Tracking in Education: Separate-But (Not)-Equal
The inequitable education opportunities between groups of people in America have been a long debated subject. Educators, scholars, and scientists have tried to both evaluate and make logical conclusions about this dilemma and how it evolved. At least since the 1920’s there have been attempts to explain these gaps on [...]
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The notion of being colorblind to race is dangerous…
Posted in Racism, Whiteness, and White Privilege, tagged abstract liberalism, colorblind racism, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, meritocracy, Michael Lewis, racial privilege on June 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The connection between colorblind racism (the idea that one doesn’t see and thus respond to people on the basis of their color) and abstract liberalism is very subtle and hard to ascertain. Here, I provide a brief attempt to shed light on its connectedness through a hypothetical example.
Abstract liberalism: “This frame incorporates tenets associated [...]
