Schools and Teachers All Over the World: Acting White Acting Black

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Acting White Acting Black

I have been accused by my peers, on more than one occasion, during my time in elementary school (P.S. 138) and middle school (I.S. 131) in the Bronx.

Acting white means to do well in school; and although it was never verbalized this had to mean that acting black meant doing badly in school.

I was threatened by a white teacher in my elementary school for having a "look" on my face after finishing an assignment earlier than the rest of the class.

I loved most of my teachers. I enjoyed and loved school. Yet I was, not the norm. But my path was far from straight, especially after the breakdown of my immediate family situation (another story). I did not go on directly to a higher educational institution. Rather, my educational development grew outside the system thanks to non-mainstream independent media sources and iconoclastic controversial thinkers.

Discrimination and disparity will continue to exist in our schools until America finds a way to honestly come to terms with it's horrific past. Hopefully, having an African American president will help this happen sooner rather than later.

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Dr Joy De Gruy pt1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PvRUz2ILXQ

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Dr Joy De Gruy pt2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxca_Fwgmeo

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Dr Joy De Gruy pt3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BEO-A4XU68

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Dr Joy De Gruy pt4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrtV_AuoZX0

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Dr Joy De Gruy pt5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AneqOmFcuO0

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More Joy 1 of5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfTDlCNrtDY

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More Joy 2 of5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBziM49FqxM

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More Joy 3 of5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnsHtbx8V3g

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More Joy 4 of5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCZrzJ0NChw

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More Joy 5 of5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuBbFXzeK4I

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1/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNHPBJhRZNk

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2/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BKXMaGiH0k

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3/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMtbpb2VwMs

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4/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vXQYMsWnxk

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5/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr7R4sxN8jk

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6/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t397ck30pc

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7/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JssgL5TJaBQ

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8/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyxtH85uZM8

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9/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VUutaeHiRg

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10/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dgvGAPNGRQ

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11/11 Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome - Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w1bPschIlk

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2 comments:

S.SonMarch 30, 2009 at 1:06 PM
Wow! these are interesting talks. Thank you for sharing them with us.
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StephaineNovember 18, 2010 at 4:58 AM
nice one!
to most of her ideas I do agree and thanks for sharing it with us..
I have been to china, and Korea as well and they are great countries but I love china better "cheaper cost of leaving compare to soul"
when It comes to racial thing, it will never evaporate, never even with the Afro-American president. having a African president will never erase some peoples insecurity sometimes they will even escalate them.. as long as there are people who think they are better, discrimination will always be there..
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