Question # 2

My classroom consists of mostly black and hispanic children, there is one white child and one asian child. The teacher in the classroom is white, her assistant is black, and myself along with the other tutor are white. Some of the children speak spanish, but most of them are all fluent in English. This classroom reminds me of the last article that we read in class that dealt with miscommunication and power struggles between black and whites in the school. There is a huge language barrier along with a misunderstanding, and a lack in communication between them. This results in work not being completed and children being left out of and forgotten about during activities. The children in the classroom bring a fresh sense of openness and willing to learn to the society and the school. Children who were black and white were playing games with eachother and reading books without thinking twice about it. Even though they come from very different households and cultures, there is no language barrier between them or lack of communication. To them, they are there to learn, have fun, and make friends. I think that this kind of positive attitude and openess to new things will strengthen our society.