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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Children of color, who tend to disproportionately also be low income, fare worse in the current system. That's why role models that look like them, and who can speak to them from experience about growing up Black/brown, are important. [/quote]

I disagree.  How are you ever going to have a colorless society if kids do not have experience with all kinds of people?

I speak as a white woman who taught children of color.  I taught for several years in a heavy majority AA community and then for several years in a diverse community--more often majority white.  Why is it important to be able to have the experience of growing up Black/brown when you are teaching kids to read?

I see this more as a socio-economic/cultural problem.  The kids of color that I taught who came from families that had books in the home and who valued education did just fine.  I taught some children (primary grades) who did not know how to handle books (top to bottom, left to right).  It is very difficult to overcome a deficiency like that.  This was many years ago, and I hope it has improved.  Even very poor kids seem to have access to technology these days.  I suspect that achievement will improve because of this.  It will not happen overnight.[/quote]

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