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Conscious or unconscious biases I may hold

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Conscious or unconscious biases I may hold

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I tend to favor building friendships with other African American or Hispanic Christians, as I believe that they will relate to my experiences more than other ethnicities and I can be my authentic self.

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I am going to make the goal of being more open to building genuine relationships with those identifying from other racial groups in the hope of understanding and consistently being exposed to different perspectives within the world. I can't ask my students to have the capacity to do this if I am not serving as the model.

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Implication of my findings for my students 

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Implication of my findings for my students 

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The implication of my findings for my students are subconsciously pushing these ideas on to my children. I believe that my biases can impact how my students see the world and those who are different than themselves. It can also potentially cause my students to develop a lack of trust with those who are different from themselves.

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I am a middle-class African American educator teaching in an urban community.

Privilege is present as a part of my life history as a heterosexual, Christian, able bodied person with a college education. Also, I am part of groups in many other parts of my life that are considered subordinate. I am a product of a single parent household, African American, and a woman.

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The lack of a traditional father figure is missing from my life story. Although I am grateful for the men that have stepped up and loved me as if I were their own child, the absence of my biological father has impacted my life significantly.

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I am a product of a divorced single parent household. I was raised primarily by my mother and extended family (grandparents and aunt).

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Growing up in Montclair afforded me the opportunity to a satisfactory education during my matriculation from kindergarten to high school. The schools I attended offered SAT test prep, tutoring, AP courses, and social justice small learning communities, Model UN, etc. However, some of my cousins and close friends who attended schools in other districts did not have the same educational experiences. Many of their teachers did not reflect their cultural and ethnic backgrounds and were not offered courses and opportunities to grow as learners.

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In the past, finances have impeded upon my opportunities to further my education. I attended an HBCU for undergrad and was completely appalled at the lack of scholarships afforded to me. I worked two jobs as a full-time undergraduate student, which often conflicted with my study time for school work. I noticed discrepancies between myself and some of the white students attending my HBCU. Many of them attended my alma mater on full scholarships from the athletic department. It angered me that I had to work two jobs to be able to afford my education and was still expected to achieved academically at a level of excellence (at a school that was designed for me), while some of my white counterparts did not have the financial burden and were most likely able to give their full attention to their education.

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I do not believe that the sharing of blood always determines family. Family are those with whom you share your good, bad, and ugly, and still love one another in the end. I have many people who I consider family, including my mentor who has nurtured and cared for me as a maternal figure.

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I am Christian. I grew up Baptist and have carried my beliefs into adulthood. My faith is very important to me.

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I have no disabilities

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I am female

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Growing up, I was part of a working class/ low income family and now part of the middle class.

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I am 27 years old

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Photo of Church Street in Montclair, New Jersey

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I was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in Montclair, a small, suburban town in New Jersey. Although very diverse, there were different wards within the town, which separated the financially affluent from the lower class. On one end of the town were mansions, while the other end stood overpopulated and congested section 8 apartments; I lived on this side of the town.

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Through my adult years, I lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for 3 years and Trenton, New Jersey, which is where I currently reside. My transition to Trenton was intentionally rooted in living in the same community as my students. I see my families quite often while grocery shopping and completing other daily tasks and activities.

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My experience with other ethnicities is extensive, due to my upbringing. I grew up surrounded by a variety of ethnicities, building childhood friendships with many people from other ethnicities until I attended undergrad at an HBCU. My interactions and friendships were mostly with other African Americans until I graduated and began my career in education.

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I have only been out of the country one time. I went to the Dominican Republic and was able to explore the food, music and actual neighborhoods surrounding Punta Cana. I was shocked to see that many of the locals had skin resembling mine; however, those with lighter skin typically worked on the resort. Many of my relationships are with people who are from the same racial background as myself.

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Swahili is a Bantu language widely used in East Africa. My love for the language was fostered at a young age by my aunt who used to count and sing songs to me in Swahili. I was afforded the opportunity to formally learn the language through my undergraduate career. My dream is to utilize my skill of speaking Swahili for travel to Kenya.

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Implication of my findings for my own teaching

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Implication of my findings for my own teaching

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The implications of my findings for my own teaching are my inability to promote positive racial, religious and cultural attitudes.