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Thompson, Thomas E. – Teaching Education, 1990
Attractive and well-funded programs designed to lure Black students into teaching may produce a political setback for the Black community if they result in serious reduction of Blacks entering professions which they have fought for years to enter. Alternative solutions to the shortage of Black teachers are proposed. (IAH)
Descriptors: Black Family, Black Population Trends, Black Students, Black Teachers
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Carger, Chris Liska – Teaching Education, 1993
A Caucasian teacher reflects on her experiences over the years of being part of and then teaching within diverse student populations, explaining what it feels like to be white in a world so worried about, yet so often unfair to, people of color. (SM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Black Students, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
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Austin, Anna – Teaching Education, 1991
Teacher educator discusses challenges in preparing teachers for diverse student populations. She remembers being the only African American in one seventh grade class. It was the only public school experience in which she forgot her differences because the teacher taught to benefit all students, forever influencing her educational beliefs. (SM)
Descriptors: Black Students, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences