Racism in Education: A way to keep our children out of prision
By Iyana Moore, Justice and Legal Thought
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Bosith Weerasinghe
May 11, 2020
As a student, a presentation on racism in education definitely stood out to me. I was curious to see if I could link the presentation's findings to my own experiences. I learned that zero-tolerance policies in schools truly do more harm than good. Are there any possible solutions to sway schools to have more lenient disciplinary policies.
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Paola Rodriguez
May 11, 2020
Iyanna, the work you’ve done is really fascinating. I think that this is such an important topic, especially in terms of trying to lessen juvenile delinquency rates. I think that your findings on the school-to-prison pipelines really emphasizes the reform that is needed within urban schools to ensure that minorities are also getting the same level of education as those kids living in richer counties. Do you, however, think that this would be cost-effective? Considering that most legislators seem to be hesitant when it comes to these issues because of the funding it would require.
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lephrem2018
May 11, 2020
This project stood out to me because of the fact that it addresses a topic that is so prevalent in today's society. The issue of discrimination in schools is something that continues be silenced and fails to be made as important as it should be. I learned that removing a child from the classroom when causing a disturbance is not the only form of disciple. This could have a negative effect on the child later on in life, which most educational systems take into account. I would like to ask what type of restorative justice would you recommend we focus on. Is there specific activities of disciplinary tactics your think would be helpful?
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Hamsaa Kumar
May 11, 2020
Hi Iyana,
I am so interested in your topic, especially because this is something that is stressed in intro classes in the criminology major. I remember reading the book Punished, which focused on the school to prison pipeline. I understand from your research that racism in the education system greatly limits children's' access to learning opportunities and teach, as black children, primarily black boys are treated as animals from the get-go, which I feel is absolutely unacceptable. I really like your solution to include trauma-informed learning to help students that are deemed as misbehaving. I wonder if you would suggest including trauma-informed learning into the regular classroom curriculum for all students, starting from elementary school?
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joshuarstarling
May 11, 2020
This project stood out to me because racism in education was something that we focused on in class and is something I wished to study further. I learned about the importance of the disciplinary practices of the public school system and how it can lead to a future life in prison for many American students. Though I have to ask how we would give teachers a way to begin these restorative practices especially since I have seen many informal forms of punishment performed by teachers.
As a student, a presentation on racism in education definitely stood out to me. I was curious to see if I could link the presentation's findings to my own experiences. I learned that zero-tolerance policies in schools truly do more harm than good. Are there any possible solutions to sway schools to have more lenient disciplinary policies.
Iyanna, the work you’ve done is really fascinating. I think that this is such an important topic, especially in terms of trying to lessen juvenile delinquency rates. I think that your findings on the school-to-prison pipelines really emphasizes the reform that is needed within urban schools to ensure that minorities are also getting the same level of education as those kids living in richer counties. Do you, however, think that this would be cost-effective? Considering that most legislators seem to be hesitant when it comes to these issues because of the funding it would require.
This project stood out to me because of the fact that it addresses a topic that is so prevalent in today's society. The issue of discrimination in schools is something that continues be silenced and fails to be made as important as it should be. I learned that removing a child from the classroom when causing a disturbance is not the only form of disciple. This could have a negative effect on the child later on in life, which most educational systems take into account. I would like to ask what type of restorative justice would you recommend we focus on. Is there specific activities of disciplinary tactics your think would be helpful?
Hi Iyana,
I am so interested in your topic, especially because this is something that is stressed in intro classes in the criminology major. I remember reading the book Punished, which focused on the school to prison pipeline. I understand from your research that racism in the education system greatly limits children's' access to learning opportunities and teach, as black children, primarily black boys are treated as animals from the get-go, which I feel is absolutely unacceptable. I really like your solution to include trauma-informed learning to help students that are deemed as misbehaving. I wonder if you would suggest including trauma-informed learning into the regular classroom curriculum for all students, starting from elementary school?
This project stood out to me because racism in education was something that we focused on in class and is something I wished to study further. I learned about the importance of the disciplinary practices of the public school system and how it can lead to a future life in prison for many American students. Though I have to ask how we would give teachers a way to begin these restorative practices especially since I have seen many informal forms of punishment performed by teachers.