The definitions of racism discussed in this section were very consistent with my personal understanding, although most likely because of the significant number of graduated levels I have taken at universities with a strong push towards social justice in schools. I certainly was not aware of the larger, systemic forms of racism before that. One of the biggest takeaways I am receiving lately is to ensure that my materials and discussions and even own personal thoughts are strength, not defecit based. I strongly believe all students can learn but find myself at times falling in the deficit thinking rhetoric that our society has propogandized. I also am reading a lot of research that completely debunks the effectiveness of segregation in any form, including ability tracking and ENL sheltering.
