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[quote=Anonymous]I was a child who had a difficult time fitting in socially.  I spent so much time desperately wanting and trying to figure out how I could be more like the other kids, but I was a mixed race child and always was ready for that inevitable question from the other kids: "What ARE you?"  Went to a prep high school which was tough, because it was about 99.99% white/upper class.  The student parking lot was full of jeep wranglers and BMWs, and there was my 1983 Honda Civic.  I always knew that socioeconomic status was a factor as well, but it wasn't until I was an adult that I realized the impact of race on my childhood.  I don't think I was ever discriminated against (in fact I'm sure I got the scholarship to that prep school because of my "mixed race" status), but I now see the subtle ways in which being different impacted me.  It's almost as if I wasn't intellectually mature enough to handle being "different"--but how many kids are?  And it's not like you can turn that sort of "different" off/on.

Race and socioeconomic status are just two potential underlying factors that may subtlety contribute to a socially awkward childhood.  Don't discount them.  And at the same time, we cannot turn it into contempt for the non-minorities out there.  Instead, I feel it's important to teach children acceptance and appreciation for those things that make us different.  Non- minorities will be enriched by the presence of diversity, and minoritues will feel empowered, valued; we all win![/quote]

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