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In reply to the discussion: A 13-Year-Old's Slavery Analogy Raises Some Uncomfortable Truths in School [View all]XemaSab
(60,212 posts)"For white teachers to be able to be in a position of power to dictate what I can, cannot and will learn, only desiring that I may get bored because of the inconsistency and the mis-management of the classroom and remain illiterate and ignorant; or better yet distracted because some children decide to misbehave because they dont understand, and ashamed to ask for help.
The teacher recognizing all of these things and still not addressing the matter at hand, so much time has been wasted- then the bell rings and on to the next class, same drama different teacher, different class. When do we get off of this roller coaster?"
It's interesting to me that she's almost as critical towards her classmates as she is towards the teachers, and a substantial chunk of the criticism towards her white teachers is for not maintaining classroom discipline.