Race, Class, and Gender
by: Peter Mclaren
1.) "Blacks and similar minorities believe that in order for a minority person to succeed in school academically, he or she must learn to think and act white."
This s not true i have many black friends and they do not act white and they succeed in school just like i do. I believe that everyone acts different and succeeds on there own level.
2.) "To act white includes speaking English, working hard in school to get good grades, being on time and so on."
I don't see how these things is acting white. Everyone does these things no mater what color they are or where they are from. It doesn't make any sense to me.
3.) "Many incidents of violence, sexism, and racism in the class room are in reality reactions to economic exploitation and culture dislocation and to what is perceived as the oppressive experience of schooling."
This reading was ready hard for me to understand. this reading doesn't make any sense to me. I don't agree with anything in this reading.
In response to you second quote. In different cultures within the US, speaking "proper" english and getting good grades is considered being white. I would agree that in the time we live in now, this isnt as obvious as it was in the 20th Century, but its still around. If you look back to even the 70s or 80s I could almost garentee that people who when to high school during those years would agree with that statement if they were being honest.
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