Can you please give me some key take away from this article? Colorblindness can
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Can you please give me some key take away from this article?
Colorblindness can be problematic because "color blindness may result in refusing to accept differences and therefore accepting the dominant culture as the norm" The only way I feel that colorblindness may benefit some students is because they are all seen as equal, but it can be a disadvantage for some because teachers struggle to see them for who they really are. "If used to mean nondiscriminatory in attitude and behavior, color blindness is not a bad thing"
"First, it means acknowledging the differences that children bring to school. The refusal to acknowledge differences could result in making students invisible.
Second, it means admitting to the possibility that students' identities may influence how they experience school and how they learn.
Third, accepting differences also means making provisions for them. This approach is based on the best of educational theory: that individual differences must be taken into account in teaching and that education must begin where children are at"
When culture is treated like a process there isn't much room for individualization. The same performance measures apply to all students. When culture is treated like a process students are subjects of their own learning. They are able to learn about that culture and make sense of it
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Ans: The discussion post is regarding the racial ideology & teaching.
Colorblindness is one of the tenet of Critical Race Theory. This emphasis on utilizing culturally responsive teaching strategies to improve academics of African American students.
In Colorblindness one recognizes the race but ignores its existence. In the first paragraph, it mentions that the teacher should be impartial and should accept diversity in the classroom.
Colorblindness is the racial ideology that suggests the best way to end discrimination is by treating every individual equal. In the second paragraph it suggest that the teacher should include culturally responsive teaching and should accept diversity. This will help students to learn about each other’s beliefs, culture, and backgrounds.
The “equal is not the same” came from reverse discrimination. It is discrimination by a majority group against historically disadvantaged group. The “equal is not the same” means that treating everyone in the same way will not necessarily lead to equality; rather it may end up perpetuating the inequality that already exists. Three educational implications are:-
First, acknowledges the differences ... If in teaching we do not acknowledge the difference, will result in deficient child behavior.
Second, admitting the possibility... Being aware of connections among culture, identity, and learning should in no way devalue children’s backgrounds or lower our expectations of them.
Third, Teacher should accept individual differences in teaching and view diversity as an asset.
Culture should be treated like a process, this allows students to learn about culture and increases their learning skills.