. . . what's the comparative?
Race, racer, racist? (She is race, he is racer, they are racist?)
It has an appealing logic, like all good back formations. . .
It's good that you're reading, but you can't just take other people's word for
things. Why don't you give Idaho a try and make up your own mind?
It does make a difference to have teachers that can reflect and validate the
culture of their students, but sometimes that's not going to be the case. I teach
in a school where 80% of the students are not of European origin, but most of
the staff is. Ideal? No. But good? Yes! One of my students asked me how long I
was going to teach, and I said until she came back and took over my job. I'd
love to see more diversity in this profession.
My daughter was concerned about moving to this district because of the mix--
and now I get to tease her about that, because she is joined at the hip with a
best friend who is one of the students she was worried about. We say their
names together as one long word, they're that inseparable.
Most of my students come from a culture where corrections are done with a lift
of the eyebrows, others whom you don't correct individually, only as a group
`hey, you guys over there . . ' and there are others who are LOUD and IN YOUR
FACE just as a way of saying `hello, I am all the way live, do you love me, too?'
It's a funny mix, and my teaching probably looks like a clown act--but yeah.
They are going to inherit they earth, and it's going to be awesome!
On 6/04/05, BLACK wrote:
> IS TRERE ANY BLACK TEACHER IN IDAHO?
> I READ THAT IDAHO IS THE RACIST STATE IN USA
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