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Schooling for the students Schooling systems have been the same since anyone could remember. What might need to change for students to get the equal amount of education as the “gifted” students? Will students still benefit from the lack of renewal in the education system? According to the authors from chapter 4 "How We Learn" Alfie Kohn, John Taylor Gatto, Bell Hooks, and Kristina Rizga, explaining in their essays published in "Acting Out Culture" by James S. Miller. They agree the educational system needs a big change if it’s going to impact the future of their students. The education system has never changed the way they teach their children. The main priority is grades. If you don't have the grades, you don't make the cut. You're …show more content…

No matter their race, students should not feel socially unaccepted at school. In the essay, "Learning in the shadow of Race and Class" by Bell Hooks, she states “After my parents dropped me at the predominately white’s woman college, I saw the terror in my roommate’s face that she was going to be housed with someone black, and I requested a change.” (288). Bell explains the level of discomfort while being at a “white woman’s college.” Students should never have to feel like they’re not welcomed in schools. The teachers and faculty should make sure every student feels comfortable enough to go to class, and so on. While being a colored student at an all white school would be hard. The lack of personal space, and protection can also be a huge factor. Hooks states, “ Being black made me an automatic outsider.” “ And when my room was trashed, it unleashed my rage and deep grief over not being about to protect my space from violation and invasion” (289). Being colored made school difficult for Hooks to attend college. Schooling systems have since changed, but racism is always out there. Teachers need to make sure their students academics are not affected by

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In “Keeping Close to Home: Class and Education”, Hooks talks about her experience as a southern black woman from a small town rural, Kentucky, at Stanford. As a young girl from Kentucky, hooks was confused when and stressed at the first occasion when she went to Stanford. She took a little time to see the difference in the way of life, language and community. As a southern black, Hooks appreciates her parents and her community after she goes away to school. Additionally, she became an accomplished scholar and assumed her position in the society with her education.

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Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States founded primarily for the education of African Americans. Prior to the mid-1960s, HBCUs were virtually the only institutions open to African Americans due to the vast majority of predominantly white institutions prohibiting qualified African Americans from acceptance during the time of segregation. As such, they are institutional products of an era of discrimination and socially constructed racism against African Americans (Joseph, 2013). Successfully, millions of students have been educated in spite of limited resources, public contempt, accreditation violations, and legislative issues. The purpose of this research paper is to discuss

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”This is what is supposed to be in effect overall public schools and colleges. But discrimination is inevitable, not because of all the racist people out there, but because of the lack of opportunities to be aware of discrimination between races. Although the United States has come a very long way in race equality, there is still vast room for improvement among all

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In “here I stand”, Erica Goldson encourages change in the American schooling system. Erica points out a lot of flaws in the schooling system. No one is learning to learn, everyone is learning to graduate. People aren’t studying in order to learn more, people are studying in order to get through school faster. School puts down the creativity located in each and every one of us.

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They claim, “...students of color are showing that they feel disconnected from their respective schools, that implicit yet institutionalized racism creates emotional distance between them and their white peers and faculty. Being a black student on a predominantly white campus certainly, doesn’t guarantee that the student will develop mental-health issues. However, various studies suggest that perceived or actual discrimination can make it hard for students of color to engage with their campus in the way that their white peers do.” This explains how students sometimes feel like they don’t get enough support from their universities and this is dangerous because it can lead that student to drop out of school.

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In the book, Trevor shows us this by telling us about the classes in his school. “‘Yeah, but that class is… those kids are gonna hold you back. You want to be in the smart class’” (59). This quote is Trevor’s teacher telling him that he should be in A class which is full of white kids and that the B class which is made up of black kids will hold him back. This discrimination in schools is what brings communities and individuals.

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The point of this entire argument, or fight, is they want kids to learn more. Similarities Both sides of the argument have similarities. Both opinions get educations, or enough that are able to prepare for college or jobs. The can both improve test scores or both get recess. The main statement their using is “the additional

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