There is no shame
This blog allows for parents, educators, and others who either have or educate students of two or more races. I look to offer sound advice, strategies and support for parents, educators and anyone who educate bi/multiracial students.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Hidden Curriculum for Biracial Students
When I walk into my children's school, It is difficult to get a sense of my children being identified as biracial. The importance of schools providing that sense of identity for biracial students in critical for their healthy identity development. I remember I was doing a professional development with a group of elementary teachers and their administration, on biracial students struggles with not being either to light to be White or not dark enough to be Black, and one of the administrators made a comment about, how kids just want hang around their peers; As I listened to his comment, I couldn't help but to wonder, is this person seeing biracial kids as a mono-racial and not the unique double identity that they have? The hidden curriculum in schools are the norms, celebrations, the things that go really undetected by parents, unless your one of those parents that are much involved in your students schooling, but even then the hidden curriculum can slip underneath anyones nose.
The hidden curriculum is just as important as the academic curriculum in helping shape the identity of biracial students. So why aren't schools paying attention to their hidden curriculum just as much as their academic curriculum, my guess, as long as there aren't any complaints, then there must not be a problem. Biracial students have had to adapt to the hidden curriculum of their schools, and never have the schools adapted to the double identity of biracial students.
It is time for schools to adjust their hidden curriculum to meet the needs of their biracial students, if not, schools could start to see more biracial students being dignosed with Emotional Disorder.
The hidden curriculum is just as important as the academic curriculum in helping shape the identity of biracial students. So why aren't schools paying attention to their hidden curriculum just as much as their academic curriculum, my guess, as long as there aren't any complaints, then there must not be a problem. Biracial students have had to adapt to the hidden curriculum of their schools, and never have the schools adapted to the double identity of biracial students.
It is time for schools to adjust their hidden curriculum to meet the needs of their biracial students, if not, schools could start to see more biracial students being dignosed with Emotional Disorder.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
A Teacher perspective
Research shows that a classroom teacher has some of the greatest impact on student learning. I wonder if teachers realize how much influence and power they have over our young students? We must not forget that the over 75% of the educational secondary workforce for teaching positions are middle class White women, which there is nothing wrong with that at all. What the problem lies is in their perspective of certain racial background of students. For example, teachers will have a higher expectation for a student who is Asian than a student who Hispanic, but the lowest expectations are from those who are Negro or at least look Negro.
If your black-white biracial students complexion is dark enough, and they identify with being a Negro chances are their teacher will have a lower expectation for them just based off of how they look.
How do teachers get away from this perspective, I will share that in my next blog.
If your black-white biracial students complexion is dark enough, and they identify with being a Negro chances are their teacher will have a lower expectation for them just based off of how they look.
How do teachers get away from this perspective, I will share that in my next blog.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Educating Bi/Multiracial Students
People become shocked whey they find out that early childhood education is usually the first place bi/multiracial children experience racism.
Parents of biracial children don't always know what type of education and what type of strategies it takes to help educate their children. As parents do you know what type of teaching styles your children need to be successful? Also what perspective does your students teacher have of your biracial child because that does play a role, believe it or not.
Having these conversions with your students teacher is vital to develop a healthy educational experience.
Parents of biracial children don't always know what type of education and what type of strategies it takes to help educate their children. As parents do you know what type of teaching styles your children need to be successful? Also what perspective does your students teacher have of your biracial child because that does play a role, believe it or not.
Having these conversions with your students teacher is vital to develop a healthy educational experience.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
How multi/biracial students are EDUCATED IS A BIG DEAL
Parents of biracial students should call their students school district main office to find out if their district was reported by the Equity Project for the number of multiracial students who are labeled as special ed.
As parents of biracial students you have the right to know if your child's school is educating them correctly.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
There is no shame: Dive right in
There is no shame: Dive right in: This blog is about interracial couples who are looking to get support and to share there experiences you have delt with while being in a mix...
Dive right in
This blog is about interracial couples who are looking to get support and to share there experiences you have delt with while being in a mixed relationship. Me and my wife have together for 10 years, and been married for 5. And we still get those looks when we go out and our children (who we had while married) don't see the difference in their parents..so I'm eager to find out what other people who are in a mixed relationship.
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