Talking Race

Autor/in	Darden, Jenee
Titel	Talking Race
Quelle	In: Teaching Tolerance, (2009) 36, S.48-52 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-2847
Schlagwörter	Preservice Teachers; Race; Racial Discrimination; Cultural Pluralism; Teaching Conditions; Ethnicity; Racial Factors; Student Diversity; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Barriers; Multicultural Education; Classroom Environment; Consciousness Raising; Racial Bias + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rasse; Abstammung; Racial bias; Rassismus; Kulturpluralismus; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Ethnizität; Multikulturelle Erziehung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Bewusstseinsbildung; Racial discrimination
Abstract	In many classrooms across America, race and ethnicity are very much on the table. Teachers dream of seeing their students discuss difference in a constructive way. Some educators actively encourage their classes to get outside their comfort zones and confront the country's racial history, but in many faculty rooms, there's little to no talk about race. Whether the topic is a racial disparity in students' academic achievement, a teacher who feels victim to racial discrimination or even simply a question about a black student's hair, teachers often elect to keep their mouths shut. If teachers can't have the race talk with each other, how can schools effectively educate their students about difference? In this article, the author discusses the importance of making a space where teachers can talk about difference, as well as the barriers to racial dialogue. She suggests that dialogue about race should start in the classroom--the teacher-prep classroom, that is. Preservice teachers should be exploring multiculturalism and discussing ways to honor diversity in their future classrooms. Administrator support or willingness to encourage racial discourse can have a huge impact in the work environment for teachers. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Southern Poverty Law Center. 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104. Tel: 334-956-8200; Fax: 334-956-8484; Web site: http://www.tolerance.org/teach/magazine/index.jsp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10