MY WAY OR THE

HIGHWAY
Unit 34
Vocab
■ bias Exe
rc ise
■ caste of m
exp atch t
res h
■ colorblindness  sion e wo
s! rds
or
■ hierarchy
■ Jim Crow
■ mass incarceration            
■ stereotype               
■ stigma
Let’s get to business!
■ On a scale of 0-5, how comfortable are you talking about
race? Explain. 
On a scale of 0-5, how comfortable are you talking about
racism? Explain.
■ 0 = I would rather not talk about race/racism.
1 = I am very uncomfortable talking about race/racism.
2 = I am usually uncomfortable talking about race/racism.
3 = I am sometimes uncomfortable talking about
race/racism.
4 = I am usually comfortable talking about race/racism.
5 = I am very comfortable talking about race/racism.
 LET’S MAKE A
TALKING CIRCLE
Talk about previous racist or stigmatized
comments/experiences you’ve had and share your opinión on
them. What could have been different if you’ve had
responded?
■ Do you consider discrimination to be a main component of
societies around the world?       
■ Have you ever been a victim of discrimination yourself? How?
■ Have you ever discriminated a person consciously or
unconsciously? How? Why did you do it?
■ Where do you think exists the highest level of discrimination in
you city? What about in the world?
■ How could you end discrimination, segregation and hatred in the
world?
■ In your opinion, which groups of people are discriminated against
the most these days? Say a list of the things they are
discriminated for.
■ Some people believe that we are all equal, some others say that
we do not. Do you agree with any of the two? Why?
■ Do you think some races are better that others? Do you think
some races or genders are better at doing certain tasks? For
 Please write on the board the
What are stereotypes you know of these

the groups:

stereotypes
you know?
■ African American/Black
stereotype: an exaggerated belief,
image or distorted truth about a
■ Asian group or person—a generalization
■ European American/White that allows for little or no individual
■ Andean peruvian differences or social variation.
■ Hispanic/Latino Stereotypes are based on images in
■ Jewish/Muslim/Catholics/Anglica mass media or reputations passed on
ns by parents, peers and other
■ Middle Eastern/Arabs members of society. Stereotypes can
■ Argentinians be positive or negative but are
 Still Separate, Still Unequal: Teaching about School Segregation and Educational
Inequality
(NYTimes, 2019)

■ Racial segregation in public education has been illegal for 65 years in the
United States. Yet American public schools remain largely separate and
unequal — with profound consequences for students, especially students of
color.

■ Today’s teachers and students should know that the Supreme Court declared
racial segregation in schools to be unconstitutional in the landmark 1954 ruling
Brown v. Board of Education. Perhaps less well known is the extent to which
American schools are still segregated. According to a recent Times article,
“More than half of the nation’s schoolchildren are in racially concentrated
districts, where over 75 percent of students are either white or nonwhite.” In
addition, school districts are often segregated by income. The nexus of racial
and economic segregation has intensified educational gaps between rich and
poor students, and between white students and students of color.
STORY TIME!
What do
you see
in the
image?
How is Peru segregated?
Public schools
vs. Private
schools
How is Peru segregated?

■Modern
education vs
Old or
Antique
education?
How is Peru segregated?

■Private
universities
vs public
universities
?
How is Peru
segregated?

• Districts of
Lima and their
zonification
 THE SEGREGATION
AT MY SCHOOL
https://projects.propublica.org/miseducation/district/5101890