Delpit, The Silenced Dialogue- Response

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    While reading I just kept getting more and more shocked. Lots of phrases and experiences stuck out to me like and left me wanting to read more. Quotes that stuck out to me the most are: "I don't know if they really don't listen or if they just don't believe you.....now i'm just in it for a grade" (Pg 1). "They listen but they don't hear you" (Pg 1). " The more I try to explain, they just look and nod, just keер looking and nodding. They don't really hear me" (Pg 2). The last quote I gave especially made me think back to my own experiences and realize just how many times I personally have tried to explain situations where I may have been upset or felt differently about something and was just left with the person not really caring or just nodding. Back then I never really realized just how much we weren't allowed to talk about differences or really embrace cultures. For example, I once went to school with a head wrap on and was told by the teacher that it "wasn't allowed" which is just absolutely insane looking back. 

    My sister has experienced this more than me as she would usually wear her hair out in a puff or an Afro in high school and was mocked by students and the teachers NEVER called them out about it. We did end up changing schools but the fact that it took US leaving in order for it to stop is once again.. insane. Delpit seems to talk about teachers needing to embrace the differences among all students while also teaching other students to be respectful. It seems extremely important for teachers to not only know how to be respectful of students' different cultures and also allowing a space for them and others to learn from each other! Overall, I think if we all were able to just educate each other then a lot would change but I do question if we will ever be able to reach that point.