Bella's OLD FNED Blog

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...

A heartfelt appeal from a Native American father to his son’s teacher. speaking on behalf of his son Wind-Wolf, des cribing the cultural and spiritual upbringing of the child within their Native American community   Wind- Wolf’s goes beyond school walls but includes teachings from his tribal traditions, rituals, and connection with nature   F ather challenges the label of “slow learner” that has been assigned to Wind-Wolf, because his son has already been through a comprehensive education within his Native American community   Wind-Wolf’s education involves :                            Wind-Wolf ’s early experiences include:   - learning from his mother                                       - bonding with family members and triba...

  Alan Johnson argues that because of privilege and difference,  we as a society   favor  some groups at the expense of others.  We  have self  divided into  a variety of social  groups like  gender, wealth/ income, race,  level of education,  sexual orientation, mobility range, and religion .  Even though we are capable of being creative and loving, we do not always pick this path.   We ourselves have created this divide promoting  fear,  discrimination  and violence, favoring the oppressor .  The oppressor class is characterized as a white wealthy educated heterosexual  able-bodied  Chri stian.  The privileged group is the dominant and most prominent, along with generational power and wealth.   Johnson argues  that  acknowledging and understanding  privilege is the first step  to  putting an end to  generational oppression .   We  need t...