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a perspective of racism

In today's blog I am going to be giving a perspective of racism from Tatum, first and foremost racism is not acceptable. Tatum views racism as guilt, shame, anger, and despair,  the reason that is, is because Tatum feels that the black people didn’t deserve it.  Guilt is something that black people feel because some think that it was their fault, however in reality I think that the white  was  insecure with themselves.  Black feel shame because they were humiliated 24/7 back then and it took a lot out of them . However , they were strong through all of it.  I think that anger was  most that the black people felt because they were so sick and tired of the mistreatment that they did something about it. Des pair is important because they went through so much emotionally and physically that they let go of a lot of tears.  Regarding the classroom it is important that the students treat each other with respect and as equals, the same thing goes for the ...
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Interpersonal Vs. Academic language

  In today's blog I am talking about Interpersonal vs. Academic  language , In the early 1980s Jim Cummins introduced that there is a distinction between the English spoken in informal, everyday conversations and the English spoken in classrooms which is necessary for success. What is that difference? The difference is that students might use different languages in school rather than talking to their parents or other peers outside the classroom. Being aware of the distinction is a surprise and a relief to many teachers around the country. When I say that students use different language in school than at home, I mean that the students might use slang language at school with their friends rather than at home where they might use mature language with their parents. So, in this case that interpersonal language that Jim Cummins is talking about is that language that the students might be using at home and academic knowledge is what they will use at school.   Not knowing the di...
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