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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

This has been going on forever.  Our Africans rarely mingle with our African Americans.  Culturally, they're very different.  So there's little middle ground - even among the various cultures from different African countries.

She's a sub - a warm body.  Unless she's damaging the kids by physically abusing them or verbally assaulting them, leave it be.  [b]Some of our best subs are African and b/c of the strict upbringing can usually keep some of our more challenging classes under control.  So while this sub may have some negative views of our AA students, chances are she's addressing some of their negative behavior, too.
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btw - I'm white in a "majority minority" school (so weird to write that) and have over 18 years in my system.

And I don't think she was baiting you.

[quote=Anonymous]Hello everyone! I'm a teacher in my early 20's and I only have a few years of experience in the school system. I teach in Baltimore County and I'm white (it will be relevant in a moment).

There was a substitute teacher today who I spoke with on the playground. She was African American (as in she actually is from Africa). She was telling me about various schools she's worked at, and told me that schools with "a lot of black kids" are bad. She then went on to express (verbatim) that "those black kids are just bad. They just don't want to learn!"

This was a disturbing comment to begin with, and seemed even more unusual because I'm white. Was I expected to make a blatantly racist comment? I just told her "Well, it just matters where you teach." I didn't want to tell her that saying this on a playground full of 1st graders was just wrong; I had no idea how to respond! I was disturbed but didn't want to make a scene in front of all of these children.

What would you have done? Reported her to the office?

I know this comment may stir the pot, but I'm not a troll. This was just a really strange situation![/quote][/quote]

+1. Some of the reason people behave badly is because they are not corrected and maybe do not know better. People want to mind their own business and not interfere for fear of getting into trouble. But there is a great need for a sense of community and looking after each other.[/quote]

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