loses hope of becoming successful. Although Landsman was trying to show us how to be effective teachers and try to see things through her students’ eyes, she did make mistakes just like every other teacher does once in a while. For example, she suggests to one student that is worried about getting food for her daughter, that welfare should give her food stamps to be able to …show more content…
I do not want any of my students to be afraid about coming to school and one of my main goals, as a teacher is to treat each student equally. No matter what difficulties they may face in life, I want them to know that they should always be respected. I want to encourage parents and guardians to be more involved in the students’ school lives because it may make a larger impact at home. I want all of my students to get along and not exclude others based on their skin tone, disabilities, language, etc. Landsman does a great job of treating her students equally and it is obvious that she has taught them to respect one another; sometimes she does not even need to step in because the students handle it