“Prejudice: discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.” The definition of racism in the dictionary. Many kids fail to understand the real meaning of racism within their youth. As they grow and get a better understanding of their surroundings and what's happening they learn about racism. Racism is an issue/ongoing problem that needs to be addressed because it's injurious and neglectful. Readers can expect to learn how children perceive racism and how it changes them as they grow and the outcomes whether they are negative or positive about the issue. Racism is an ongoing problem that requires citizens to take action because racism destroys society... It is essential for the public to understand racism is not okay and it needs to be taught it's unacceptable to kids from a young age. …show more content…
This leads many children to come to their own conclusion of what racism is and that isn't always good. Yes, as children grow and their minds evolve they will get better concepts on what racism is but if they aren't taught what it is earlier on they can stick with their own concept of racism that may not be positive. According to an article by Psychology Today Add Hyperlink here , in 2006 kids between the age 5-10 where asked why they thought all 43 presidents were all White. “She offered possible explanations and a whopping 26% of children endorsed the statement that Blacks could not be president because it was presently (in 2006) illegal! It’s doubtful anyone taught their children that it was illegal in 2006 for a Black person to be president, however children, reasonably I might add, searched the world for a possible reason why this would happen.” Quote from the article. This shows when kids aren't taught what racism is they can say ridiculous things not knowing the consequences of