April 11th- Molly

I found the Ladson, Billings article to be a very interesting one this week. This article brought up the fact that many white teachers don't see the color difference in their children because regardless of race all students should be treated the same. Some find this naive or simply disrespectful because not all children are the same and they each have their individual needs. I can see both sides to this. I think its important to see the difference everyone brings to the classroom but with that said no child should be discriminated due to their qualities that make them who they are. I did question when they compared an African American child to a blind child in the sense that in order for all to be "equal" you would need to give the blind child the same work as you would the child who can see. I think that someone with a disability is completely different than someone of a minority. I think regardless everyone should be treated equal in the sense of learning ability but obviously if students need special assistance otherwise that should obviously be done. Very interesting article!