Since it is really hard to separate your personal self from your professional identity it can be tough to leave some experiences out of the workplace. This assignment says put yourself in the shoes of someone who has experienced a particular –isms and how this experience would affect your classroom setting.
I am African-American female who is educated who is very worldly and has been exposed to a variety of different people and situations. I went to a four star restaurant where I was the only minority with a group of friends who happen to be Caucasian. I got there first to wait for everyone to arrive when I walked in the establishment no one greeted me or asked me if I was waiting to be seated or waiting for a party, it was like I did not exist. I decided to use the restroom to walk away from the situation for a minute, while walking back some friends were coming in the door and the hostess greeted asked to take their coats, are they ready to be seated, and would they like to go to the bar to have a drink while they wait for the rest of their party. Needless to say I was uncomfortable and no longer wanted to stay, but decided to not run and enjoy the time with my friends that I have seen in a long time.
This experience would help me to show the children how it feels to be singled out and made to feel less of person because the color of your skin, cultures, or beliefs. I would now have a personal story to tell the students about the effects of being treated differently. I would you this experience as tool and not in a negative manner, because two wrongs do not make a right. I believe if you to tell a story it makes a situation more memorable because you are telling the actions feelings felt when going through the circumstance.
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