The Silenced Dialogue: Lisa Delpit

"All of the white respondents, except me, have wished to talk more about the question of skills versus process approaches-to support or reject what they perceive to be my position. on the other hand, all of the nonwhite respondents have spoken passionately on being left out of the dialogue about how best to educate children of color."  (page 2)
I chose this quote because it shows how different people of different races think. It is showing how people responded after reading Delpit's article. It shows that the nonwhite people do not feel children of color are getting the best education they can. I believe this is because teachers are not open enough to different races. In this quote, the nonwhite people are upset because they seem to feel children of color are not being treated the same as the white students. The white respondents seem to want more information on what Delpit is saying. It seems as if they may be willing to work with the nonwhites to fix the problem. 


"The teachers role is to maintain the full attention of the group by continuous questioning, eye contact, finger snaps, hand claps, and other gestures, and by eliciting choral responses and initiating some sort of award system." (page 5)
I chose this quote because I think it is important to keep students attention, which is difficult when working with young students. The teacher at the school I go to for my service learning project uses some of these techniques. To get the students to be quiet she has a hand clap that the students obey. She has a reward system where if the students are behaving properly or give correct answers she gives them a ticket and puts it in a jar. If the students are misbehaving she has them write their name down on a clipboard. These techniques are very effective and keep the classroom in order.  

"My kids know how to be black- you all teach them how to be successful in the white man's world." (page 6)
I think this quote is important because it is important for teachers to understand different students backgrounds but not try to change them. Their job is to teach them and help them be successful in the future. I think teachers should realize that all students are different and come from different backgrounds even if they are the same race. The teacher needs to put the background aside and teach as if all the students are on the same level unless told otherwise. It is important to not have a prejudice against any student so they all receive the same education.