Teachers told a group of Black elementary schoolers that having lower grades gave them a higher chance of going to jail, getting shot or getting killed, parents said.
Teachers told a group of Black elementary schoolers that having lower grades gave them a higher chance of going to jail, getting shot or getting killed, parents said.
Person of color here.
School did this to me too. Brought all the kids of color (and only color). It wasn’t even just those with low test scores. At the time, it felt normal. They didn’t say anything different from what society (and cops) already saw us as.
The benefit is that it caused me to be politically active and work towards removing/dismantling the old guard. But every year, it feels like two steps forward and one step back
That’s how progress is made. Don’t let it discourage you.
Florida seems like two steps back and then another step back for good measure though.