Today's class was in large part a Socratic Seminar on the readings on Whiteness that we have been doing, including a chapter from White Like Me, by Tim Wise.
Dear class,
Thanks for your work again today in class! Here's what happened today in class:
Learning Targets Addressed:
Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.Explains the process of change and continuity in a society, place or region.
AGENDA 3/5/18:
Check In/Review of Four Agreements & Six Conditions
Preparation
Socratic Seminar
Debrief
Homework: Read the blog! Complete your Writing for Justice narrative if you have not yet.
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Check In/Review of Four Agreements & Six Conditions: Here are the Courageous Conversations Agreements. We will always review this at the beginning of class, as it sets the foundation for how we want class to approach the issues we are studying. We checked in about the weekend and what people are up to, before moving on.
Preparation: Because it had been a few classes since we read the "White Like Me" and "White Fragility" articles, we gave students a few minutes to prepare in re-reading the material and thinking of discussion questions and insights.
Socratic Seminar: At long last! Thank you for your participation here. It is difficult for students to effectively engage on a conversation about race, and especially Whiteness. We wanted to set some of the groundwork for what we hope to do with the upcoming units, as well. Here are my (Mr. Fritz's) notes on what was discussed:
Group #1:
Inverse of the power structure possible? --> would racism still be the same?
--> Racism would still exist/history repeats itself
"At the end of the da, you're still black" - it will still impact you --> built into the American system
Are there any passive racism terms moving up to socially unacceptable? --> as people become more knowledgeable
Will Euro-centric curriculum change? --> certain teachers change, with Rwanda as an example (still from Euro-centric view)
Students need to demand change
As long as we learn from white people's perspective, it won't change --> example of AP World History at Westview - a step in the right direction
"N" word - why is it still used? --> Music? --> don't understand the meaning, the impact it has --> "why can't I use it?"
Skip the word when it comes up in music --> history of the term and black utilization of the term
It's hard for white people to not get to do something --> like saying the "n" word
Music identity - hip hop artists
Cultural appropriation of the term - want to do it because others are
POWER is at the root of this - entitlement
White fragility - racism only from one way to another
"race based prejudice"
America based on a racist point of view --> violence from the beginning --> root of the problem
immigration "you started that" - white people
Everyone in the United States (aside from Native Americans) is an immigrant. What makes us different?
Corporations run by white people vs. those run by black people --> economic power, not overall power
Power dynamics in America are unique
Group #2:
White Like Me p. 36/37 --> example of the football throwing game --> an insight into what power looks like
Hip Hop as a white owned industry in large part --> do more white people go into music marketing?
"The black man has as much power as the white man is willing to give."
Colin Kaepernick - banned from the NFL because he spoke out --> "shut up and dribble" "entertain us"
"I feel that around this school there is always a custodian watching students of color"
White Like Me --> black children are cognizant from an early age -- white people can opt out
"My black friend"
"Do you see yourself as a white person or as a person?"
Psychological terms: marked vs. unmarked
"I always come back to seeing myself as a black person."
When did you realize you were _____?
Debrief: We did not have time to do this in class, so we will next time!
Next class, we will move on and start our next unit! See you then!
Preparation: Because it had been a few classes since we read the "White Like Me" and "White Fragility" articles, we gave students a few minutes to prepare in re-reading the material and thinking of discussion questions and insights.
Socratic Seminar: At long last! Thank you for your participation here. It is difficult for students to effectively engage on a conversation about race, and especially Whiteness. We wanted to set some of the groundwork for what we hope to do with the upcoming units, as well. Here are my (Mr. Fritz's) notes on what was discussed:
Group #1:
Inverse of the power structure possible? --> would racism still be the same?
--> Racism would still exist/history repeats itself
"At the end of the da, you're still black" - it will still impact you --> built into the American system
Are there any passive racism terms moving up to socially unacceptable? --> as people become more knowledgeable
Will Euro-centric curriculum change? --> certain teachers change, with Rwanda as an example (still from Euro-centric view)
Students need to demand change
As long as we learn from white people's perspective, it won't change --> example of AP World History at Westview - a step in the right direction
"N" word - why is it still used? --> Music? --> don't understand the meaning, the impact it has --> "why can't I use it?"
Skip the word when it comes up in music --> history of the term and black utilization of the term
It's hard for white people to not get to do something --> like saying the "n" word
Music identity - hip hop artists
Cultural appropriation of the term - want to do it because others are
POWER is at the root of this - entitlement
White fragility - racism only from one way to another
"race based prejudice"
America based on a racist point of view --> violence from the beginning --> root of the problem
immigration "you started that" - white people
Everyone in the United States (aside from Native Americans) is an immigrant. What makes us different?
Corporations run by white people vs. those run by black people --> economic power, not overall power
Power dynamics in America are unique
Group #2:
White Like Me p. 36/37 --> example of the football throwing game --> an insight into what power looks like
Hip Hop as a white owned industry in large part --> do more white people go into music marketing?
"The black man has as much power as the white man is willing to give."
Colin Kaepernick - banned from the NFL because he spoke out --> "shut up and dribble" "entertain us"
"I feel that around this school there is always a custodian watching students of color"
White Like Me --> black children are cognizant from an early age -- white people can opt out
"My black friend"
"Do you see yourself as a white person or as a person?"
Psychological terms: marked vs. unmarked
"I always come back to seeing myself as a black person."
When did you realize you were _____?
Debrief: We did not have time to do this in class, so we will next time!
Next class, we will move on and start our next unit! See you then!
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