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âYou can't delete racism. It's like a cigarette. You can't stop smoking if you don't want to, and you can't stop racism if people don't want to. But I'll do everything I can to help.â
-Mario Balotelli
From personal experience, and hearing stories I have realized that bullying and teasing because of someone's race is a very common issue found in schools all across The United States of America. I believe that this is an issue because schools donât make very large of an effort to teach about racism and the possible struggles of belonging to another culture, religion or ethnic group. Three reasons why I believe this is because many kids of different races deal with personal issues, many school donât have diversity/inclusion program and lastly because of ignoring.
My first reason is that many kids have dealt with this problem personally. An article on nytimes.com in partnership with Youth Radio really touched my heart. I read about four stories of people (teens) encountering racism. One I wanted to talk about specifically is 15 year old Marianne Nacanaynayâs. Marianne talks about the first time someone directed a racial slur toward her. She says âI was at a pizza place in Everett, a town in western Washington State. One of my friends who works with me on our high school newspaper wanted to get lunch early, and the place was already crowded with a line stretching around the block. I was waiting outside of the restaurant and chatting on the phone when out of the corner of my eye, I saw two dudes walking by. They were young looking â teenagers or 20-somethings â with light skin and blond/brown hair. As they passed me, I heard them laugh and say, â(expletive) chink.ââ The saddest thing about this was that she wasnât surprised or shocked at being called what she was called. Victims are choosing to live with the things that they deal with. This demonstrates that racism happens around our world to young adults/kids too, not only in school and is affecting their lives largely. Now obviously my last piece of evidence is valid and really important but I wanted to see how severe the issue was in our area. Thus, I conducted a survey. In this survey I conducted in my 7th grade Integrated English class 64% of students responded âyesâ to having dealt with racism. This let me know that this issue is an issue in our area too. 64%, in just one class, of a school of around 1,200 students. Let that wrap around your head. This supports the fact that so many people are dealing with racism or have and shows the extremities of this issue. Just in one small town in central Ohio so many kids are being affected.
Furthermore, many schools donât have diversity/inclusion programs.A New York Article says from 2016 says that âNinety-one districts and charter networks now have at least one school that factors socioeconomic status into its assignments, according to a report released Tuesday by the Century Foundation. â This shows that not many schools have programs to help out or support or even teach about diversity or inclusion. With this information, how are we even supposed to know that kids who may deal with racism have anyone to turn to or have someone to help out. theedadvocate.org gives 4 reasons why classrooms need diversity education. One of their reasons is âSo that you can facilitate the process of learning overall. One reason for seeking out and acknowledging cultural differences among students is the idea that learning involves transfer of information from prior knowledge and experiences.â The effects of belonging or being picked on is large. My evidence supports that having a diversity program not only will help students emotionally and help them feel included but it will help them learn better too.
Lastly, another reason I believe that bullying and teasing because of race is an issue is because it is ignored. While this is a much more extreme piece of evidence it is definitely valid. From psychologytoday.com I found that ignorance about race is killing us. To back up that claim AgustĂn Fuentes Ph.D. says, âWhile nine Americans lay dead on the floor of a famous church in Charleston, South Carolina, thousands of Americans were making racist jokes, crossing the street to avoid a young black man, bemoaning how governmental handouts favored minorities, and/or assuming that black athletes are biologically superior to whites (except at certain positions). And probably not one of these Americans linked their jokes, actions or beliefs to the carnage at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday the 17th of June, 2015.â This illustrates that the ignorance of racism has long term effects on the people who are dealing with it and the people who aren't. It has a large effect on everybody in the community. An article by Varsha Patel on thetab.com says that white students and staff are being racist without even knowing it. They say that students (minorities) get lower grades because they are not included in certain activities. This is an issue for many reasons. Studentâs arenât receiving an equivalent education and are missing out on opportunities to have fun too. Now I donât blame the staff and students for anything. They are doing it unknowingly. It's the society. A quote by John Lewis says âThe scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society.â Society is affecting the way we see each other and the way we treat each other. The piece of evidence I used above is a perfect example for how not knowing about an issue adds on to it.Some may argue that bullying is a way of life and strengthens kids. Iâm here to say that there are plenty of other ways to do this without hurting someone's feelings or driving kids to do something they shouldnât, or even commiting suicide.From commonsensemedia.org I found 3 applications to set kids up emotionally for the real world. These mobile apps range to recommended ages 5-12. This directly supports that there are other ways to get ready for the real world. And this is just one way.
Racism. What does it mean? What does it mean to you? What does it mean to others? How can it effect other? All things everyone needs to think about. It can hurt to be called something because of a minor difference, such as skin color. This is an issue because many kids of different races deal with personal issues, many school donât have diversity/inclusion program and people are ignoring this.
-Mario Balotelli
From personal experience, and hearing stories I have realized that bullying and teasing because of someone's race is a very common issue found in schools all across The United States of America. I believe that this is an issue because schools donât make very large of an effort to teach about racism and the possible struggles of belonging to another culture, religion or ethnic group. Three reasons why I believe this is because many kids of different races deal with personal issues, many school donât have diversity/inclusion program and lastly because of ignoring.
My first reason is that many kids have dealt with this problem personally. An article on nytimes.com in partnership with Youth Radio really touched my heart. I read about four stories of people (teens) encountering racism. One I wanted to talk about specifically is 15 year old Marianne Nacanaynayâs. Marianne talks about the first time someone directed a racial slur toward her. She says âI was at a pizza place in Everett, a town in western Washington State. One of my friends who works with me on our high school newspaper wanted to get lunch early, and the place was already crowded with a line stretching around the block. I was waiting outside of the restaurant and chatting on the phone when out of the corner of my eye, I saw two dudes walking by. They were young looking â teenagers or 20-somethings â with light skin and blond/brown hair. As they passed me, I heard them laugh and say, â(expletive) chink.ââ The saddest thing about this was that she wasnât surprised or shocked at being called what she was called. Victims are choosing to live with the things that they deal with. This demonstrates that racism happens around our world to young adults/kids too, not only in school and is affecting their lives largely. Now obviously my last piece of evidence is valid and really important but I wanted to see how severe the issue was in our area. Thus, I conducted a survey. In this survey I conducted in my 7th grade Integrated English class 64% of students responded âyesâ to having dealt with racism. This let me know that this issue is an issue in our area too. 64%, in just one class, of a school of around 1,200 students. Let that wrap around your head. This supports the fact that so many people are dealing with racism or have and shows the extremities of this issue. Just in one small town in central Ohio so many kids are being affected.
Furthermore, many schools donât have diversity/inclusion programs.A New York Article says from 2016 says that âNinety-one districts and charter networks now have at least one school that factors socioeconomic status into its assignments, according to a report released Tuesday by the Century Foundation. â This shows that not many schools have programs to help out or support or even teach about diversity or inclusion. With this information, how are we even supposed to know that kids who may deal with racism have anyone to turn to or have someone to help out. theedadvocate.org gives 4 reasons why classrooms need diversity education. One of their reasons is âSo that you can facilitate the process of learning overall. One reason for seeking out and acknowledging cultural differences among students is the idea that learning involves transfer of information from prior knowledge and experiences.â The effects of belonging or being picked on is large. My evidence supports that having a diversity program not only will help students emotionally and help them feel included but it will help them learn better too.
Lastly, another reason I believe that bullying and teasing because of race is an issue is because it is ignored. While this is a much more extreme piece of evidence it is definitely valid. From psychologytoday.com I found that ignorance about race is killing us. To back up that claim AgustĂn Fuentes Ph.D. says, âWhile nine Americans lay dead on the floor of a famous church in Charleston, South Carolina, thousands of Americans were making racist jokes, crossing the street to avoid a young black man, bemoaning how governmental handouts favored minorities, and/or assuming that black athletes are biologically superior to whites (except at certain positions). And probably not one of these Americans linked their jokes, actions or beliefs to the carnage at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday the 17th of June, 2015.â This illustrates that the ignorance of racism has long term effects on the people who are dealing with it and the people who aren't. It has a large effect on everybody in the community. An article by Varsha Patel on thetab.com says that white students and staff are being racist without even knowing it. They say that students (minorities) get lower grades because they are not included in certain activities. This is an issue for many reasons. Studentâs arenât receiving an equivalent education and are missing out on opportunities to have fun too. Now I donât blame the staff and students for anything. They are doing it unknowingly. It's the society. A quote by John Lewis says âThe scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society.â Society is affecting the way we see each other and the way we treat each other. The piece of evidence I used above is a perfect example for how not knowing about an issue adds on to it.Some may argue that bullying is a way of life and strengthens kids. Iâm here to say that there are plenty of other ways to do this without hurting someone's feelings or driving kids to do something they shouldnât, or even commiting suicide.From commonsensemedia.org I found 3 applications to set kids up emotionally for the real world. These mobile apps range to recommended ages 5-12. This directly supports that there are other ways to get ready for the real world. And this is just one way.
Racism. What does it mean? What does it mean to you? What does it mean to others? How can it effect other? All things everyone needs to think about. It can hurt to be called something because of a minor difference, such as skin color. This is an issue because many kids of different races deal with personal issues, many school donât have diversity/inclusion program and people are ignoring this.
