Other people's children by Lisa delpit . Post #2 reflection

As a person of color who has worked in education and, has been around predominantly white staff / . educators. I resonate with the statement from the two black educators. It's exhausting to try and explain how children of color might need a different approach and being over looked for the inability to provide research or proof that it works besides word of mouth and your experiences. We are never educated enough on the topic. Working in a system of authority that we manage to survive and hoping for change is draining. The best experience to go off of is often said to be personal and relatable, yet my approaches are over looked because it’s not authoritative. Being in power is not conducive to learning, there are many ways to teach and allow the exchange of power from teacher and student that still honors respect and learning. This system of power if often traumatic to learn in, Delpit said it best we are in a disadvantage because of the rules of power and how it plays in education. As I stated in many peers comments, POC were brought into a system design for the person in power. It hardly wanted to integrate us and we have been operating from a disadvantage from the start. Due to this reason alone it’s hard to leave out the dialogue of race. When the system of race is deeply embedded into America.