https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4 Answer the questions below with your own thoughts and opinions. en-us 2018-07-08 05:40:14 UTC 2018-07-12 15:20:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png felicia_rodriguez16 https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/269644081 Some of these questions come from the article but others are questions thought of while reading the article. Share your thoughts on the following questions:

1. What do we know about men of color, particularly African American men?

2. In what ways might we describe them?

3. Before hearing all the details of the Trayvon Martin case, what were your initial thoughts about the victim? Were they stereotypical to how African American men are described?

4. In what ways does American society perceive African American men?

5. As educators, what do we know about the ways in which they learn?

6. Do you think African American men are disadvantaged in our education system?

7. How do we know what is significantly important to them?

8. How do we teach what is significantly important to them? Would you feel comfortable teaching what is important to them?]]> 2018-07-08 06:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/269644081 https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/269867541 I think black men are okay, more or less so than any other person (or man) of color/non-color.
I think black men are sometimes misunderstand as relating to socially constructed and established memes, "norms," and expectations, monoculturally speaking.
Before the Martin case, the stereotype and enduring profile, monoculturally speaking, of blacks is seemingly typical, e.g., "I wonder what's that dude up to? Is he up to no-good? Must be..."
Black men are likely perceived in the U.S., monoculturally speaking, as a "suspect."
As an educator, Black men are typically, monoculturally speaking, sub-standard, not quite measuring up, not meeting the bar - but maybe some have a higher upside than anothers....
I think a few black men in certain localities within the U.S. and living under certain socioeconomic constraints may be education-system opportunity disadvantaged due to lack of adequate resources and community outreach...
I think to know a black man, or any man (or woman) for that matter, you have to perform a historical analysis of primary resources and compare findings to recent/contemporary times.
I think we can teach a black man or any person of color/non-color by first, understanding their historical background, family/personal values, and goals. Then, second, we can be guided towards constructively and multiculturally approaching a black man or any color man in a classroom and maybe in most other settings through objectively multi-color lenses that can see all that makes them human instead of just through subjectively non-color lenses that subtracts from their humanity.

]]> 2018-07-10 17:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/269867541 https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/269889640 1 + 2: I'm not sure what you mean by these questions, do you mean like how they're treated?  Or how they're stereotyped?  We can talk about perceptions of men of color, particularly African American and Black men and how they're disproportionately policed and incarcerated then talk about all the research on biases--how they're more likely to be punished in schools, tracked into special education, placed in the school to prison pipeline, arrested and convicted and sentenced more harshly, more likely to be viewed as a threat, as magical, as scary...and how these perceptions do change outcomes for entire communities as a result of that. 

3 - 4. I was teaching when Trayvon Martin was shot, and I remember thinking that he was the age of many of my students' older siblings.  I mostly saw the photos of him in his hoodie before anything else.  Also, I want to point out that Trayvon Martin was a teenager or a child, not a man.  When Michael Brown was shot, a lot of news outlets called him a man because he was 18, but they would call 19 year old white suspects teenagers.  The fact that Trayvon is aged to be a man shows that even in childhood, innocence is stripped away from young black teens or children and they're placed into adulthood quickly--and they are therefore more culpable.  I'm also going to assume that by men you mean children for the rest of your questions.

5.  This question worries me a little because I I think it can be a pretty reductionist question and it's a slippery slope to stereotypes. There's no specific way that ALL African American males learn.  I think it varies regionally, by context, by age, and a lot more than just race and gender.   I do think there are unifying experiences and connections you can make given how racist our country is across the board, but I don't think that you can write specific strategies for learning.  

6.  Absolutely.  See my answers above. 

7 - 8.  I think we should ask them first about what matters.  Yes, I feel fine as  a facilitator but not comfortable in a traditional teacher role.  As an Asian American woman, I have no expertise on what it's like to be a young black male in this country compared to young black males.  


]]> 2018-07-11 00:03:34 UTC https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/269889640 sjruiz93 https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/269907694 1. I think this may be part of the problem. What do we know about black men ...what do we know about white men or brown men or women in general. Anyways - they are punished more often, viewed as criminals, made to feel as if they are scary. 
2. I think they should be described as any other would be. 
3.  I honestly figured it was another black man shot because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time while someone was being a racist. Thats usually the case. 

4. The readings told us we view them as suspicious. 

5. There is not particular way in which a group of people learn. Everyone, of every race learns differently. Its dangerous to generalize. 

6. Of course they are disadvantaged. They aren't white. 

7. Again we can't know what is important to an entire race....

8. You have to ask any student of any race what they want to learn, what is important to them. It may be uncomfortable, obviously I am not a black male, but I think it is necessary. Not only will education go in the direction they wish but in the end the teacher will learn something as well. 

]]> 2018-07-11 03:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/269907694 707erica https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/270031589 Erica Harral 1. Men of color are misunderstood and are oppressed. 2. They are described suspicious for being themselves and are not free to be themselves without harsh judgement. 3. My thoughts were that they killed another innocent black young man and that white men can continue to use the same old paradigms to get off free. 4. American society perceives AA men as maybe violent and lazy with a inkling to smoke MJ. They also tend to be know as fantastic athletes. 5. They learn like other children but can no longer be silenced. 6. AA men are disadvantaged and underrepresented in colleges significantly. 7. We need to ask them what is important to them. 8. I would feel comfortable teaching them what is important and valuable to any student of mine. We ask the student what is important to them and be creative in how to implement into curriculum.

]]> 2018-07-12 07:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/270031589 alexa_proffitt https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/270067387 1. We know that black men are imprisoned at higher rates than any other demographic and that white supremacy has impacted communities of color throughout history.
2. As black men, or how each individual chooses to identify...I'm not sure what you mean here.
3. Travyon Martin was a child and he was not treated as such by the media.
4. People of color are all oppressed in our society and that oppression filters into every aspect of their experiences, most especially education.]]> 2018-07-12 15:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/felicia_rodriguez16/33hgbbjdryx4/wish/270067387