Journal Entry #4:
Reflections on “Learning About Different Abilities & Fairness” (Chapter 10 pp. 125-134) from Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves
Answer these questions on essay format.
- What is a fragment of the reading that resonated with you?
- What feelings arise with the reading?
- What are some connections that you have made as you were reading?
- How does this text reinforce or challenge my existing ideas or assumptions?
- How will you take care of yourself as you process these feelings and topics? What are some next steps for you?
Copy of Sparks Ch 10
500 words
Step 1. Activating: but I am not a racist!
Have you, or have you heard a family member or a friend, pronounced any of the following sentences:
I know people of color.
I don’t see color.
I marched in the sixties.
You are judging me.
You don’t know me.
You are generalizing.
I disagree.
The real oppression is class.
I just said one little innocent thing.
Some people find offense where there is none.
You hurt my feelings.
I can’t say anything right.
Answer these questions:
- Who have you heard some of these sentences from?
- In what context have you heard those words?
- How do they make you feel?
- What sentence resonates with you the most, why?
- Diverse authors on ethnic studies affirm that everybody is a racist. Do you agree/disagree with this statement? Why?
300 words
Agree or Disagree?
Explain why you agree or disagree with the sentence:
Biologically there is only one race: Human Race
300 words
