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Summary Of Bias In Schools

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The reading for this week discusses our biases upon entering into the educational system as future teachers. One bias that is presented is that the city remains separate from academic discourses. This idea is further emphasized in the following statement. “Schools educate communities; they do not, as a rule, learn from their communities.” My question then is why? Why is it that school's and communities are deemed separate? When realistically to elevate education one must understand how outside influences affect students within the classroom? Why do these biases exist? I would argue that both elementary, high schools and universities build metaphorical walls that separate communities into hierarchies. For example, one might assume that a school
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