Content Review
Directions:
Respond to each item. Each response should be concise and between 2-3 paragraphs in length.
Use MS Word to write your responses, and submit your answers to all three questions in one Word document.
1. On pages 70 and 71 of the course text, author Patricia Ramsey discusses the concept of racial privilege. Define this concept in your own words and explain how it relates to the concept of colorblindedness.
2. Summarize at least three effects of persistent poverty and then explain why many children growing up in poor families succeed in school and in life citing your Learning Resources for this week to validate your thinking and ideas.
3. Based on what you have learned this week, explain whether you agree or disagree with the following statement: Once prejudice develops, there is no going back. Cite examples from the learning resources to substantiate your thinking and ideas.
Required Resources
Course Text: Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World
Chapter 4, "The Context of Race" (pp. 69-84, up to "How to Learn What Children Know, Think, and Feel about Race")
Chapter 5, "The Economic Context: Social Class and Consumerism" (pp. 87-100, up to "How to Learn What Children Know, Think, and Feel about Social Class and Consumerism").