We need more black and brown teachers but not for the reasons you think - The Hechinger... - 0 views
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Privilege is passed on like inheritance. Therefore, we must educate the children of people currently in power so they won’t replicate the systems of the past. Undoing the racism that muffles achievement requires teaching the scions of privilege who will likely end up running systems that fail students of color.
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Cultural differences influence teaching efficacy, however. “Most results show that when black teachers teach black students, black students achieve more than when taught by white teachers,” writes Andy Porter in Rethinking the Achievement Gap.
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This piece argues that not only do black and brown teachers have a positive impact on the success of students of the same background, but they also have a lasting impact on white students. The author stipulates that in order for change to take place, we need white students of privilege to learn from black and brown teachers because they need to break the cycle of inherent bias and racism.