Taste the Rainbow

In today's EDUC 121 class, we had a discussion about one of the most sensitive issues in education...race. As we all know, racism is still prominent in our nation's society, and our school's are certainly not void of it. A key point that we discussed was the misconception that minority students are not capable of learning to the same degree that their white counterparts are. Even though it has been biologically proven that this is completely fabricated and false, it blows my mind that people can still fall victim to this charade.

Being from a small, rural community, the vast majority of students in my school were white. In the four years I was a student there, however, I noticed an influx of minority students into the school. I welcomed the change. I was tired of seeing the same kinds of people walking down the halls, and I thought most people were on borad with me. Personally, I never witnessed any kind of racial discrimination in my time at the school. I chose to surround myself around the people who shared the same outlook as me. However, I'm not ignorant, and I know the racial slurs were out there.

I'm hoping that by the time I become a teacher, the issue will not be as huge a focus in school's as it is today. I know that it is going to take A LOT of time for people to learn and to WANT to accept those that are different than they are, but I have faith that our society will truly see all as equals. Discrimination will always be a battle, but I hope to see the day that it is won.