Comments on: Racism in schools http://ssy.org.uk/2009/10/racism-in-schools/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:00:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: James Heartfield http://ssy.org.uk/2009/10/racism-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-572 James Heartfield Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:11:56 +0000 http://socialistleftfield.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-572 Children take their lead from the adult world. Most parents I know are not racists, and their children are not. But schools are always reminding children what colour they are and what is expected of them because of their colour. It used to be called racism, today it is called anti-racism, but the meaning is the same: schools expect black children to fail, and it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Children take their lead from the adult world. Most parents I know are not racists, and their children are not. But schools are always reminding children what colour they are and what is expected of them because of their colour. It used to be called racism, today it is called anti-racism, but the meaning is the same: schools expect black children to fail, and it is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

]]> By: Andy Bowden http://ssy.org.uk/2009/10/racism-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Andy Bowden Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:51:20 +0000 http://socialistleftfield.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-66 Aye kids are much more likely to get their parents approval than teachers, so if their parents are ok wi racism the kids will be too. Aye kids are much more likely to get their parents approval than teachers, so if their parents are ok wi racism the kids will be too.

]]> By: Liam McCombes http://ssy.org.uk/2009/10/racism-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Liam McCombes Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:21:43 +0000 http://socialistleftfield.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-65 To be fair to the schools, people who are racist usually get disciplined pretty quickly, from personal experience. I don't think the right approach is taken most of the time though; kids pick up racist attitudes from their parents in the majority of cases, and just sending them to the head teacher isn't going to solve that. To be fair to the schools, people who are racist usually get disciplined pretty quickly, from personal experience. I don’t think the right approach is taken most of the time though; kids pick up racist attitudes from their parents in the majority of cases, and just sending them to the head teacher isn’t going to solve that.

]]> By: Andy Bowden http://ssy.org.uk/2009/10/racism-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Andy Bowden Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:19:51 +0000 http://socialistleftfield.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-64 Theres a lot of kids who'll pick up words like 'paki' etc from their parents or parents friends as well, it doesn't mean that they are racist cos they dunno what the words mean but a teacher should take them aside and tell them not to use it. I bet the daily mail wouldnt protest if teachers were pulling up kids for using words like fuck, or cunt, where the kids wouldnt know what the words meant but theyd still be offensive. Theres a lot of kids who’ll pick up words like ‘paki’ etc from their parents or parents friends as well, it doesn’t mean that they are racist cos they dunno what the words mean but a teacher should take them aside and tell them not to use it.

I bet the daily mail wouldnt protest if teachers were pulling up kids for using words like fuck, or cunt, where the kids wouldnt know what the words meant but theyd still be offensive.

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