Throughout this week we have been discussing biases and prejudice in regards to sex, gender, and age. I would say that I have experience prejudgment (or judge) because of my colored of skin. My experience that I share with my colleagues regarding High School experience can fall under prejudgment, microaggression and unfair incidence of being misrepresentative.
The scenario was, my friend was six foot one African-American and I was five foot nine same ethnicity. We were at a football game and my friend took something from a white woman and I was blamed for the incident. Socially and emotionally this can leave a scar, that spirals bad behavior such as crime, drugs and other behaviors that are not appropriate because of this incident. in many cases, you are left with two decisions to respond or known as the fork in the road the positive behavior or the negative behavior. Something inside me told me to persevere this incident and focus on the positive behaviors and don't blame someone else for their misinterpretation or false doing. Unfortunately, this was an opportunity to evaluate other people's opinions, thoughts, and suggestions about some ethnicity, age sex, and gender. (Arsenio Hall, used to say things that make you go mmm).
My expression back then and now to always be mindful of other people's ethnicity without assuming anything. (Behavior, age, sex or gender). Always be honest, and transparent when discussing feelings that may strike a conflict issue that someone may not agree upon. Always seek to understand what the other person experience, outside of your own experience. Being proactive if a touchy topic or issue comes across with dignity in-class conversations. Be vulnerable, to ask questions or concerns rather than assuming expectations. Last but not least, be humble with yourself knowing who you are and what you stand for; in faith, expectation, self-worth and beyond.
I have experience working with many teachers in the educational field, one particular teacher that stood out from the rest was a PE teacher in Middle School. This teacher took the time to share with me African American cultural values, expectations and role models for other African American children who suffer and struggle. At the time I was absorbing all this information and now I'm waiting to become a professor to teach young adults
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3 comments:
I believe the community and staff would be the change to show that prejudice is unacceptable in the program. Sometimes we have to realize that people only do what we allow them to. If we set the tone and foundation of how prejudice affects not only early education, and it will provide educational opportunities. Also making the parent aware of uncomfortable she is making some of the children is important as well.
Hello Mohan,
I really enjoyed reading your post and I am sorry that your friend got you into trouble. It is hard to take the blame for something that you didn't do. As I read you post I was very happy that you had a teacher that should you American cultural values, expectations and role models for other African American children who suffer and struggle. IT is nice to see people like that in the world. I also think that it is great that you are going to be a professor to teach young adults. I also think to myself what a wonderful world. Great job
Unfortunately we live in a world where we are first judge off the way we look and then maybe later they would care to find out the person on the inside. That is one of my best moments is when I expose myself to be the total opposite of what a person assumptions where of me. I wish you the best on becoming a professor!
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