But I would have talks with my mom and she would explain how times are a bit different now. And not every white person is a racist. My mom always taught me treat everyone how you would want to be treated. I realized she was right over time growing up. Making friends with people other than my race didn’t seem impossible anymore. To me when kids learn history such as black history, it could change them as people and their protectives in life. In addition, I am a middle class female. I went to one private school for a short period of time, then I went to public schools for the reminder of my education. I think being a female in public schools we have the upper-hand. In a lot of my public schools boys didn’t take school serious. Don’t get me wrong I knew some smart boys that did well in public schools but there was definitely a higher rate of girls that would excel in classes. I always would strive to be the best in all my classes. So, being a female influenced me to work hard because I knew I had standards to
But I would have talks with my mom and she would explain how times are a bit different now. And not every white person is a racist. My mom always taught me treat everyone how you would want to be treated. I realized she was right over time growing up. Making friends with people other than my race didn’t seem impossible anymore. To me when kids learn history such as black history, it could change them as people and their protectives in life. In addition, I am a middle class female. I went to one private school for a short period of time, then I went to public schools for the reminder of my education. I think being a female in public schools we have the upper-hand. In a lot of my public schools boys didn’t take school serious. Don’t get me wrong I knew some smart boys that did well in public schools but there was definitely a higher rate of girls that would excel in classes. I always would strive to be the best in all my classes. So, being a female influenced me to work hard because I knew I had standards to