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Racial Sensitivity School Model Paper

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Racial Sensitivity School Program Model
Racism is still a systematic problem in the United States (U.S.). Many people try to deal with it by addressing individuals. The answer could be to address it in a systematic way. In our school systems, we now talk about many problems faced in our society: suicide, bullying, drugs, and sex. Many of youth today will witness or be subject to some form of racism, oppression, or discrimination. It is time to start addressing this problem in our schools as well. This paper develops a meso-level K-12 school model of a racism program to be implemented. The program is designed to be tested within one elementary, one middle, and one high school in a school system as a pilot program.
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This year we have a book each semester for the children to read and discuss in class. The first is “Kira-Kira” by author Cynthia Kadahata. It is about an Asian-American girl and the racism her family experiences living in Georgia. The book for the second semester is “the Great Gilly Hopkins” It is about a young White girl named Gilly who has been placed in the foster care system and forced to interact with Black people. One of these people happens to be her new teacher, and Gilly does not like this at all. Both of these books have won the Newbery Award for excellence. Since this is the last year of elementary school, and there are many graduation programs and end of elementary school activities, the lessons for this year were limited to the books and discussions of …show more content…

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