This American Life, Herbert, and Brown v. Board of Education
This American Life (Podcast)
(13:22) "In 2014, Michael Brown's senior year, here's how the Normandy's school district was performing. Points for academic achievement in English- - 0, math- - 0, social studies- -0, science- - 0, points for college placement, 0. It seems impossible but in 11 of 13 measures, the district didn't earn a single point" (Nikole Hannah-Jones, The Problem We All Live With-Part One).
In this podcast, Nikole Hannah-Jones was discussing the academic statistics of the Normandy school district and how it was the worst in the state of Missouri. Michael Brown, who was shot by a white police office in 2014, attended Normandy High school and he had just graduated that year. His mother even screamed out in tears right after his death, "You took my son away from me. Do you know how hard it was for me to get him to stay in school and graduate? You know how many black men graduate? Not many! (11:53). The classes were being dumbed-down and the teachers couldn't even keep track of all of their students. When a student received a C and wasn't notified, the teacher's excuse was that there are just too many students in the class. In other words, they just simply didn't care enough which is just unfortunate. Teachers are the backbone for students' ability to pass. Without that support system and backbone, getting that high school diploma can become very difficult. These students in this district need to be getting a REAL education, regardless of the area, race, class, status, etc, every student should be getting the proper education.
Separate and Unequal
"Schools are no longer legally segregated, but because of residential patterns, housing discrimination, economic disparities and long-held custom, they most emphatically are in reality" (Herbert).
The meaning of this quote is that just because there is a desegregating policy, doesn't mean everyone is going to follow it. Regardless of the fact that it is now illegal to segregate black and white races. There are still people out there that are use to the life of discrimination and racism. It may be difficult for certain people to adapt to this new way of living. For both black and white races to be equal. It could take some getting use to for a person of color to come to the realization that they are now allowed to use a bathroom that a white person would use. On the other hand, a white person could still be disgusted at the fact that a person of color is using the same washroom as them. It disgusts me how the world was back then and even how it is today.
Brown v. Board of Education
Separate but Equal: The Law of the Land
"On May 18, 1896, the U.S Supreme Court, with only one dissenting vote, ruled that segregation in America was constitutional" (Brown v. Board of Education).
Point to share in class: How different do you think your life would of been in the times of segregation?
(13:22) "In 2014, Michael Brown's senior year, here's how the Normandy's school district was performing. Points for academic achievement in English- - 0, math- - 0, social studies- -0, science- - 0, points for college placement, 0. It seems impossible but in 11 of 13 measures, the district didn't earn a single point" (Nikole Hannah-Jones, The Problem We All Live With-Part One).
In this podcast, Nikole Hannah-Jones was discussing the academic statistics of the Normandy school district and how it was the worst in the state of Missouri. Michael Brown, who was shot by a white police office in 2014, attended Normandy High school and he had just graduated that year. His mother even screamed out in tears right after his death, "You took my son away from me. Do you know how hard it was for me to get him to stay in school and graduate? You know how many black men graduate? Not many! (11:53). The classes were being dumbed-down and the teachers couldn't even keep track of all of their students. When a student received a C and wasn't notified, the teacher's excuse was that there are just too many students in the class. In other words, they just simply didn't care enough which is just unfortunate. Teachers are the backbone for students' ability to pass. Without that support system and backbone, getting that high school diploma can become very difficult. These students in this district need to be getting a REAL education, regardless of the area, race, class, status, etc, every student should be getting the proper education.
Separate and Unequal
"Schools are no longer legally segregated, but because of residential patterns, housing discrimination, economic disparities and long-held custom, they most emphatically are in reality" (Herbert).
The meaning of this quote is that just because there is a desegregating policy, doesn't mean everyone is going to follow it. Regardless of the fact that it is now illegal to segregate black and white races. There are still people out there that are use to the life of discrimination and racism. It may be difficult for certain people to adapt to this new way of living. For both black and white races to be equal. It could take some getting use to for a person of color to come to the realization that they are now allowed to use a bathroom that a white person would use. On the other hand, a white person could still be disgusted at the fact that a person of color is using the same washroom as them. It disgusts me how the world was back then and even how it is today.
Brown v. Board of Education
Separate but Equal: The Law of the Land
"On May 18, 1896, the U.S Supreme Court, with only one dissenting vote, ruled that segregation in America was constitutional" (Brown v. Board of Education).
I am absolutely disgusted at the fact that the United States even made "segregation" LEGAL. Who in their right minds would allow such a discriminating law? That's right our own U.S Supreme court with only ONE opposing vote. It completely blows my mind how racist our country truly was. Not that it still isn't today, but I hope that one day we all will learn to treat each other equally. We should all be sticking together not discriminating each other.
Point to share in class: How different do you think your life would of been in the times of segregation?
I agree, thinking about a completely segregated country is crazy! And you're right we need to move on and actually treat everyone equally.
ReplyDeleteI honestly couldn't even imagine how my life would've been in the time of segregation.
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