Race-on-Race Education
There is only a matter of 7% of African Americans making up the education workforce. But, studies show that African Americans are better teachers to African Americans than Caucasian Americans because they relate. There was a test given to 150 African American teachers from 7 states to see where they stand pertaining to their jobs, for example why they chose this job, what challenges they face living through this job and the value they bring to the schools. African Americans make sure they lead African American students to success whereas Caucasian Americans sometimes correlate their teaching methods between the Caucasian students and the African students. African American teachers like to gain a bond with their African American students so they can see if they'll be willing to open up about challenges they may be facing throughout their lives away from the school. Schools tend to place African American teachers with African American students which makes white colleagues look at the African American educators as disciplinarians rather than the educators that they are.
This to me is educational because it seems very true. If you look at high schools, middle schools and elementary schools today you can tell. Look at the Huber Heights City Schools district compared to the Dayton Public Schools district, there are way more African American teachers, coaches, and principals in the Dayton Public Schools to compare to the amount of African American students in the district as well. Whereas, the Huber Heights City Schools district has a high amount of Caucasian teachers, coaches, and principals to compare to the amount of Caucasian students within the district. There have been so many African Americans leaving Huber Heights City Schools because they don't feel they're being taught equally to the other students. It's all so true honestly and there are statistics to show for it.
Title of Article: Black Teachers Give Voice To Challenges In Education System
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