The Importance Of Color In Education

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There is an apparent disparity between students of color and their white counterparts. As a student of color who had to navigate through the education system alone, I noticed that there were far more adversaries that I and students of color like myself had to overcome in order to have some of the opportunities and privileges our white counterparts had with ease. As a refugee who was raised in America, I along with other immigrant children in elementary school was wrongfully placed in ELL programs even though we are fluent in English. Throughout my high school career, I decided to take some International Baccalaureate classes (IB) and noticed a stark discrepancy in the quality, the teacher’s engagement, and material used in comparison to average classes. Unfortunately, the systemic disenfranchisement of students of color is still existent and although there are many aspects of the education system that need to be reformed, changed, and reprimanded, the best and most logical place to start is to fix existing programs such as the ELL or IEP that are designed to help students but have many internal issues that consequently marginalize students, especially students of color. …show more content…

The students who are asked to take these exams are mainly students of color. Not only is it proven that tests do not necessarily prove intelligence, language proficiency, or competence, but students who are performing well are asked to test and if they don't reach a certain level are removed from their classes and then placed in ELL classes. Furthermore, students may have test anxiety or may not necessarily be the nest test takers. Students who may actually ELL classes or IEP classes may not have their needs catered to or be adequately challenged due to the homogeneous lesson plan that neglects the individual needs of each

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