In class Activity American Promise by Christine Zozula

American Promise:Ryan Lewis,Morgan Calvert,Jaden Hernandez,Sonia Reyes

2024-10-09 13:24:18 UTC

-interesting to see how black students face adversity and inequality within schools: kids did tutoring/mom was upset about it because didn't want kids to be perceived in some negative way

-Microaggressions within the school: Example: racist comments/remarks

- Dalton didn't have a lot of diversity-used students for a quota more than for positives of diversity

American promise : Sam , Kayla , brooke

2024-10-09 13:25:26 UTC

It was fascinating how the teaching was pushed on social hierarchal structures. It was pushed onto black individuals that if you want a chance you have to conform to this type of role. Everything in the school mainly fits into school and social aspects rather than academics.

Shane, Thomas, Emma

emmanoone — 2024-10-09 13:25:39 UTC

Idris was able to realize his situation, in navigating a PWI, at such a young age, as well as dealing with the school load. Idris, was able to adjust to the school, and feel more comfortable, while the older boy, was unable to find a place for him at that school. The boys were able to understand that they were different than the others around them at such a young age which was moving, opening our eyes to the fact that it was relevant to those boys so young because of the lack of diversity that Dalton had. Relating this video to the other topics that we've gone over like credentialism.

American promise (Kayla, Grace, Po)

2024-10-09 13:26:51 UTC

teachers bringing down students
shows concern about ADHD, however the dad who's a psychiatrist disagrees
teachers misreading their black students
overworked with little reward
brushing gums aggressively to try to have pink gums like the kids at his school
black children not from his predominantly white school insinuating that he's "white washed"
teachers stereotype their black students as aggressive

Mason, Shane, Eric, Steven

2024-10-09 13:27:34 UTC

The parents were often overly intense

The school was bias in situations, specifically the school issued tutoring

Seun prevailed even after the tragedy of losing his mother and brother

Dad was often mean after loses

The boys slowly grew apart

Seun was more culturally versed

Atris had to change his voice after being made fun of for speaking like a white person

Danny, Mike & Alyssa P.

2024-10-09 13:29:16 UTC

1) Idris was seen as a troubled student among a predominately white school; for that he was suspended

2) Idris' family encouraged him to join the varsity basketball team; enforcing human capital theory

3) Students at Dalton are pushed to assimilate into an elitist social structure; Dalton would struggle with this, leading to code switch and join several extracurriculars

Savannah G, Brookleyn M, Jessica T, Nick R, Jolie, I

2024-10-09 13:29:22 UTC

Found it interesting the impact on race on a Childs development growing into their teenage years. The little boy talked about being 1/4 African American children in the entire grade. It's interesting to see the intensity of emotions that a kid has because they constantly feel like the odd one out. In high school, he still talked about how it was like to develop friendships and how his environment from childhood affected his teenage years. The school also played a part in the boys mental health by not stepping in and helping more through tutoring or noticing the difference in behavior through the boys. They boys had much higher expectations for themselves because they knew it was more difficult for them, then other students, their parents also played a part in pushing the boys.