It's 2022, why are schools still segregated?
The definition of segregation is the action of state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart. Segregation was made law several times in eighteenth and nineteenth century America, as some people believed that black and white people were incapable of coexisting in the United States. Segregation never went away but it did subside for a while until it became pressing as a result of the Black Lives Matter Movement occurred in the year 2020. Ever since then the school system in America has become more segregated than ever.
Like the compelling question, you may ask yourself, why? Why are schools still segregated in the year 2022? My genuine answer is that people are ignorant. That is me being completely blunt and honest. Our world and generation is so hateful towards each other and so much goes on, especially in schools. Schools are basically sitting ducks for actions of segregation.
Currently more than half of all students in the United States attend school districts with high racial concentration (over 75% either white or nonwhite students) and about 40% of black students attend schools where 90%-100% of students are non-white. School racial segregation is worse in the northeastern United States.
In my opinion, I think that one of the ways to work towards ending segregation would 100% start with the school system. With us as aspiring teachers and advocates for our students, we need to focus on making classrooms and students equal with one another.
Hi Elli! I loved how informative this blog was, but I think I honestly appreciate the upmost urgency that you seemed to have emphasized for this matter at hand. I completely agree that segregation is at an all time high, and I know that you can probably agree with me that it should not even be an evident issue in 2022. Ignorance leads us flawed humans to do a lot of things and make a a multitude of mistakes, but creating false perceptions and treating other human beings as less than that has to be our biggest character flaw. "Schools are basically sitting ducks for actions of segregation." I think this quote is so true and significant, and honestly, sad. Schools being one of the strongest foundation for division between families, communities and children is the exact opposite of what we should be allowing. I think that us, as future teachers, have so much potential to make a tremendous difference, and that is truly special. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and words! This was a great post!
ReplyDeleteHi Taylor! Thank you so much for your response to my post, I completely agree with you that what I said about segregation in schools is sad, and it truly does need to be fixed.
DeleteHi! Thank you for your response to my post. I loved reading your thoughts and appreciate all the questions you asked. After reading your comment, I completely agree with what you are saying. I did not think about the real estate aspect of it either, so that was very insightful to think about!
ReplyDeleteHi Elli! Honestly it was so refreshing reading this post. I love the mini history lesson and the facts you included in your post. Additionally, I admire your bluntness and honesty. You're 100% correct, people are ignorant and I truly believe your approach is one that will get people to open their eyes and stop tiptoeing around a conversation such as this one. It's sad, extremely sad to learn about our rough history as a country, and instead of changing the outcomes of historically repeated events we continue to regress as a society. Our generation and the ones who follow behind give me hope that maybe one day we will change these practices and we will finally begin to progress as a community. Great post!
ReplyDeleteHi Ana! Thank you so much for your comment. I love that you brought up people tip toeing around the conversation, it does happen which is why I was so blunt about people being ignorant. Which definitely needs to change.
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