1. Brayboy states “racism is endemic in society and
in education, and that racism has become so deeply engrained in society’s and
schooling’s consciousness that it is often invisible,” do you agree with this
statement? In the current school or past schools you have work in, has the
racism been present but almost invisible? Is it invisible because people ignore
it or chose not to deal with the implications?
2. In what ways in our own schools can we bring
this idea of invisible racism to our colleague’s attention? Also how can we
make sure if there is racism at our school and it is invisible, how can we
bring it to light and work on eliminating it?
3. Brayboy discusses challenging the dominant culture,
how can we educate our students that it is okay to challenge the dominant culture?
Also it is important that we educate them just because something is apart of
the dominate culture does not make it right or the only way to think about
something.
3. I think that it is a teacher's job to try and teach students that it is okay to be different, therefore, that a challenge to dominant culture is almost necessary. In this day and age, when we strive as teachers to develop students' individualities rather than group them together, we should try our best to set an example for challenging the dominant culture ourselves. For example, I believe it is important for students to see their authority figures taking risks and challenging what is the norm, even if it is something that is as trivial as the time of an assembly at school or when a test can be offered. Students should see those in powerful positions in their lives working towards a common goal of power through differences. It is only when we set the example that the dominant culture, although not necessarily wrong, is not the best way to strive for individuality and growth in our students that they see the ways in which being themselves and not working towards the goals of all their peers will help them to flourish academically and emotionally into critical thinkers as adults, unafraid to speak their minds.
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