Journal #2
I will be reflecting on two quotes that stood to me in Lisa Delpit's "Other People's Children." The first quote comes from one of the five aspects of power proposed by Depit, "Those with power are frequently least aware of- or at least willing to acknowledge- it existence. This with less power are often most aware of its existence." (p. 24, PDF) This quote encapsulates the aspect of power and how it can be seen and used against people of color and benefit those of power. Unfortunately, because most of the research and ideologies were created by white people- the "truth"- there lacks the true perspective of people of color. This prevents white people to consider the other perspectives other than their very own. I believe we have to consider the fact that American culture is not only made with one point of you or that it is just one plain color. The second quote that I want to reflect further address the inequality of power and how reading programs...