Can being of a different race help or hinder you to have a fulfilled and equal life? In current social events many political leaders and general public have complained about how being of a different race has hindered there chance of having an equal and enjoyable life. Generally, people who have fulfilled life have a good education, job, and are always treated with fairness and equity which is usually based on their high level integrity. People of a different race suffer not having these pleasures that white people might have just based on their skin color. This come to my main point, people of different races are inclined to not have a fulfilled life because of lack of education, bias employment, and unjust/unfair treatment in our world. I …show more content…
According to the US news, it inquires that US education is still separate and unequal just like the days before the civil rights movement. I believe that education is one of the most important steppingstones in having a decent lifestyle. It enlightens you on many points and further helps you find jobs and take care for you and your family, that is why it is extremely crucial that all races get the same education but unfortunately this concept is not abided. More than 60 years after Brown vs. Board of Education, school systems in the United States are still failing to provide equality in education. Obviously there are other circumstances that play into people of a different race not having the same education as wights but I feel that the US is struggling to overcome these problems like lower wealth, lower health, lower parental education levels, and more dealings with the justice system. These problems are so deep rooted the by the age of 2 one can tell the difference between a different race child's education and a white race child's education. Retention rates for students hit a high when 12 percent of black students are held back in ninth grade, just 4 percent of white students were, according to the U.S. Department of Education's Civil Rights Data Collection, I feel that this is no coincidence. This has broadened my perspective because now I see how much of a disadvantage the minorities have in education. This makes me want to bring about social change by making the education gap between the different races more apparent to the public, there are many ways though social media that this can become
Education is one of the most important tools in society, that serve as a base of power to open our minds, in a relationship with the truth. According to an article called The Anatomy of Inequality, by Linda Darling Hammond, refers to an objection to the public education in the United States, and how children should be educating. Hammond points out how there was the unfairness between African American, with low social status, and also with immigrants students. Although many people may think that these problems have been results through the pass of the years, it is clear that many issues still open, and waiting for justice. One Hammond major points are based that the country was established on equality, and freedom for everyone.
Even though we have witnessed a portion of Black people rising up such as Barack Obama, Lebron James, there are still a lot of Blacks suffering from enfranchisement, torture, and double standard of law. Being a developed and powerful country, the issue of racism is worth noticing. The critical part of the issue is that law seems ineffective to protect poor Black people. That’s why so many Blacks are powerless when bullied by people like police or associations like Ku Klux Klan. So it is crucial to consolidate the law to keep Blacks’ personal rights from being violated. Besides, we need to stress the education of Blacks, especially those in poverty. One of the reasons why Blacks have been treated unequally to Whiles is because they did not contrite as much to the nation as Whites, and education inequality could partially account for this result. Being more powerful is more likely to be respected by others. Thus. Shrinking the gap of education quality between the Black community and White community could alleviating
“Brown vs. Board of Education” made it a federal crime to segregate children based on race in 1954. On the other hand, “Plessy vs. Ferguson” concluded that “separate but equal” was justified in America’s education system in 1896. Fifty years later after “Brown vs. Board of Education” according to author Jonathan Kozol, the school systems are run more like a separate but unequal system. Kozol states that today’s schools are just as segregated as they were before 1954 and funding is seriously inadequate for those in the urban areas where most attendee’s are African American and Hispanic. This inadequate funding has led to overcrowding, dilapidation of the schools, a decreasing number of on-site health officials, and lack of an enriching educational program. The effects of the funding situation has led to poor state standardized test scores, and an increasing number of students dropping out or taking more than four years to graduate. Today, strict military style programs hope to correct these poor outcomes. Are today’s schools being segregated to pay less for subordinate groups’ education, or is this just one person’s one-sided outtake on a matter that society has little control over? I aim to examine these accusations incorporating some firsthand experience from my dilapidating public school system.
The education gap between the north and the south has many roles in the African American community. The north has always been industrial while the south was agricultural, many of these children who was suppose to be attending school was helping on farms working and helping their parents throughout the day instead of getting an education. “The percentage of all schools with so called racial or socio-economic isolation grew from 9% to 16%” Today students still experience or has been a victim to social and racial differences. When segregation was abolished it allowed students to be in the same classroom together, be able to eat and go to the same bathrooms, also being taught by the same teacher. However many teachers failed to realized or wanted to teach these students based on the color of their skin, causing many students to drop out of school because of not being heard. The black community has a low rate of graduation rates in the south than the white community “In the last four years more than 69 percent of white louisiana males graduated making for a 16 point difference, while 59 percent of black louisiana males graduated” These school systems doesn’t care that they’re not being taught or graduation. Based on race in louisiana it’s a 10 percent difference that causing them to less likely become successful. Still causing the social differences teachers refused to teach an African American student
The theme of the research is to discover why there is such a vast educational gap between minority and Caucasian students. Many American are unaware that such an educational gap actually exists among today’s students. This article informs us of alarming statics, such as of African American students representing a majority of the special education population, despite only making up roughly 40% of the student population. It also breaks down key events that contributed to the poor education that minority children are currently receiving. For example, in the past, it was illegal to educate African Americans and when it became legal to blacks were treated as second class students. They were segregated from their white counter parts and given hand-me-down textbooks. This article also discusses others factors that contributed to the poor education of minority students such as moral principles, socio-political, and economic stat. Despite the amount of time that has past, today’s schools are similar to the past. Minority children are still in second-rate learning environments while white students enjoy the comforts of first class school buildings and textbooks. In summary, the theme of this article was to bring attention to the educational gap among African-American, Latino, Asian, and other non-white students.
Race has proven to be more than the color of someone’s skin. Race, through personal experience, is stigmas and stereotypes, limits and control, power, and opportunity. Race is about shades, hues, and pigments justifying bias actions. Does one race, because of something that cannot be changed, have an advantage over another? Does something as simple as the color dictate how one is seen in society and limit what one can and cannot do?
When Barack Obama was running for president and then became president of the United States, the results didn’t change, even though we were being exposed to an admired African American. George Wallace said while being inaugurated as governor “Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” This does still hold true but not in the sense that he meant it. We still judge and make assumptions based on color and people self-segregate in some situations. We don’t ever know if it will ever really be equal, since we can’t change what happened over fifty years ago; but I think over time it will become less and less of an issue- it will still be present but not as distinct.
How we are seen and how we see others often affects different aspects of our lives, and the lives of others. The entire social structure that we live in is affected by at least one construction of race. However, I would like to examine the concept of race first. There is no gene that is common to all black or white people; it is not biological. If race was “real”, then racial classifications would be constant all around the world, but someone considered black in the United States might be considered white in Brazil. In addition, racial categorizations in census forms vary widely between countries and across time in the same country. It is important to note that, in 2003, as part of the Human Genome Project, researchers concluded that “3 billion base pairs of genetic letters in humans were 99.9 percent identical in every person”. Which leads me to say that race is a social construct. It is important to explore this further to better understand the capacity race has to affect other parts of life. Race is a social construction because the existence of race requires that people collectively agree and accept that it does exist. It typically works through race indicators which are used to indicate which race you are, and consequently what sort of status you have in society. The Thomas Theorem is a theory that states “If men (and women) define situations as real, they are real in their consequences”,
The most important concept that needs to be taken into great consideration for the results of this plan towards equality to be promising is that the assets of all students, families, and communities are paid close attention to/valued. If schools valued diverse forms of Community Cultural Wealth then they would be sure to do the following: understand the backgrounds of all students, teach to students’ experiences, focus on student centered goals, and enroll students (regardless of culture/race) into GATE programs. In addition, they would value the use of other languages, incorporate culturally responsive teaching, as well as, to teach students and/or parents about other cultures, and lastly, provide flexible family resources and opportunities for involvement. While all of these things may seem easier said than done, it can be done slowly but surely with the help of present and future educators. It is apparent that there are significant changes that need to be made to promote equality in schools, so my question to you is, “What will you do to contribute to the resolution of this prevalent
America’s school system and student population remains segregated, by race and class. The inequalities that exist in schools today result from more than just poorly managed schools; they reflect the racial and socioeconomic inequities of society as a whole. Most of the problems with schools boil down to either racism in and outside the school system or financial disparity between wealthy and poor school districts. Because schools receive funding through local property taxes, low-income communities start at an economic disadvantage. Less funding means fewer resources, lower quality instruction and curricula, and little to no community involvement.
Black people are paid almost half of what white people are paid, which forces them to live in low income communities which tend to be unsafe, and also put their whole family in danger. Due to their low income, they might not be able to afford health care which causes them to “lose more work because of illness, have more carious teeth, lose more babies as a result of both miscarriage and infant death…” according to William Ryan from Blaming the Victim page 648. People who have low income due to the wage gap tend not to be able to afford college compared to white people, which hinders their future and their ability to succeed. In fact, on page 214 in Shades of Belonging: Latinos and Racial Identity, Sonia Tafoya states “Hispanics who identified themselves as white have higher levels of education and income and greater degrees of civic enfranchisement than those who pick some other race category.” This shows how minorities are mistreated in society unlike white people. In the end, it doesn’t matter what your abilities are because if you are not white you are not treated equally. “If you’re not white, you’re black,” (141 Sethi). Anyone who is not white in the United States are seen as inferior. If you’re not white, you 're not treated as an equal. Non-whites are judged based on their appearance and are made fun of due to their accents. Numerous non-whites are harassed and are told “you are in America, learn how to speak English!” When in fact, there is no official language of the United States. According to Sonia Shah in Asian American? on page 217, Asians are paid less in the workforce even when they have the same level of education as whites. Regardless of whether non-whites receive the same education level as whites, they are still not equal, not even in the work
Although education can be an escape from poverty, the people of color rarely have access to good schools or education systems.
I believe this is a very relevant topic today since prejudice and discrimination has become the leading issue of violence. The goal of this type of education is to teach the students that they have worth and can learn. It is a very positive subject matter when considering the benefits of implementing this type of education into a school system. This type of education encourages students of a diverse background to have a positive self-identity, pride in their heritage, accept others with diverse backgrounds, and promote social justice against prejudice and discrimination. Teachers can change the conversation in their classrooms by adding spontaneous and relevant content to their curriculum that both promotes multiculturalism and connects with the students. I believe a big part of making a change in our society today is by ‘changing the conversation’ whether that is about discrimination or another important issue. Teachers can step in at a very early age and promote feelings of self-worth and encourage the students to accept each other aside from cultural
If all men are created equal, then why should differences in race matter? Unfortunately our society has not lived up to the standards set by its forefathers.
“… on the basics of their physical attributes, skin color, people are seen, marked or even described as different, as belonging to a group which results in either inclusion or exclusion.” States Weber a professor of psychology and women’s and gender studies at university of South Carolina in her book “A Conceptual Framework. Over the years society has painted a picture of the perfect American dream and if you do not flawlessly fit into that picture chances are you will not be successful. People often define success as the attainment of a high income economic security, as well as a prestigious job. We tend to define success based on the amount of money one may have or the social status of an individual.