Surely you're kidding me...
Education of the Gifted and Talented includes this suggestion from Baldwin (1991, 1993) under the category of helping minority children maintain ethnic identity:
Oh yeah, I can just imagine the reaction of parents, other teachers, and the media if I asked my students to spend 2 days in blackface, whiteface, or similar. And furthermore, do you REALLY think that kids are going to get treated as though they were members of another ethnic group as a result of wearing a mask? Sure, they'll get treated differently, but more along the lines of, "Why the heck are you walking around in a mask?" And then they'll get jumped.
Maybe it would make more sense if I read the original source...?
Help students experience what it feels like to be different. Students can use masks and become members of another ethnic group; they should stay "in character" for at least 48 hours. A journal and discussion of emotion can be used.
Oh yeah, I can just imagine the reaction of parents, other teachers, and the media if I asked my students to spend 2 days in blackface, whiteface, or similar. And furthermore, do you REALLY think that kids are going to get treated as though they were members of another ethnic group as a result of wearing a mask? Sure, they'll get treated differently, but more along the lines of, "Why the heck are you walking around in a mask?" And then they'll get jumped.
Maybe it would make more sense if I read the original source...?
posted by ms. v. at 2:41 PM
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