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Update 2 How Can You Teach Me How To Learn If You Can Not See Past Your Own Whiteness
*Starts at 4:03 Introduction to Critical Whiteness Studies (Boyd, 2015)
According to Boucher and Matias (2023), “whiteness and its impact on people of color can not be separated” (pg 3). Acknowledging that students' learning is directly influenced by the knowledge they can access is vital. Throughout history, students of color have had limited access to learning due to resource limitations and legal provisions. The second part of my Work will delve into how the use of theories such as Critical Whiteness Studies and Critical Race Theory in education. Critical Whiteness theory highlights the privileges and resources that are provided to students who society views as White as a result of systemic and systematic racism in America.
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According to Dixson (2018), fostering White supremacy is different from acknowledging White privileges. Growing up in high school, I surrounded myself with friends from all different races. When I visited my friends in small rural communities, I always traveled with a White friend. The reason was because of my recognition of White privilege, and as a personal survival strategy. I also remember a time when I was having a meal with a white friend from a rural community, and the staff didn't serve me until that friend told them about their father's standing in the township. What I was subject to in this scenario was an example of someone using their White privilege to impart their White supremacy.
Boyd (2015) introduces his students to the theory of CWS and informs them that until Whites are ready to address their privilege and acknowledge its negative effects on people of color, damage, and danger will continue to befall those who are not of the homogeneous identity. As an educator, it is imperative to recognize the power that you hold in the classroom space. With that power comes the responsibility to inform the learners of their own individual powers and to facilitate a culture that is aware of how to foster community and collaboration.
Refrences
Boyd, Dirk . (2015, Sep, 27).Introduction to Critical Whiteness Studies [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bmcfa8oaUY
Dixson, A. D. (2018). “What’s going on?”: A critical race theory perspective on black lives matter and activism in education. Urban Education, 53(2), 231–247. https://doi-org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/10.1177/0042085917747115
Ladson-Billings, Gloria. (2021, Aug, 21).Critical Race Theory [Video].https://youtu.be/ufKusK6dQI8?si=Rgzpqpi0VYYSX7x1
Matias, C. E., & Boucher, C. (2023). From critical whiteness studies to a critical study of whiteness: restoring criticality in critical whiteness studies. Whiteness and Education, 8(1), 64–81. https://doi org.proxy2.library.illinois.edu/10.1080/23793406.2021.1993751
@Nate Wahl, This is such an important topic. Thank you for sharing it, and for including such a vulnerable personal anecdote. I know white teachers, myself included, need to consciously engage in culturally responsive teaching and work to overcome biases, both conscious and subconscious. In the last work I wrote for an EPOL class, someone gave me the feedback that I glossed over how white teachers can overcome their biases. That was a bigger topic than I could research and synthesize in the time and space I had for that work, but they were absolutely right. This is one of the topics I plan to do a deep dive on in the near future, so I look forward to reading more about your research.
@Jacquelyn Tasker, it is important for educators to acknowledge that everyone has biases. Everyone has social biases', they could be racial, religious, ethnic, cultural, generational, etc. Often teachers will spend their energy learning what their biases are without reacting on how their bias impacts their behavior. Reflexivity is about having conversations and being action-based as we address our biases. Bias is a very broad topic, and it is always worth of a deeper dive.
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@Nate Wahl, This is such an important topic. Thank you for sharing it, and for including such a vulnerable personal anecdote. I know white teachers, myself included, need to consciously engage in culturally responsive teaching and work to overcome biases, both conscious and subconscious. In the last work I wrote for an EPOL class, someone gave me the feedback that I glossed over how white teachers can overcome their biases. That was a bigger topic than I could research and synthesize in the time and space I had for that work, but they were absolutely right. This is one of the topics I plan to do a deep dive on in the near future, so I look forward to reading more about your research.