Race, Class, Gender; Why Students Fail

Race, Class, Gender; Why Students Fail
Peter McLaren

1.)"Specifically blacks and similar minorities believe that in order for a minority person to succeed in school academically, he or she must learn to think and act white."
I chose this quote because I found it sad but true. I don't think that people should have to not act like themselves in order to succeed but I think that it does happen often.

2.)"The girls in the Corridor often reject marriage as a desirable option for the future. At the same time, however, some felt that marriage would be preferable to working in meaningless job.”
I found this quote kind of offensive mostly because this is what my asperations are. I don't see anything wrong with wanting to get married, as long as you're not completely submissive and can still be an independant woman.

3.)“Just as male resistance in the schools often serves to more firmly cement the boys in their low-caste status, female resistance often means rejecting the culture of the classroom only to be positioned in a culture in which girls are viewed as sex objects.”
I posted this quote because I found it really awful! This is probably the worst thing I ever read, it's basicly saying that no matter what women do men will always only see them as sex objects.

I didn't like this reading at all! I thought it said terrible truths about women. It wasn't hard to read but I still didn't like it.