2. INQUIRY QUESTION
How can we educate our students on
discrimination?
And how can we handle it in the
classroom?
3. DEFINITION
the practice of unfairly treating a person or group of
people differently from other people or groups of
people
Appearance, race, sexual orientation, socioeconomic
status and mental health
4. DIFFERENT TYPES OF RACISM
1. Prejudice-Prejudging groups or individuals on the basis
of their race or physical characteristics.
2. Racial assumptions-Assuming something about
someone of a different race.
3. Racial jokes and slurs
5. DIFFERENT TYPES OF RACISM (CONT.)
4. Harassment-Unwelcome behavior that denies the
dignity and respect of another human being.
5. Institutional (or systematic) racism: Racism that occurs in
institutions such as governments, legal, medical or
educational systems.
6. Micro-inequities-Subtle acts of racist behavior
commonly found in the workplace
7. SEXUAL ORIENTATION
Examples:
Teachers lecturing students on religious views and
making them feel uncomfortable
Ignoring a student’s problems because it is assumed
everyone is straight
Leaving students to deal with homophobic bullying on
their own.
8. IS IT ILLEGAL?
Yes --
More than half the states
have laws that prohibit
sexual orientation
discrimination
There are local laws that
offer this protection
No --
There is no federal law
that protects people
from sexual orientation
discrimination
Companies/Businesses
Private schools
10. JANE ELLIOT
She is from Riceville, Iowa and taught 3rd grade at
Community Elementary School.
“Why did they shoot that King?’’
Their community was all-white, all-Christian.
Mrs. Elliot explained discrimination to her students yet
she felt that they need to experience it for themselves.
Brown-eyed, blue-eyed experiment.
11. THE EXPERIMENT
Monday & Tuesday: Blue eyes are better
Wednesday & Thursday: Brown eyes were better.
Dominate eyes were allowed 5 minutes more at recess, considered smarter, could not
play with the other eyes.
The “other” eyes had to wear fabric collars.
13. WHAT IS A SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS?
Socioeconomic status (SES) is often measured as a
combination of education, income, and occupation. It
is commonly conceptualized as the social standing or
class of an individual or group.
14. HOME LIFE
Parents Having Multiple Jobs
-Less time reading to their children
-Don’t visit the library with their child
-Less books in their home
-Do not participate in the child’s
classroom
Neighborhood
-Criminal activities
-No safe areas to play in
15. HEALTH
Children from lower SES are twice as likely to display
learning-related disabilities.
Suffer from emotional distress/depression that affects
their academic outcomes.
Chronic Stress
16. SCHOOL
Low SES families lack resources to continue reading
growth
Low SES schools have less qualified teachers = lower
reading growth rates
17. DISCRIMINATION
Since lower SES students fall behind in reading, they may be in
special reading programs to help them catch up.
Many lower SES students are on free and reduced lunch programs.
Once of working age, many students get jobs to help out at home.
This makes them miss out on many social opportunities.
18. MENTAL ILLNESS
Anxiety - Asperger’s syndrome
Attachment Disorder - ADHD
Bipolar - Conduct Disorder
Depression - Eating Disorder
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Oppositional Deviant Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Schizophrenia - Tourette’s Disorder
Time to Change Program
9 out of 10 people who have mental
health problems are affected by a
stigma and have been treated
negatively because of their mental
illness
20. IS BULLYING A FORM OF DISCRIMINATION?
If we really think about it, bullying is a strong form of
discrimination. The bully picks on a certain type of person
“the weak” or “the less fortunate”. Just as those who
discriminate against a certain race, sexuality, or religion,
the bully will not pick on his own kind. The bully will not pick
on someone with a high self-esteem. He “the bully”
discriminates.
Stop Bullycide
21. TYPES OF BULLYING
Pack bullying
Individual bullying
Physical bullying
Emotional bullying
Face to Face bullying
Cyber bullying
22. TARGETS TO SCHOOL BULLYING
Students who are struggling
with their sexuality
Students with disabilities
Students of different race
and culture
Students who are religious
Students who have self-
esteem issues
23. FACTS ABOUT BULLYING
Noticeably more bullying in middle school (grades 6, 7, and 8)
Emotional bullying is the most prevalent type of bullying
Most bullying occurs inside the school and on school grounds
Victims of bullying display a range of responses, even many years
later, such as
Low self esteem
Difficulty in trusting others
Lack of assertiveness
Aggression
Difficulty controlling anger
Isolation
24. WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO STOP BULLYING?
We can educate or students on bullying such as;
‒ What is bullying
‒ What to do if you see someone being bullied
‒ If you are being bullied, what to do?
‒ Who can you talk to if you are being bullied
‒ Always stand up against bullying by doing the right
thing
25. TEACH THEM - -
‒ To treat others with respect and kindness
‒ Encourage good behavior
‒ Set a good example, be the example
‒ Start at home: Send out a family letter explaining that
your class will be covering bullying or discrimination and
how the family can help
‒ Showing and telling students that there is always help
