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[quote=Anonymous][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]

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A "a lot of black kids are bad." "those black kids are just bad. They just don't want to learn!"

B  "Well, it just matters where you teach."

Response from B should have been nothing but hmm and a subject change since B's response could be construed the wrong way.    [/quote]

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