Comments on: So, who are you? http://blog.peterherrick.com/2009/02/so-who-are-you/ What is life really like for ALL students? Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:57:17 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aaction http://blog.peterherrick.com/2009/02/so-who-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-545 aaction Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:44:13 +0000 http://blog.peterherrick.com/?p=42#comment-545 [...] ... Mail (will not be published) (required) Website. Copyright © 2008 Pinay in Action. All ...Classrooms for all So, who are you?I'm in the process of working on the design of this blog, so please bear with me... [...] [...] … Mail (will not be published) (required) Website. Copyright © 2008 Pinay in Action. All …Classrooms for all So, who are you?I'm in the process of working on the design of this blog, so please bear with me… [...]

]]> By: Peter http://blog.peterherrick.com/2009/02/so-who-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Peter Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:29:55 +0000 http://blog.peterherrick.com/?p=42#comment-187 The homophily one is interesting. There's the type where all my friends think the way I do, and there's the type that involves some measure of self-protection. The school where I attended college had very low minority rates, and the small handful of black students did often seem to spend time together. But in an nearly all-white school, although I cannot speak for anyone else's experience, this makes sense to me. White people don't often understand what it feels like to be the 'only', as Peggy Macintosh points out in her essay "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" as condition number one: 1. I can if I wish arrange to be in the company of people of my race most of the time. Find the entire essay here: http://www.case.edu/president/aaction/UnpackingTheKnapsack.pdf The homophily one is interesting. There’s the type where all my friends think the way I do, and there’s the type that involves some measure of self-protection. The school where I attended college had very low minority rates, and the small handful of black students did often seem to spend time together. But in an nearly all-white school, although I cannot speak for anyone else’s experience, this makes sense to me.

White people don’t often understand what it feels like to be the ‘only’, as Peggy Macintosh points out in her essay “Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” as condition number one:

1. I can if I wish arrange to be in the company of people of my race most of the time.

Find the entire essay here:

http://www.case.edu/president/aaction/UnpackingTheKnapsack.pdf

]]> By: Dollface http://blog.peterherrick.com/2009/02/so-who-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Dollface Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:58:22 +0000 http://blog.peterherrick.com/?p=42#comment-186 Great post, I'm glad my post on gender roles inspired you. I think it's really important to address gender and cultural stereotypes in the classroom because, as you said, it's a great way to encourage students to examine and question norms and institutions that we all take for granted. You bring up a fascinating point about homophily. I've definitely noticed students (even at a collegiate level) self-segregating themselves along lines of gender, race, ethnicity, and even to a small degree, religion and class. Great post, I’m glad my post on gender roles inspired you.

I think it’s really important to address gender and cultural stereotypes in the classroom because, as you said, it’s a great way to encourage students to examine and question norms and institutions that we all take for granted.

You bring up a fascinating point about homophily. I’ve definitely noticed students (even at a collegiate level) self-segregating themselves along lines of gender, race, ethnicity, and even to a small degree, religion and class.

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