ANTI-RACISM YOUTH CONFERENCE

2/17/2021

Click above and click on our IG story to see what happened today!

Today, students continued working through their FSAs. We have several more parts to complete this week. We hope to finish it by Friday afternoon! In the afternoon, we were lucky to have the opportunity to participate in the Anti-Racism Youth Conference. The Burnaby school district extended an invitation to our class so we graciously accepted! We heard from famous poets, singers, and students from the lower mainland. They shared their experiences. These were all important to share for our students to understand how not only blacks, but other marginalized groups feel in various situations.
IMPORTANT:
1.) Anti-Racism Youth Conference: Parents, talk to your child about what they experienced today. Ask them about the different people, voices, and perspectives they heard from today.

LEARNING:
1.) POST A RESPONSE:

Today's Anti-Racism Conference was incredibly powerful! We learned a lot from the different people who shared their perspectives.
Click here and watch our class IG story tor review the names of some of the speakers you heard from today.
LEARNING INTENTION: I can teach and learn about racism through the perspective of others.
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
1.) Paragraph format: engaging hook, body with supporting points/examples, and conclusion
2.) Explain what you learned from one or more of the speakers from today's presentation. Use this opportunity to teach your classmates about racism and discrimination.
3.) Include some examples they mentioned and how that helps you understand their perspective.
4.) Read 3 other posts from your classmates and comment on each by asking them a question about the content of what your classmates wrote.
5.) Respond to at least 2 questions posted to you.
6.) Edit/revise as needed.

VIDEO LINKS:
Khari McClelland - Song of the Agitators

Taiki

2/17/2021 03:14:07 pm

first

Isa

2/17/2021 03:21:13 pm

Second

Mika

2/17/2021 03:24:56 pm

third

Aisli

2/17/2021 03:32:32 pm

fourth

2/17/2021 03:53:29 pm

fifth

Aisli

2/17/2021 04:13:19 pm

racism. what I have learned today was ground braking to my knowledge. I thought that since I have changed multiple schools in Canada and not one of them have not seen racist student ONCE in the all of the schools I have been to. I had yet to realize that racism was a big problem in Canada. I also did not know a thing about racism since basically everyone in Europe has similar skin tones, racism is a thing you can rarely experience. I felt sorry when I heard the speakers share their experience of jerks and ignorants who have picked on them. One thing that I did not know was the word colorism. When I heard that word I thought that it was what separated races from color. I think of it that way because there is many races that have different skin tones but still the origins. I am happy to know that there is communities upon communities that were taught about discrimination and racism on that presentation today, and I hope that those 7000 students took something important away from it.

Math:
Why did I say 7000 students? Well every classroom I have been to has an average of 30 students. The last time we were informed about how many accounts were in the meeting there were 239. There were about 13 separate people that were presenting so I subtracted 13: 239 - 13 = 226. So then I multiplied 226 by 30: 226 x 30 = 6,780. Then i simply rounded that number up. 6,780 ~ 7,000.

Aisli self assessment

2/17/2021 04:14:32 pm

I can have a better hook

Aisli [revised]

2/17/2021 04:15:57 pm

The problems that bring on racism. what I have learned today was ground braking to my knowledge. I thought that since I have changed multiple schools in Canada and not one of them have not seen racist student ONCE in the all of the schools I have been to. I had yet to realize that racism was a big problem in Canada. I also did not know a thing about racism since basically everyone in Europe has similar skin tones, racism is a thing you can rarely experience. I felt sorry when I heard the speakers share their experience of jerks and ignorants who have picked on them. One thing that I did not know was the word colorism. When I heard that word I thought that it was what separated races from color. I think of it that way because there is many races that have different skin tones but still the origins. I am happy to know that there is communities upon communities that were taught about discrimination and racism on that presentation today, and I hope that those 7000 students took something important away from it.

Math:
Why did I say 7000 students? Well every classroom I have been to has an average of 30 students. The last time we were informed about how many accounts were in the meeting there were 239. There were about 13 separate people that were presenting so I subtracted 13: 239 - 13 = 226. So then I multiplied 226 by 30: 226 x 30 = 6,780. Then i simply rounded that number up. 6,780 ~ 7,000.

Aisli [re-revised]

2/18/2021 09:27:35 am

The problems that bring on racism. what I have learned today was groundbreaking to my knowledge. I thought that since I have changed multiple schools in Canada and not one of them have not seen racist student once in all the schools I have been to. I had yet to realize that racism was a big problem in Canada. I also did not know a thing about racism since basically everyone in Europe has similar skin tones, racism is a thing you can rarely experience. I felt sorry when I heard the speakers share their experience of jerks and ignorant people who have picked on them. Sometimes it is good to have someone to stand up for you, and I for example would not feel good being discriminated against and I do not think alone I could do muck to stop it. One thing that I did not know was the word colorism. When I heard that word, I thought that it was what separated races from color. I think of it that way because there are many races that have different skin tones but still the origins. I think racism will come to an end if people have knowledge about other people and their races. What brings racism is lack of knowledge so before we can solve racism, we need to solve school and education. I am happy to know that there are communities upon communities that were taught about discrimination and racism on that presentation today, and I hope that those 7000 students took something important away from it.

Math:
Why did I say 7000 students? Well, every classroom I have been to has an average of 30 students. The last time we were informed about how many accounts were in the meeting there were 239. There were about 13 separate people that were presenting so I subtracted 13: 239 - 13 = 226. So, then I multiplied 226 by 30: 226 x 30 = 6,780. Then I simply rounded that number up. 6,780 ~ 7,000.

Seth

2/18/2021 09:40:41 am

you forgot to capitalize some of the letters in the beginning of the sentence.

Aisli

2/17/2021 04:17:17 pm

first to par. :3

Keira

2/17/2021 06:00:39 pm

@Aisli - You spelt quite a lot of words wrong and did not use capital letters.
An example of a spelling error:
Braking, it should be breaking.

Dylan

2/17/2021 06:08:00 pm

What would you do, and how would you feel, if you were being discriminated against?

Magnus

2/17/2021 06:24:21 pm

@ Aisli, do you think that racism will end?

Nathan

2/18/2021 09:09:54 am

Hey, I'm pretty sure they said 239 classes...

Aisli

2/18/2021 09:31:07 am

@Nathan - by " how many accounts" each account represents one teacher, so that means there would be about 239 classrooms watching.

Roen

2/18/2021 09:37:16 am

There are about 1500 schools in BC, im sure more then that joined since its not one class from every school but probably more, so i pretty sure there were 2000 classes since no one is going to have separate devices, so 2000 x 30 equals 60000 and i believe thats how many students there were, it sounds like its impossible but it is a pretty big organization!

Roen

2/17/2021 04:21:14 pm

Racism has been round for a long time and it’s time for us to put a stop to it

Kyle C

2/17/2021 05:22:31 pm

lmao, is that it!?

Roen

2/17/2021 07:10:04 pm

Dude, i typed it onm Tysons phone but i had to go and he uploaded it

Dylan

2/17/2021 05:30:24 pm

yea Roen it needs to be longer

Tyson

2/17/2021 06:03:42 pm

It cut off he told me

Dylan

2/17/2021 06:08:37 pm

Well then he should repost it.

Tyson

2/17/2021 10:25:14 pm

He did

Roen

2/17/2021 07:23:33 pm

Racism has been round for a long time and it’s time for us to put a stop to it, racism is basically Americans thinking that they are the best and they are the most superior kind (only people that are racist think this) so when thye see African American's they think them as a human livestock. Something that they can buy with money but that's not true, today people are becoming lest racist outside, inside they are still racist but like. They dont want to be called racist! Imagine if you were black and someone just came up to you and said "ha! N*****" how would you feel? That's how thousands of people are facing everyday! So lets stop this, one voice doesent matter but together we can do it!

Tyson

2/17/2021 10:25:56 pm

Say n word instead of N***** :)

Simone

2/18/2021 09:09:26 am

you made a typo, its "so when they see" not "so when thye see"

Nathan

2/18/2021 09:12:53 am

I think you meant 'least'

Roy

2/18/2021 09:13:13 am

Is it only Americans who think this way?

Ryo

2/18/2021 09:13:31 am

LET'S stop this, not LETS stop this. Last sentence.

Luiza

2/18/2021 09:16:04 am

At the beginning you said what racism is but maybe you can say an example of racism is if an american... since not just americans can be racists

Nathan

2/18/2021 09:16:26 am

from the reply I said earlier I meant 'less'. "inside they are still racist but like. They dont want to be called racist!" put a comma instead of a period and put an apostrophe on don't. "one voice doesent matter" the wording of this phrase sounds very...very...wrong, also it's 'doesn't'

Mr. Hong

2/18/2021 09:17:04 am

@ Roen - I agree with you! Many people will not show their true colours, but on the inside they may still hold racist views. This goes for people from all different backgrounds.

Roen

2/18/2021 09:17:48 am

How many questions do i answer now?... I will just make a second draft.

Samantha

2/18/2021 09:18:55 am

Do you think that Americans are the only people who are racist, and African Americans are the only people who get criticized?

Magnus

2/18/2021 09:19:26 am

1.) Americans aren't the only racist people

2.) Not all Americans are racist.

3.) you misspelled a word

Roen

2/18/2021 09:26:06 am

Racism is the definition of when one race THINKS they are better then another but we are really just the same. I remember i watched a movie and it really changed the way i thought about racism, i used to think racism isn't a bad before i watched the movie, and i was astonished of how black men and women were treated, they had no rights and would be sent to jail from doing anything REMOTELY suspicious meanwhile a white man would get off the hook just like THAT. Most Americans are racist towards black people but the majority have changed! But its not just Americans that are making fun of them or calling them the n word. The truth is, all races has! So i think is is unfair that they are being verbally and physically abused by the world. Maybe its not as bad now because people are still racist but dont want to show it! But, how can we change this? Is is not their fault of what they are born as, so there is a problem and how should we solve it? I think we should all spread stories of black lives matter and let the whole world see how black people are actualy treated! They deserve as much as any of us do!

mr chicken sandwich link

2/18/2021 09:26:44 am

just say n word

Roen

2/18/2021 09:29:22 am

I didnt mean its only Americans being racist. I changed it to about, everyone. But the reason i mostly talked about Americans is because it is mostly going on in America but im sure it is happening everywhere else in the world and its not just black men or women facing racism, its a lot of us, you might not realise it but someone might've been racist to you or made fun of what you are.

Seth

2/18/2021 09:39:27 am

In your paragraph it would be better if you just say N-word. N****** is not really appropriate.

Roen

2/18/2021 09:41:32 am

Thanks for the feedback Seth! I changed it to n-word instead of n***** but i think it adds a touch of, reality? to it

Seth

2/17/2021 04:47:19 pm

Racism is a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. That is what I am here to talk about, to teach and learn about racism through the perspective of others. Today we were at a conference about racism. People in the conference talks about how people say the N-word without knowing what it means, and our ignorance gets in the way of a peaceful non-racist society. They also talked about defending their nationality and not looking back it up for being too white or other people just being jerks. Personally I have not experienced any racism I am white and don’t know many Black people, but obviously I don’t think I’m racist. In the small town Heerde where I grew up, there were little to no black people. The school I went to consisted of white people and only white people. But we were taught acceptance, because we had some pretty interesting personalities in our school. For example we have this one kid that always bit people we learned to except him and teach him then biting people is not okay. Racism is a huge flaw in our society, if we wish to achieve peace on earth we must improve in this sector. Be nice, be grateful, and be excepting.

Dylan

2/17/2021 05:42:31 pm

just saying but it's accepting not excepting

Seth

2/18/2021 08:16:57 am

I have fixed the mistake

Keira

2/17/2021 06:06:45 pm

@Seth - Do you have any ideas as to why people are so set on the colour white being the most favored and superior race?

Seth

2/17/2021 06:37:10 pm

No, I guess it’s just standerds or something engraved into our minds

Keira

2/18/2021 09:08:29 am

@Seth - *Standards.

Seth

2/17/2021 06:38:18 pm

Racism is a belief that race is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. That is what I am here to talk about, to teach and learn about racism through the perspective of others. Today we were at a conference about racism. People in the conference talk about how people say the N-word without knowing what it means and our ignorance gets in the way of a peaceful non-racist society. They also talked about defending their nationality and not looking back it up for being too white or other people just being jerks. I have not experienced any racism I am white and don’t know many Black people, but I don’t think I’m racist. In the small town of Heerde where I grew up, there were little to no black people. The school I went to consisted of white people and only white people. But we were taught acceptance because we had some pretty interesting personalities in our school. For example, we have this one kid that always bit people we learned to accept him and teach him then biting people is not okay. Racism is a huge flaw in our society, if we wish to achieve peace on earth we must improve in this sector. Be nice, be grateful, and be excepting.

Mason

2/17/2021 07:16:06 pm

I think you can rephrase the first line and make it a little better :)

Roen

2/17/2021 07:28:03 pm

i didnt even notice i also said that they think they are superior before i saw Keira's comment.....

lars

2/18/2021 06:52:11 am

the first sentence is unnecessarily unreadable, is there any reason why you couldnt just say 'racism is the belief that one race, or skin color, is better than another.'?

Seth

2/18/2021 08:12:20 am

I could do that, but I think that this explains in in a more formal way, I don’t think it is hard to understand since you are the only one that has complained about about it.

Seth fixed it

2/18/2021 09:10:23 am

Racism is the belief that one race, or skin tone, is superior than another's. That is what I am here to talk about, to teach and learn about racism through the perspective of others. Today we were at a conference about racism. People in the conference talk about how people say the N-word without knowing what it means and our ignorance gets in the way of a peaceful non-racist society. They also talked about defending their nationality and not looking back it up for being too white or other people just being jerks. I have not experienced any racism I am white and don’t know many Black people, but I don’t think I’m racist. In the small town of Heerde where I grew up, there were little to no black people. The school I went to consisted of white people and only white people. But we were taught acceptance because we had some pretty interesting personalities in our school. For example, we have this one kid that always bit people we learned to accept him and teach him then biting people is not okay. Racism is a huge flaw in our society, if we wish to achieve peace on earth we must improve in this sector. Be nice, be grateful, and be excepting.

Ryo

2/18/2021 09:15:41 am

Where is Heerde?

Roen

2/18/2021 09:16:20 am

you should rephrase your first line since if you dont it would technically mean you plagiarized the website it was from.

Nathan

2/18/2021 09:19:14 am

I'm pretty sure it's "accepting" at the end.

Roen

2/18/2021 09:10:04 am

your first sentence is literally the defintion of racism on the dictionary lmao

Sim

2/18/2021 09:16:38 am

For ne of your lines you wrote " our ignorance gets in the way of a peaceful non-racist society" How do you think that the world we live in right now, what makes you think that the status quo is a "peaceful and on-racist society"

Seth

2/18/2021 09:28:27 am

really, i just took what lars said and made it better.

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:49:33 am

Seth, do not take the definition of racism from the dictionary and make it shorter. Put it in your own words because it might be considered cheating. Also, take away all this fluff, listen to what lars wrote. If some kid reads your paragraph, there not going to understand anything you wrote. You want to make it understandable for your read, and giving fancy words do not make your paragraph better, I need you to realize that. Between "today" and we" in the 3rd line. There are so many grammar mistakes that I will need to go over. You say that you are white, that's why you do not experience racism, that kind of makes me feel like that your saying you are more superior then us. That sentence also does not need to be in the paragraph, it has nothing to do with anything. If your going to keep that sentence in, put a comma between "any racism" and "I am white". There's not point of saying your not racist, your not talking about your self. If your saying that your white and your not racist, you could just say that not all people are racist. I'm sure that black people shouldn't be capitalized, only the shade Black and white should. It is allowed but try not to start a sentence with but because it is not formal. Please take more time when your writing, or if you did, try to remember that the saying is "quality over quantity". I know you can do it :) !

Isa

2/17/2021 04:51:10 pm

lol

Isa

2/17/2021 05:13:37 pm

Today, there is a presentation in the afternoon. So many teachers have shared their opinion about racial discrimination. I never seen some black people were bullied by someone. But I promise I will never have any racial discrimination! There was a teacher said He’s school did not teach him so he only can study in the home. That’s such a tortured! I like to go to school because the study in the school is very fun. But that teacher can’t go to the school! There was still so many teachers was descripted their life when they are little but so many people did not trust them and bullied them. They think the black people can’t do anything right. But there are so many bosses are black people even so many presidents are black people. I don’t think black people can’t do anything right. They don’t have any different of us except the skin color. WE ARE EQEAL.

Mika

2/17/2021 05:26:28 pm

I think you misspelled equal and maybe use past-tense for some of the words for it to flow/fit better

Roen

2/18/2021 09:12:35 am

wdym you think she spelled it wrong? EQEAL

Keira

2/17/2021 06:05:07 pm

@Isa - If you were to ever witness someone being discriminated by the colour of their skin, what would you do?

Isa

2/18/2021 09:09:33 am

lol

Magnus

2/17/2021 06:22:47 pm

@ Isa, how do you think the speakers felt when they were picked on because of their skin color?

Taiki

2/17/2021 06:28:18 pm

Do you think you should make your hook more engaging?

Trevor

2/17/2021 07:14:38 pm

Isa... check your grammar...

Jacqueline

2/17/2021 07:26:54 pm

@ isa, do you have any personal experiences with racism and discrimination?

Seth

2/17/2021 07:31:02 pm

Make it in past tense

Seth

2/18/2021 08:21:07 am

@isa do you think there is hope for a none racist world?

Ryo

2/18/2021 09:18:06 am

@Isa - Most of the people who were sharing their experiences were students.

Sam

2/18/2021 09:20:40 am

Isa, did you learn anything from this conference?

Mika

2/17/2021 05:46:42 pm

Black History Month has been occurring in our daily lives, yet such a small amount of the population gets educated to know about the true problems they face. Today I was fortunate enough to be able to watch the Anti-Racism Youth Conference presentation live, enhancing my knowledge for BLM and racism towards the black skin tone far more than I had imagined. Imagine being the only [insert your race] at the school you go to and in your community, it wouldn’t be pretty. Generally, we like to gang up on people, follow crowds and pick on people weaker than ourselves either mentally or physically. Considering that, being the only person in your culture while also having no one to understand and instead judge every action you do just lowers your self-esteem and just deal with it even if it’s wrongdoing. Like as Dylan had said, he was being treated as if he was wrong in any form and he would often shy away but that would be letting people get away with such acts. In fact, some people don’t know the heavy meaning behind the n word and just thought it was some swear word the “cool kids use”. Continuing, Kamika Williams is an activist for #BlackShirtDay and anti-racism delt with a lot of pressure in her early life, feeling as if she was representing the black community. She had to act a certain way, talk a certain way as people just saw all black people with the same blueprint as like your skin tone makes a personality for you. We all can’t help but assume certain things about individuals without getting to know them but its people changing their acts after knowing the truth and educating yourself about a topic is what I think tops all.

Mika

2/17/2021 05:47:33 pm

Edit : include what I learned and maybe cut down on some text

Mika

2/17/2021 06:00:23 pm

Black History Month has been occurring in our daily lives, yet such a small amount of the population gets educated to know the true problems they face. Today I was fortunate enough to be able to watch the Anti-Racism Youth Conference presentation live, enhancing my knowledge for BLM and racism towards the skin tone far more than I imagined. If you were the only [insert your race] at your school and your community, it wouldn’t be pretty. Generally, we like to gang up on people, follow crowds and pick on people weaker than ourselves either mentally or physically. Considering that, being the only person in your culture while also having no one to understand and instead judge every action you do just lowers your self-esteem and just deal with it even if it’s wrongdoing. I was actually disappointed with myself since I'm trying to be aware and look at things from their perspectives if they went through every single thing they've had but overlooked the fact of how much they deal with daily. Possibly it's the lack on representation in most schools? Even now we usually only see white and asian people all-round. On a understanding note, what Dylan had said stood out to me. He corrected someone for being racist and instead was being treated as he was wrong in any form, after he would shy away, letting people get away with such acts. In fact, some people don’t know the heavy meaning behind the n word and just thought it was some swear word the “cool kids use” but because of what he had experienced previously those kids didn't know the true meaning until a while after damage was done. Continuing, Kamika Williams is an activist for #BlackShirtDay and anti-racism dealt with a lot of pressure in her early life, feeling as if she was representing the black community. She had to act a certain way, talk a certain way as people just saw all black people with the same blueprint as like your skin tone makes a personality for you. We all can’t help but assume certain things about individuals without getting to know them but its people changing after knowing the truth and educating yourself about a topic is what I think tops all.

Dylan

2/17/2021 06:02:16 pm

Do you ever think racism will end?

Mika

2/18/2021 08:27:53 am

@Dylan personally, not really. Unless humans take a huge dent in the population everyone here has their own heads and some won't be willing to change like others will so it'll just be a never-ending cycle of racism but we can all try to lower it/ decrease the negatively given by others.

Marlow

2/18/2021 09:19:19 am

Mika, your hook for your revised paragraph could be improved. Also, "Black History Month has been occurring in our daily lives " doesn't make much sense from a wording standpoint.

Mika

2/18/2021 09:32:08 am

Racism has been around from the start, yet only a small amount of the population gets educated to know the true problems they face. Today I was fortunate enough to be able to watch the Anti-Racism Youth Conference presentation live, enhancing my knowledge for BLM and racism towards the skin tone far more than I imagined. If you were the only [insert your race] at your school and your community, it wouldn’t be pretty. Generally, we like to gang up on people, follow crowds and pick on people weaker than ourselves either mentally or physically. Considering that, being the only person in your culture while also having no one to understand and instead judge every action you do just lowers your self-esteem and just deal with it even if it’s wrongdoing. I was actually disappointed with myself since I'm trying to be aware and look at things from their perspectives if they went through every single thing they've had but overlooked the fact of how much they deal with daily. Possibly it's the lack on representation in most schools? Even now we usually only see white and asian people all-round. On a understanding note, what Dylan had said stood out to me. He corrected someone for being racist and instead was being treated as he was wrong in any form, after he would shy away, letting people get away with such acts. In fact, some people don’t know the heavy meaning behind the n word and just thought it was some swear word the “cool kids use” but because of what he had experienced previously those kids didn't know the true meaning until a while after damage was done. Continuing, Kamika Williams is an activist for #BlackShirtDay and anti-racism dealt with a lot of pressure in her early life, feeling as if she was representing the black community. She had to act a certain way, talk a certain way as people just saw all black people with the same blueprint as like your skin tone makes a personality for you. We all can’t help but assume certain things about individuals without getting to know them but its people changing after knowing the truth and educating yourself about a topic is what I think tops all.

Keira

2/17/2021 05:57:56 pm

Keira Self Assessment

2/17/2021 06:07:40 pm

I could add a personal connection.

Keira Revised *Also fixed disagreed

2/17/2021 06:15:08 pm

Your appearance, your race is not what I look at. It's deep inside your heart is what I can see. Without a doubt, many believe themselves to be relaxing, fun, and innocent; not considering the consequences of their words and actions, forgetting to see the other side. With this in mind, to this day, many people still struggle to see past colour and because of this they are not able to appreciate the real beauty hidden inside a person. Though, in the end, we are all human, living on the same planet; working together and setting our ignorance's aside is unavoidable. For example, today in class, a presentation was shared; specifically a group of students gathered their confidence and shared their past experiences to us, telling us their struggles, what they had to suffer due to racism and some people having the inability to be colour blind. To emphasize, one of the students, his name was Dylan and he shared his experience where he once dealt with the judgmental eyes of an audience who disagreed with him trying to stand up for himself and for those around him. This experience hurt him, and as many could probably relate, this scenario often leaves you a scar and makes it traumatic to repeat. Moreover, another example, a girl who was adopted was made to stand up against expectations because of her colour. Though with perseverance, she got the motivation and excelled at her academics, passing through her parents expectations. In addition, I believe I could relate to being involved in a situation where colours where named, though I was not the targeted victim. Moreover, my best friend is Japanese and when we were younger, everyone would always make fun of her behind her back and say she was mean or spoiled, or how she didn't look like she was Asian or specifically, Japanese due to her hair being a very light shade of brown. Another reason was because many people were set on an image of how a Japanese person looked, and when they saw that my friend resembled nothing like their image, they began to think she was a liar and accused her of many false things, this hurt her and she was very pained. Soon, she began to get frustrated and luckily, she saw a new opening which helped her to ignore their negative comments, allowing her to push her further down her path. Furthermore, these experiences can leave a heavy mental scar that will take time and many obstacles to overcome, and many will find that it's too late to heal them, so they give up. Though, we can reverse this by considering the consequences and looking at how another person feels from their perspective. Do you have any personal experiences?

Keira

2/17/2021 06:19:52 pm

*were

Seth

2/17/2021 07:32:43 pm

It's deep inside your heart is what I can see. Change it to “ It's deep inside your heart where I look.”

Keira

2/18/2021 09:11:16 am

@Seth - I don't think I will change it just because I tried changing it earlier, though the fluency wasn't very smooth. Additionally, repetition isn't my ideal work and I'm looking forward to use it more in the future though I still have to improve in fluency.

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:31:58 am

Seth it is not look it is see

seth

2/18/2021 09:35:42 am

ok, fair enough

Kyle C

2/17/2021 05:58:25 pm

Racism has been with us as long as we remembered. Black men and women would be treated unfairly and always get misunderstood by individual. This afternoon, our class contributed to a zoom meeting which teachers and principles through out BC discussed about Black History Month and how to terminate racism. As stated, African American faced plenty of races/offensive comments regularly by other people. Although we might not see racism happening around our area, thousands of kids/adults receive hateful comments about there skin color, or some may even comment on the culture as well. In addition, African Americans has to go through racist names such as the N-word. Many people think that saying these words isn't racist because they don't know how it feels to be bullied and treated unfairly by other people. Even though we might look different from others, but at the end we are still all human beings. Therefore, we should all treat other people all the same no matter how we look or what skin tone we are.

Dylan

2/17/2021 06:00:54 pm

Did you learn anything from the video?

Magnus

2/17/2021 06:20:37 pm

@ Kyle, do you think that African Americans are the only ones being affected by racism?

Kyle

2/18/2021 09:25:32 am

Even though we might never been to all the places around the world, I believe that not only are the African Americans being treated unfairly. Some part of the world may think that other cultures or skin tones are less important then there own culture/skin tone.

Taiki

2/17/2021 06:24:41 pm

Is most of the supporting examples based on your opinion?

Kyle

2/18/2021 09:28:45 am

During the video, students bravely shared there stories about how they where treated by other students. For example, a lot of high schoolers that shared there stories to us, they talked about how other students would call the the N word and thinking that its ok to do so

lars

2/18/2021 06:53:55 am

did our class actually contribute
also kind of as magnus said is it only black people being discriminated against

Mika

2/18/2021 08:29:26 am

Do you think racism can end? How so?

Kyle

2/18/2021 09:42:56 am

During these years people have really stood up with the African Americans to help end racism around the world. By doing this, people around the world will recognize how to support and stop racism and standing up for people!

Mr. Hong

2/18/2021 09:23:13 am

@ Kyle - From hearing the stories from all the presenters, we learned many of them have been judged because of the colour of their skin. If you had dark skin and someone said something negative to you about the colour of your skin, how would you feel?

Kyle

2/18/2021 09:37:11 am

Having to judge someone by there own skin tone would be severely heartful to the person. Having to put myself into that situation and hearing that my skin tone might not be a lower level then others. I would feel like I would never fit in because I feel that all of the other kids would all be better then me.

Luiza

2/18/2021 09:27:04 am

For the first sentence you can say as long as we can remember

Dylan

2/17/2021 05:59:13 pm

Can you imagine being bullied, for just your colour of skin, or your appearance? This is called racism. Racism is a very touchy and meaningful topic, and has caused lots of problems in the world. In a presentation I watched today. Lots of coloured people have, talked about racism, and some personal problems they faced with it. Before watching the video, I thought that when black people experienced racism, they just had people say hurtful things to them, but after watching the presentation, I realized that people face racism in lots of different ways. For example, one of the presenters in the video said that they experienced racism, because they didn't want to fall under certain stereotypes, such as having no Dad, or not doing well in school. Another example is, people felt badly because of others ignorance. Like when they found out someone was from Africa, they asked things like "OOOH! Did you take baths with elephants and live in a shack?" I never realized that maybe people were biased to towards them, but not in a harmful way, they were just uneducated, and that maybe if you were from Africa, you would feel like everyone thinks of you badly, despite the fact that Africa has lots of things that America has. People can feel ashamed of this, and although people aren't saying it to be hurtful, it can still be. You may not realize it, but you could have said something hurtful to someone of colour, without even noticing! So try to think about things from their perspective, and how they might feel. If we really want to end racism, we need to take little steps towards it. And we need to remember, everyone is equal.

Keira

2/17/2021 06:03:34 pm

@Dylan - Why do you think stereotypes are so important? Do you think they're important because of who set them?

Dylan

2/17/2021 06:06:03 pm

I think that stereotypes are important because they can define who someone is, or their story, without actually having met them. And that can cause stress and despair.

Dylan (Self Assessment)

2/17/2021 06:04:10 pm

I can fix some grammar mistakes, and make my intro more engaging.

Dylan

2/17/2021 06:13:52 pm

Imagine this, you have just moved from Africa to America, you're nervous about going to new school, and when you arrive, someone calls you a n***er, and discriminates against you for you colour. This is called racism. Racism is a very touchy and meaningful topic, and has caused lots of problems around the world. In a presentation I watched today. Lots of coloured people have, talked about racism, and some personal problems they faced with it. Before watching the video, I thought that when black people experienced racism, they just had people say hurtful things to them, but after watching the presentation, I realized that people face racism in lots of different ways. For example, one of the presenters in the video said that they experienced racism, because they didn't want to fall under certain stereotypes, such as having no Dad, or not doing well in school. Another example is, people felt badly because of others ignorance. Like when they found out someone was from Africa, they asked things like "OOOH! Did you take baths with elephants and live in a shack?" I never realized that maybe people were biased to towards them, but not in a harmful way, they were just uneducated, and that maybe if you were from Africa, you would feel like everyone thinks of you badly, despite the fact that Africa has lots of things that America has. People can feel ashamed of this, and although people aren't saying it to be hurtful, it can still be. You may not realize it, but you could have said something hurtful to someone of colour, without even noticing! So try to think about things from their perspective, and how they might feel. If we really want to end racism, we need to take little steps towards it. And we need to remember, everyone is equal.

lars

2/18/2021 06:54:55 am

@dylan do you think people will all be educated about racism ever

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:06:30 am

@Lars I think that people eventually will get more educated over time, but not everyone will be, and they probably won't know a lot about it.

Nathan

2/18/2021 09:27:50 am

"In a presentation I watched today. Lots of coloured people have, talked about racism, and some personal problems they faced with it." The flow of this sentence doesn't feel right.

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:40:15 am

@Nathan, i see what you mean, I will try to fix it.

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:43:55 am

Imagine this, you have just moved from Africa to America, you're nervous about going to new school, and when you arrive, someone calls you a n***er, and discriminates against you for you colour. This is called racism. Racism is a very touchy and meaningful topic, and has caused lots of problems around the world. In the presentation we watched today, people of colour, talked about racism, and some personal problems they faced with it. Before watching the video, I thought that when black people experienced racism, they just had people say hurtful things to them, but after watching the presentation, I realized that people face racism in lots of different ways. For example, one of the presenters in the video said that they experienced racism, because they didn't want to fall under certain stereotypes, such as having no Dad, or not doing well in school. Another example is, people felt badly because of others ignorance. Like when they found out someone was from Africa, they asked things like "OOOH! Did you take baths with elephants and live in a shack?" I never realized that maybe people were biased to towards them, but not in a harmful way, they were just uneducated, and that maybe if you were from Africa, you would feel like everyone thinks of you badly, despite the fact that Africa has lots of things that America has. People can feel ashamed of this, and although people aren't saying it to be hurtful, it can still be. You may not realize it, but you could have said something hurtful to someone of colour, without even noticing! So try to think about things from their perspective, and how they might feel. If we really want to end racism, we need to take little steps towards it. And we need to remember, everyone is equal.

Magnus

2/17/2021 06:18:21 pm

Racism happens to all races almost everyday and you might not know it. In the presentation today, I learned that racism could hurt and that some people try not to stand up against the racist person because they're afraid that people will think that they're the problem. I also learned that there are many stereotypes about black people that are hurtful but not true. For example, one of the speakers said that she was adopted to a Caucasian family and they did not think that she would do well in school because of where she came from and her skin color. Some black history is not taught in all schools and one of the only ways you have to learn it if you go to one of those schools is by learning at home. The use of the N-word has been growing out of control. Another one of the speakers in the presentation was called the N-word for standing against someone and when the speaker told the person what it means, the person got mad. In conclusion, you could see that people could be racist and mean to each other and its not being taught in some schools. Racism has affected many people and the world would be a better place if people were less racist.

Taiki

2/17/2021 06:26:02 pm

How do you think the world will change without racism?

Magnus

2/18/2021 08:13:24 am

well, everyone would be treated equally and some people will think that the world is a safer place.

Mika

2/18/2021 09:24:00 am

Do you think our world will be less racist or would people with different perspectives always exist?

Magnus

2/18/2021 09:37:48 am

less racist

Seth

2/18/2021 09:34:54 am

if someone were to say the n-word would you tell them to stop?

Magnus

2/18/2021 09:39:45 am

It depends on where I am, who's saying it, and who's around me.

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:37:41 am

You say that the world will be a better place if people were less racist, so how do you think you can do this?

Magnus

2/18/2021 09:41:19 am

I don't think I could do it, but a big group might get the job done.

Taiki

2/17/2021 06:22:24 pm

Racism never stops. Even in the year of 2021, there are racisms all over the world. Today, I learned about discriminating black people from a zoom meeting and there were lots of people who had to say about this. Some things I learned from this presentation was teenagers/adults have no hesitation of using the "N" word. This fact has been a problem to black people, but some people just don't care or don't even know what this word means to them. The people on the presentation also said that people who are ignorant of this treatment are basically not helping the insulted people. Another thing is stereotypes who only see the bad side or wrong side of black people and thinks only themselves are good. For conclusion, not only discriminating black people, racism continues to get worse.

Ryo

2/17/2021 09:05:01 pm

IN conclusion, not For conclusion.

Seth

2/18/2021 08:14:40 am

“In conclusion” not “for conclusion”

Taiki Revised

2/18/2021 09:15:52 am

Racism never stops. Even in the year of 2021, there are racisms all over the world. Today, I learned about discriminating black people from a zoom meeting and there were lots of people who had to say about this. Some things I learned from this presentation was teenagers/adults have no hesitation of using the "N" word. This fact has been a problem to black people, but some people just don't care or don't even know what this word means to them. The people on the presentation also said that people who are ignorant of this treatment are basically not helping the insulted people. Another thing is stereotypes who only see the bad side or wrong side of black people and thinks only themselves are good. In conclusion, not only discriminating black people, racism continues to get worse.

Sam

2/18/2021 09:24:36 am

If you ever hear somebody say the n word, will you try to stop them?

Seth

2/18/2021 09:32:47 am

do you know the meaning of the n-word

Nathan

2/18/2021 09:34:43 am

"there are racisms all over the world" Racism is a subject of matter, not a noun. I suggest that it could be something like this: "Even in the year of 2021, racism is still all over the world." Question: How would you feel if someone kept saying a swear word in your language over and over again?

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:36:24 am

Why do you think people feel the urge to be racist? Is it because they feel superior?

Taiki Revised 2.0

2/18/2021 09:42:15 am

Racism never stops. Even in the year of 2021, racism is still all over the world. Today, I learned about discriminating black people from a zoom meeting and there were lots of people who had to say about this. Some things I learned from this presentation was teenagers/adults have no hesitation of using the "N" word. If I was in a place where people were using this word, I would be really sad. This fact has been a problem to black people, but some people just don't care or don't even know what this word means to them. The people on the presentation also said that people who are ignorant of this treatment are basically not helping the insulted people. Another thing is stereotypes who only see the bad side or wrong side of black people and thinks only themselves are good. In conclusion, not only discriminating black people, racism continues to get worse.

lars

2/17/2021 07:04:03 pm

Even though it may see as if Canada is immune to racism, maybe that it's only a thing in the US, we're really not immune. Today, I learned that ignorance is a big part of racism, and discrimination in general. When people don't know something, for example the offensiveness of the N-word, they are more likely to use it. The way to fix this is to have more education about black history, and racism, in schools and everywhere else. I also learned about micro-aggressiveness, which is racism but can't exactly be defined as discrimination. An example of micro-aggressiveness is when someone, say a hotel owner, might give a black person a dirty room. The hotel owner could easily say it was just luck, but to any smart person's eye it would be racism. Overall, even though America might have more racism, it only fuels it to believe that Canada is immune. Being educated and informed about Canadian and black history is important, so people are less ignorant about racism, and as a result it will occur less.

Mason

2/17/2021 07:14:45 pm

Did you mean seem in the first line?

Trevor

2/17/2021 08:04:40 pm

What do you mean Canada seems immune to racism?

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:30:46 am

It just means that it seems that there are not a lot of racism in Canada.

Mika

2/18/2021 08:30:43 am

Do you think that North America is better than South America in your words?

Seth

2/18/2021 09:31:30 am

do you think that north America is better than south America?

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:35:47 am

Why would you say Canada is immune to racism? There have been lots of racist things that have happened in Canada.

Mr. Hong

2/18/2021 09:36:17 am

@ Lars - I agree with you. I think that micro-aggressions contribute a great deal to the problem. People don't often see these actions as being racist, but they definitely are. Have you ever seen any forms of this?

sEb

2/17/2021 07:10:00 pm

racism will never end. Even though its 2020-2021 racism hasn't lowered down that much all over the world, Today I learned the n word, and discrimination against black people. This has been a BIG problem for black people, but some people like probably but not likely you just don't care or just don't know what it means, I have run out of time so I will continue tommorrow

Mason

2/17/2021 07:14:11 pm

Make sure to remember tommorrow!

mr chicken sandwich

2/18/2021 07:48:36 am

its tomorrow

Mr. Chicken Sandwich

2/18/2021 09:27:17 am

Somethings off here, I can tell...

Seth

2/18/2021 08:15:42 am

@seb lowered down is not proper grammar

Mika

2/18/2021 08:31:51 am

Do you think racism can end than?

sEb

2/18/2021 09:13:25 am

I am very much late to do it

Sam

2/18/2021 09:22:45 am

What is your opinion on racism?

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:30:06 am

Start with a capital letter, and put a comma between "end" and "even". Today should not be capitalized if there is a comma before it. I think you should do a elf assessment, and if your complaining you did not have much time, I did mines even later. Around 40 minutes after 10, this includes 3 versions with self assessments.

Marlow

2/18/2021 09:38:20 am

I agree Tyson, you should do an "ELF" assessment as well. Also stop plugging your PAR on other people's PARs.

luiza

2/18/2021 09:32:56 am

You can add some more details or your thoughts on the stories that people shared at the conference

Mr. Hong

2/18/2021 09:37:05 am

@ Seb - As a visible minority, I have experienced many acts of discrimination in my life. Have you ever experienced this or seen it happen? Please share your experiences.

Jacqueline

2/17/2021 07:11:28 pm

Racism and discrimination is very commonly used in this world’s society and is still being interpreted even until this day. Although many people are finally speaking up about it, racism will never completely end. Firstly, what is racism? Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioural traits and qualities according to physical appearance and race, especially distinguishing them as inferior or superior. Today, our class got to learn more about this topic in the Anti-racism Youth Conference, and I think that this is a great opportunity for people to understand each other’s perspective and experiences. The conference touched on sensitive topics about racism and many people shared their own experiences and stories with racism and discrimination. The conference talked about how people say the N-word so ignorantly towards Black People without even knowing the true meaning behind the word. They also talked about negative stereotypes towards Black People and how it has greatly impacted how other people see each other as a whole. These stereotypes now act as a blueprint for them and it’s hard to change these consequences, such stereotypes depict them as being loud, obnoxious, aggressive, demanding, rude, ugly, etc. Unfortunately, I have had personal experiences with racism where these kids mocked me by doing the ‘Asian eyes’ and calling me names. I ignored their disgusting acts because I didn’t care what they thought about me, but these kids were mocking other people too, and the worse part is that they thought they were so funny. After the conference, I have learned a lot more about other people and their own personal experience with racism and discrimination. It pains me that racism even exists in this world and I really hope that the toxicity of it will end on day. What about you? What are your thoughts about it?

Jacqueline

2/17/2021 07:12:12 pm

Self assessment; I think I could’ve improved my hook by engaging the audience with a question.

Jacqueline

2/17/2021 07:13:18 pm

Have you ever faced any type of racism or discrimination? Unfortunately, racism and discrimination is very commonly used in this world’s society and is still being interpreted even until this day. Although many people are finally speaking up about it, racism will never completely end. Firstly, what is racism? Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioural traits and qualities according to physical appearance and race, especially distinguishing them as inferior or superior. Today, our class got to learn more about this topic in the Anti-racism Youth Conference, and I think that this is a great opportunity for people to understand each other’s perspective and experiences. The conference touched on sensitive topics about racism and many people shared their own experiences and stories with racism and discrimination. The conference talked about how people say the N-word so ignorantly towards Black People without even knowing the true meaning behind the word. They also talked about negative stereotypes towards Black People and how it has greatly impacted how other people see each other as a whole. These stereotypes now act as a blueprint for them and it’s hard to change these consequences, such stereotypes depict them as being loud, obnoxious, aggressive, demanding, rude, ugly, etc. Unfortunately, I have had personal experiences with racism where these kids mocked me by doing the ‘Asian eyes’ and calling me names. I ignored their disgusting acts because I didn’t care what they thought about me, but these kids were mocking other people too, and the worse part is that they thought they were so funny. After the conference, I have learned a lot more about other people and their own personal experience with racism and discrimination. It pains me that racism even exists in this world and I really hope that the toxicity of it will end on day. What about you? What are your thoughts about it?

Ryo

2/17/2021 09:03:53 pm

Do you think stereotypes would come to an end?

Roy

2/18/2021 09:18:05 am

How can racism be reduced or end?

Mika

2/18/2021 09:22:00 am

How you do think we can end racism one day?

Seth

2/18/2021 09:29:32 am

@jac have you ever empierced racisms?

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:34:34 am

Did you feel at least somewhat hurt that they were making fun of you? Did you think about standing up for yourself?

Keira

2/18/2021 09:35:12 am

@Seth - *Experienced.

Isaac

2/17/2021 07:40:52 pm

Racism is another big problem besides the pandemic, global warming, and other major issues. When someone says something mean or bad to you about your culture, that is described as racism. Today at a 90 minute conference about racism, I learned lots about the impact and effects of rude and racist comments that can offend you and your culture, it was really interesting to see students from many different school districts talk about there take on racism and how it affects them. I also learned about stereotypes, an example is how black people sometimes are assumed as criminals and how they look like they are into rap music, black people have their own opinion same as other people and everyone is different in many ways. After the conference I now am more self aware of racism and why its discouraged in many places like school. One day i hope that racism will come to an end, what is your take on racism and how does it effect you and your culture?

Nathan

2/18/2021 08:36:20 am

Have you had ang experiences and memories where you were discriminated?

Ryo

2/18/2021 09:27:40 am

One day I hope, not One day i hope. Last sentence.

Mason

2/17/2021 07:50:57 pm

Everyone is unique but everyone is equal. You don't choose what skin color you are. Some discriminate by skin color which isn't practical at all. I believe it isn't practical because as human beings, we all have similar capabilities, but in the past, some may have had less freedom and less opportunity than others because of racial appearance. Racism is judging someone because of their race, and nowadays it is looked down upon by most individuals, however some still prefer to be racist. Even thought racism has decreased by a huge amount, there are still racists out there. Those individuals who are racist may be racist unintentionally. Black people are usually more targeted by racist people and some may recognize them as criminals or robbers just because of their skin color. Racism can be in school too, some may say offensive language whether its intentional or unintentional. Skin color should never be something you judge someone by, never. Everyone is equal, which is why I believe judging someone by skin color isn't practical.

Ryo

2/17/2021 09:08:52 pm

Even THOUGH, not Even THOUGHT. 6th sentence.

Mason

2/18/2021 09:28:20 am

I will fix it in my revised version.

Roy

2/18/2021 09:11:07 am

What stood out to you in the Anti-Racism Conference?

Mason

2/18/2021 09:27:59 am

I will add in my self assessment, thank you for this idea!

Marlow

2/18/2021 09:25:45 am

Mason, what personal experiences told by some of the kids stood out to you from the conference yesterday?

Mason (SELF ASSESSMENT)

2/18/2021 09:28:51 am

I think I should do all of the advice that I recieved.

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:32:17 am

Why would you say it isn't practical? I agree that it isn't good, but how is it impractical?

Mason

2/18/2021 09:37:21 am

Uh I explained in my PAR, my opinion is right there.

Mason (REVISED)

2/18/2021 09:35:06 am

Everyone is unique but everyone is equal. You don't choose what skin color you are. Some discriminate by skin color which isn't practical at all. I believe it isn't practical because as human beings, we all have similar capabilities, but in the past, some may have had less freedom and less opportunity than others because of racial appearance. Racism is judging someone because of their race, and nowadays it is looked down upon by most individuals, however some still prefer to be racist. Even though racism has decreased by a huge amount, there are still racists out there. Those individuals who are racist may be racist unintentionally. Black people are usually more targeted by racist people and some may recognize them as criminals or robbers just because of their skin color. Racism can be in school too, some may say offensive language whether its intentional or unintentional. From the presentation yesterday, a speaker who really stood out to me was Dylan. He talked about how he stood up for himself after a certain individual said something racist. However even though he stood up for himself, all of his classmates started to look at him. Causing him to think he did something wrong. Skin color should never be something you judge someone by, never. Everyone is equal, which is why I believe judging someone by skin color isn't practical.

Trevor link

2/17/2021 07:56:49 pm

Black History month? No. For me, there is no set time to learn about black history. It's all the time. Today, we listened to a presentation about anti-racism. We got to hear what a whole bunch of people had to say about this topic. One thing that I remember was someone saying that it is hard to stand up to people being racist because they might say what they said was just a joke, and make fun of you for not being able to accept a joke. They might also look at you like you did something wrong, even though you didn't. I really, really do not like this. A racist joke is not just a joke. It is still racist. Who cares if you are just joking. You just don't. Racism is not funny. If you see a racist joke online or a friend tells you, just say no. If we all do this, people will know we care about them, and it will slowly take racist jokes out of our society. I can really see what they see because of how detailed the description is. It helps me to see how bad racism is when people with real life experiences tell us about it. Although I have not really experienced racism myself, I remember how my mom told me about one of her experiences. Here in Vancouver, just three years ago, we had a shelter built across the street from our school. Many parents and students protested about the location of this shelter. While at a small demonstration in front of City Hall, my mom and several others were yelled at by people passing by. My mom told me that someone told one of the other parents to go home, and that they didn't want her here. That parent got upset and told them that she had been born in Canada and had actually never been to Asia. I find this super disrespectful because it is racist and because this parent worked for the police. I don't know exactly what she does, but she has worked very hard to get there and should be respected just as much as everyone else. My parents also tell me all the time how, when my grandparents first came to Canada, they were not allowed to rent a house. They always tell me that my uncle, who was a baby then, had no bed. He slept in a suitcase. As time went on it has gotten better. Slowly though. When my mom was at school, here at Laurier, some teachers would test her at the beginning of the year because she was Asian. Once there was a white kid who was new to the country. He didn't speak English very well. My mom had perfect English. They still tested her and not him. In conclusion, I do support Black History month, but to all those who think it's only February that we should learn black history, YOU ARE WRONG. February is a month to bring awareness of black history in Canada. We should still be learning about it all year round. On our own and in school. We have to learn if we want to make a difference.

Nathan

2/18/2021 08:41:25 am

About your experience, what was it like for your parents to tell you about this, did they talk about the racism part?

Trevor

2/18/2021 09:10:18 am

It... it was weird to think that people treated them like that. Yes. My mom always tells me about why they did it.

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:29:45 am

Do you talk about racism often? Do you get taught about it? Because you said you feel like you should learn about black lives all the time.

Trevor

2/18/2021 09:43:27 am

We talk about racism whenever my mom sees something in the news relating to racism. Yes I do get taught about it. when I say "We should still be learning about it all year round", I mean schools should teach black history all year round. And we should take our own time all year.

Roy

2/17/2021 08:43:14 pm

Most of us agree that equal opportunities and treatment are crucial to a well-balanced and positive society. We know that treating certain groups of people worse based on skin colour is unacceptable, but it still happens all the time whether intentional or not. Today in class we watched a presentation on racism and discrimination. There were many brave speakers who gave their opinions on this topic and I learned a lot from them. The thing that stood out to me was how subtle racism can be. I realized that sometimes people are being racist or discriminating against people’s races in situations where they mean it as a joke, but it still deeply affects the person they were discriminating against. I realized that many of the personal experiences the students shared during the presentation started off as a racist joke. Additionally, they are the ones who get looked at weirdly when they stand up for themselves. Another example of subtle racism is using offensive language to refer to the race. Though it seems obvious that saying these words is abominable, people still often use it, and it can seriously offend certain people. Through today’s presentation, I was able to experience racism in a different perspective. The presentation made us aware of racism in Canada and the honourable people who made a change for the better. I believe that everyone attending the meeting learned something new and will ensure that racism and discrimination will be reduced.

Roy

2/18/2021 08:17:02 am

Self assessment: I can changed my conclusion to be easier to read and more engaging.

Roy

2/18/2021 08:17:52 am

change*

Roy

2/18/2021 08:22:04 am

Most of us agree that equal opportunities and treatment are crucial to a well-balanced and positive society. We know that treating certain groups of people worse based on skin colour is unacceptable, but it still happens all the time whether intentional or not. Today in class we watched a presentation on racism and discrimination. There were many brave speakers who gave their opinions on this topic and I learned a lot from them. The thing that stood out to me was how subtle racism can be. I realized that sometimes people are being racist or discriminating against people’s races in situations where they mean it as a joke, but it still deeply affects the person they were discriminating against. I realized that many of the personal experiences the students shared during the presentation started off as a racist joke. Additionally, they are the ones who get looked at weirdly when they stand up for themselves. Another example of subtle racism is using offensive language to refer to the race. Though it seems obvious that saying these words is abominable, people still often use it, and it can seriously offend certain people. Through today’s presentation, I was able to experience racism in a different perspective. The presentation made us aware of racism in Canada and the honourable people who had an immense impact on freedom and equality. I hope that everyone attending the conference learned something new and will do their best to reduce racism in Canada.

Mason

2/18/2021 09:31:23 am

Try to not write "thing" if you're writing a paragraph formally. Also, have you experienced racism yourself!?

Ryo

2/17/2021 08:59:28 pm

What would you do, if you see some people, bullying a black person, wanting some help? Would you help them? Or would you ignore them? Racism is a thing that is very bad and need to be finished. Today, our class joined a 90 minute Zoom presentation. It was about the experiences of the black people. One of the students had a experience that somebody was said the N-word and the student corrected it but the surrounding people looked at him, like HE was the one who made a mistake. They also talked about people that doesn't know the real meaning, but saying the N-word. How would you feel, if you were bullied just because of skin color. Wouldn't you feel sad, that you were bullied because of your skin color? It's not that they want to be black, they are black. It's not their fault for being black. They also talked about stereotypes. People think that black people are scary and bad, but that stereotype is here because they were slaves before. It is every black different and no black is the same. They think the same as us and not different from us. The only difference is our skin color. WE ARE BOTH HUMAN. Overall, racism and discrimination is still a active thing and we need to stop it.

Sim

2/18/2021 09:25:59 am

You might want to change "We are both humans" to "We are al humans" since there is more than 2 people in the universe.

Ryo

2/18/2021 09:30:00 am

*all

Roy

2/18/2021 09:38:54 am

How do you think we could stop racism?

Samantha

2/17/2021 09:18:42 pm

It is important we should all treat others the same way and not treat someone differently from their culture, or their appearance. Even when people know that it isn't right, some might discriminate and judge without knowing it! Today we had a zoom conference where a few high school students shared their thoughts and experiences on racism. I had learned from them that racism could happen anywhere. Though Canada has the charter of rights and freedom, racism still exists more than you would think. I remember one boy named Dylan who talked about how he tried to stand up for himself but because he was black, everyone stared at him and it probably made him feel very humiliated. He also said that after what happened, he didn't want to stand up for himself anymore. From that, it's best to think about peoples' lives over your feelings. Your feelings could affect somebody's health and could even ruin their life. In short, I am very glad that we had this opportunity to have this zoom conference. Learning about others and their perspectives changed mine a bit too. I hope that these conferences will keep on going because I believe it can change other minds as well.

Sim

2/18/2021 09:31:43 am

Dont want to sound mean here but. Where it said "from that, it's best to think about people's lives over your feelings." dont you think that sometimes you can in a way have your beliefs but keep it in yourself and not purposely say it out loud to hurt someone. Also maybe write "your feelings could affect somebody's mental health" since its not as likely that they would actually hurt them physically. And even if they do its not as normal as hurting someone mentally. I'm sorry if its long. Sorryyy.

Sam

2/18/2021 09:38:25 am

Simone I agree! I think everyone judges people whether they want to or not. Of course, it's best not to say it out loud though.

Luiza

2/18/2021 09:38:33 am

Do you think racism will ever end, also you don't need to add the very just say humiliating.

Sam

2/18/2021 09:42:30 am

I don't think racism will ever end. People tend to judge others more than you think. Even when there might be a day where nobody would say rude things out loud they probably would judge in their head. I think racism won't end but maybe racism won't be as bad as what's happening right now!

Sam (revised)

2/18/2021 09:39:37 am

It is important we should all treat others the same way and not treat someone differently from their culture, or their appearance. Even when people know that it isn't right, some might discriminate and judge without knowing it! Today we had a zoom conference where a few high school students shared their thoughts and experiences on racism. I had learned from them that racism could happen anywhere. Though Canada has the charter of rights and freedom, racism still exists more than you would think. I remember one boy named Dylan who talked about how he tried to stand up for himself but because he was black, everyone stared at him and it probably made him feel very humiliated. He also said that after what happened, he didn't want to stand up for himself anymore. From that, it's best to think about peoples' lives over your feelings. Your feelings could affect somebody's mental health and could even ruin their life. In short, I am very glad that we had this opportunity to have this zoom conference. Learning about others and their perspectives changed mine a bit too. I hope that these conferences will keep on going because I believe it can change other minds as well.

Sam (revised again)

2/18/2021 09:43:11 am

It is important we should all treat others the same way and not treat someone differently from their culture, or their appearance. Even when people know that it isn't right, some might discriminate and judge without knowing it! Today we had a zoom conference where a few high school students shared their thoughts and experiences on racism. I had learned from them that racism could happen anywhere. Though Canada has the charter of rights and freedom, racism still exists more than you would think. I remember one boy named Dylan who talked about how he tried to stand up for himself but because he was black, everyone stared at him and it probably made him feel humiliated. He also said that after what happened, he didn't want to stand up for himself anymore. From that, it's best to think about peoples' lives over your feelings. Your feelings could affect somebody's mental health and could even ruin their life. In short, I am very glad that we had this opportunity to have this zoom conference. Learning about others and their perspectives changed mine a bit too. I hope that these conferences will keep on going because I believe it can change other minds as well.

Annika

2/17/2021 10:20:09 pm

For a long time, racism has been round and it's time for us to put a stop to it, racism is simply Americans who believe they are the best and they are the most dominant sorta because they think they are a human livestock when they see African Americans. Anything they can buy with money, but that's not real, people are not becoming racist out there today,African Americans, meanwhile, have to go through derogatory names such as the N-word. Many people believe it's not racist to use these terms because they don't know how it feels to be bullied by other people and treated unfairly. While we might look different from others, we are still just human beings at the end of the day. Therefore, regardless of how we look, we should all treat other people all the same. Since we are the next generation we should stand up and sop this.

Sim

2/17/2021 10:34:23 pm

Annika maybe you can add some stuff from the actual speakers/performers from today. Just a suggestion :)

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:24:23 am

Just saying, you should fix some grammar mistakes.

Keira

2/18/2021 09:25:37 am

@Annika - Yours is a little similar to Roen's. Also, at the end *stop; a spelling mistake.

Dylan

2/18/2021 09:26:55 am

@Annika, would you say that racism is just Americans discriminating against African-Americans? Or could it be with other races too?

Trevor

2/18/2021 09:28:56 am

Is it just Americans?

mr chicken sandwich fan page

2/18/2021 09:30:39 am

its not just americans its a lot of countries

Isa

2/18/2021 09:37:36 am

Who are you!!!

Magnus

2/18/2021 09:31:17 am

1.) Americans aren't the only people who are racist

2.) Not all Americans are racist

3.) The sentence " racism is simply Americans who believe they are the best " is not really what racism means and the sentence sounds similar to Roen's par

Sam

2/18/2021 09:31:53 am

Have you ever experienced racism?

Luiza

2/18/2021 09:41:41 am

What did you learn from the conference and also it isn't just Americans that are racist.

Simone

2/17/2021 10:32:55 pm

Sometimes the words that we had to say are not expressed out, especially not in a daily conservation. Today I learned something that was so important that It can't be expressed in a speech, or answer. I learned this from a song. A song that was really deep. Deep that can cover the topic of discrimination, human rights and Canadian history. I learned this in a way that made me understood the feeling of having hope and sadness at the same time. Thats something that music does that teach me quite a lot. The song covers the feeling of losing people, covers the feeling of seeing the world in different light, seeing the world where people are free and are able to have their own human rights. A world where people of colour, LGBTQ2+ people, and overall minority groups can be equal to everyone and the world is equal. This helps me understand a lot of the perspective since for me a song cuts the deepest cut and makes the biggest mark on me. This song creates a really good discrimination a place where it hurts and it makes a mark on you. This is probably a bad example but it for me is like a lot of the songs from greatest showman since it dugs deep. A world where people are equal is the world where its the best for everyone.

fun fact: while I was writing PAR I was literally listening on the song on repeat.

Mika

2/18/2021 09:17:23 am

Do you think we'll be able to reach an equal world for everyone around us?

Sim

2/18/2021 09:38:09 am

No, I don't think that the world can be officially equal. It's really unlikely that this will happen that the entire world can be equal. There is just a lot of discrimination overall. From like racisms to gender inequality to class, to LGBTQ2+, to religion and a lot more. Although it can be lowered so that there is less discrimination around us I believe that there is still a lot of discriminations and therefore the word cannot be equal.

Tyson

2/17/2021 10:37:46 pm

Think about it, if you were in a situation where someone made you uncomfortable or said something that was racist, how would you feel? What would you do? Situations like this happen everywhere, you may not know it, but it might even be in the area you live! People say the n word without even knowing what it means, or judge people by their skin tone because they were ‘taught’ that. This does not just happen to black people, it happens to lots of different types of people across the world, though for now, let's just talk about black people. Some people might think black people are bad because that’s just the way they think, and others think it is because that’s what they were taught. This can relate to the person in the zoom video who's adopted parents thought they were going to get bad grades because that’s the way that black people were represented by man people, they just don’t realize that black people are like us, just with a different skin color, but does that even matter? What if they have a different skin color, what if they like rap music (which is a stereotype), that does not change the fact that they are humans, that they are different from us. People need to start bonding and to stop fighting. Today in school, we had a 90-minute presentation about black history and racism, it's so sad to see how people treat black people. By the way, not only do white people treat black people wrong but other people do to (no hate to anyone, and I'm not saying all of one race is bad, it's just bad seeds and a bag). During the presentation, I learned from the speaker's presentation was that Africa isn't as poor as I thought it was. To be honest, I thought it was a poor country because of stereotypes. I also learned how racism affects their lives deeply. It is like a deep cut that leaves a scar, it either does not or takes time to recover. There was a thing that I learned from Seth when he said that in Europe everyone was mostly white, I found that interesting and wondered why black people wouldn’t go and check Europe out. I thought that maybe that there would be lots of racism if they move there and could (probably not) get treated unfairly. I learned some other things to but those are just some main ones. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you are being racist (which I'm sure you won't) or if someone's is, try thinking about how you would feel if you were getting pushed on and/or they were being racist to you. How would you feel, sad, mad, frustrated? I would feel like they were higher than me, like a slave and their master. Anyways, the point is that racism is terrible and is affecting people's lives. I HATE racism (and I never say hate) and I think that we should spread the word to families, friends, and whenever you can, try to remember how you would feel, if you were black and put into a situation where people were being mean to you, because of your skin tone.

Tyson

2/17/2021 10:38:32 pm

Add a concluding sentence and fix and typos that are found

Tyson

2/17/2021 10:39:48 pm

Change and improve wording

Tyson 2.0

2/17/2021 10:41:47 pm

Think about it, if you were in a situation where someone made you uncomfortable or said something that was racist, how would you feel? What would you do? Situations like this happen everywhere, you may not know it, but it might even be in the area you live in! People say the n word without even knowing what it means, or judge people by their skin tone because they were ‘taught’ that. This does not just happen to black people, it happens to lots of diverse types of people across the world, though for now, let us just talk about black people. Some people might think black people are bad because that is just the way they think, and others think it is because that is what they were taught. This can relate to the person in the zoom video who is adopted parents thought they were going to get bad grades because that is the way that black people were represented by man people, they just do not realize that black people are like us, just with a different skin color, but does that even matter? What if they have a different skin color, what if they like rap music (which is a stereotype), that does not change the fact that they are humans, that they are different from us. People need to start bonding and to stop fighting. Today in school, we had a 90-minute presentation about black history and racism, it is so sad to see how people treat black people. Not only do white people treat black people wrong but other people do to (no hate to anyone, and I am not saying all of one race is bad, it is just bad seeds and a bag). During the presentation, I learned from the speaker's presentation was that Africa is not as poor as I thought it was. To be honest, I thought it was a poor country because of stereotypes. I also learned how racism affects their lives deeply. It is like a deep cut that leaves a scar, it either does not or takes time to recover. There was a thing that I learned from Seth when he said that in Europe everyone was mostly white, I found that interesting and wondered why black people would not go and check Europe out. I thought that maybe that there would be lots of racism if they move there and could (probably not) get treated unfairly. I learned some other things to but those are just some main ones. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you are being racist (which I am sure you will not) or if someone is, try thinking about how you would feel if you were getting pushed on and/or they were being racist to you. How would you feel, sad, mad, frustrated? I would feel like they were higher than me, like a slave and their master. Anyways, the point is that racism is terrible and is affecting people's lives. I HATE racism (and I never say hate) and I think that we should spread the word to families, friends, and whenever you can, try to remember how you would feel, if you were black and put into a situation where people were being mean to you, because of your skin tone. So, lets actually bond together and help us stop racism, before it’s too late.

Tyson

2/17/2021 10:42:11 pm

End of more on a positive note!

Tyson 3.0

2/17/2021 10:43:20 pm

Think about it, if you were in a situation where someone made you uncomfortable or said something that was racist, how would you feel? What would you do? Situations like this happen everywhere, you may not know it, but it might even be in the area you live in! People say the n word without even knowing what it means, or judge people by their skin tone because they were ‘taught’ that. This does not just happen to black people, it happens to lots of diverse types of people across the world, though for now, let us just talk about black people. Some people might think black people are bad because that is just the way they think, and others think it is because that is what they were taught. This can relate to the person in the zoom video who is adopted parents thought they were going to get bad grades because that is the way that black people were represented by man people, they just do not realize that black people are like us, just with a different skin color, but does that even matter? What if they have a different skin color, what if they like rap music (which is a stereotype), that does not change the fact that they are humans, that they are different from us. People need to start bonding and to stop fighting. Today in school, we had a 90-minute presentation about black history and racism, it is so sad to see how people treat black people. Not only do white people treat black people wrong but other people do to (no hate to anyone, and I am not saying all of one race is bad, it is just bad seeds and a bag). During the presentation, I learned from the speaker's presentation was that Africa is not as poor as I thought it was. To be honest, I thought it was a poor country because of stereotypes. I also learned how racism affects their lives deeply. It is like a deep cut that leaves a scar, it either does not or takes time to recover. There was a thing that I learned from Seth when he said that in Europe everyone was mostly white, I found that interesting and wondered why black people would not go and check Europe out. I thought that maybe that there would be lots of racism if they move there and could (probably not) get treated unfairly. I learned some other things to but those are just some main ones. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you are being racist (which I am sure you will not) or if someone is, try thinking about how you would feel if you were getting pushed on and/or they were being racist to you. How would you feel, sad, mad, frustrated? I would feel like they were higher than me, like a slave and their master. Anyways, the point is that racism is terrible and is affecting people's lives. I HATE racism (and I never say hate) and I think that we should spread the word to families, friends, and whenever you can, try to remember how you would feel, if you were black and put into a situation where people were being mean to you, because of your skin tone. So, lets actually bond together and help us stop racism. Theres always a chance for you to change!

Moral of this paragraph: There's always a chance to change.

Seth

2/18/2021 09:24:10 am

@tyson

1) pls fix your hook, it is not engaging
2) there are some grammar mistakes
3) the paragraph is filled with a lot of informal fluff.

Seth

2/18/2021 09:26:29 am

@Tyson have you ever experienced racism? If so, how did it feel? if not, do you think there is hope for a none racist society?

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:27:11 am

Seth, can you explain how the hook is not engaging, and I was not looking to do full on formal with this paragraph. Try to be specific when you tell people to fix there grammar!

Roy

2/18/2021 09:27:25 am

@Tyson you should try to reduce the amount of parentheses that don't affect the grammar and shorten the paragraph so it's easier to read and make you sound more persuasive.

Melissa

2/18/2021 09:39:56 am

what does "by man people" mean?

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:51:41 am

Probably a grammar mistake I will start revising right now

Marlow

2/17/2021 11:21:21 pm

Racism is a problem that has existed for a very long time and it will most likely continue to exist for years more if people don’t stand up to say “This is wrong.” “The colour of your skin doesn’t effect who you are.” and much more. But we can’t just say these things, we have to take action too. One of the best ways of doing this is by spreading awareness to others. Today we heard from black students and their personal experiences with racism. I feel like it is much more moving to hear from someone your age. The topic that stood out to me the most during todays conference was about a girl who struggled to be top of here class so she can prove that even though she’s black, she’s still as capable as anyone else. The reason this stood out to me was because I find it outrageously ridicules that someone would have to prove their worth as a student because of the colour of their skin not who they are. Things like this can seriously effect the mental health of people, especially students who are still maturing. All in all, I think this conference was a great way of learning more about the personal struggles of students facing racial biases.

Seth

2/18/2021 09:20:21 am

@marlow Great paragraph! maybe go more in depth about the problems she went through and explain how you would feel.

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:25:20 am

Do not add a it between "and" and "will". Your second sentence does not make that much sense because lots of people are already like that. Take out much more, that is fluff that does not need to be put in your paragraph. It is not wrong but try not to add a but for the beginning of a sentence. Good job though!

Marlow

2/18/2021 09:31:02 am

Tyson, I'm aware people are already fighting against racism, that's kinda the point.

Melissa (they/them) link

2/18/2021 07:42:28 am

Racism has been around for a long time, and it’s a big problem. Today we had a zoom call with high school students and they shared their experiences with racism, one of them said that they got called the n word and people were staring at them like they did something wrong even though they were the one getting harassed. Another person said people would prefer lightskin poc over darkskin poc and that hurt her because that made her insecure of her skin colour. In conclusion, we need to stop racism.

Melissa (they/them) link

2/18/2021 07:44:12 am

i should improve my conclusion.

Melissa (they/them) link

2/18/2021 07:47:13 am

Racism has been around for a long time, and it’s a big problem. Today we had a zoom call with high school students and they shared their experiences with racism, one of them said that they got called the n word and people were staring at them like they did something wrong even though they were the one getting harassed. Another person said people would prefer lightskin POC over darkskin POC and that hurt her because that made her insecure of her skin colour. In conclusion, we need to stop racism in schools and in the world.

Melissa (they/them)

2/18/2021 07:48:01 am

oops i meant to reply to my first draft

lars

2/18/2021 09:14:11 am

whats poc

melissa

2/18/2021 09:32:56 am

person of colour

Melissa

2/18/2021 09:41:27 am

it means person of colour

Seth

2/18/2021 09:17:43 am

@melissa I think you could go into more detail about 1 of the problems you found most interesting/sad.

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:19:31 am

Put a comma between "Today" and "we". Add a period between "racism" and "one". What is POC? Tell us what you learned, not what happened, and you haven't included the part how to easily more understand there perspective. Cleary, I do not think you followed the learning criteria, but that's ok. We all have sometimes where we aren't at our best so next time just try to read the learning criteria.

Trevor

2/18/2021 09:34:10 am

POC means People of Colour, but not everyone knows that. When you use an acronym, explain what it means.

Marlow

2/18/2021 09:42:08 am

Its "their" not "there" Tyson.

Sam

2/18/2021 06:02:50 pm

@Tyson, instead of saying "Clearly, I do not think you followed the criteria..." you should say "Remember to follow the criteria." only because what you said sounded a bit aggressive!

l u i z a

2/18/2021 07:59:37 am

Why are people's skin so important that that is the only thing we notice instead of maybe how amazing a person they are. Supposedly you don't even know that because sadly, there are still so many stereotypes that can be very offensive. Some examples are, the criminal stereotype and that black people aren't good at school. That is a bunch of nonsense! People today at the conference were sharing about how these affected them. Notably one girl explained how she had to prove she was just as capable as everyone else by always being at the top of the class. Racism has been here since forever, I honestly don't think it will ever go away, but we can still educate ignorant people that it is not right. In conclusion, people are not a colour, everyone has worth!

LUIZA

2/18/2021 08:18:48 am

self assessment
.instead of saying supposedly i should say unfortunately there are many stereotypes

lUiZa

2/18/2021 08:21:35 am

Why are people's skin so important that that is the only thing we notice instead of maybe how amazing a person they are. Unfortunately there are still so many stereotypes that can be very offensive. Some examples are, the criminal stereotype and that black people aren't good at school. That is a bunch of nonsense! People today at the conference were sharing about how these affected them. Notably one girl explained how she had to prove she was just as capable as everyone else by always being at the top of the class. Racism has been here since forever, I honestly don't think it will ever go away, but we can still educate ignorant people that it is not right. In conclusion, people are not a colour, everyone has worth!

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:12:04 am

Get rid of the double "that" in the first sentence. Put a comma before "notably" and "one girl". I like your concluding sentence!

Mika

2/18/2021 09:14:06 am

Do you believe that we can actually fix racism if we educate them?

Seth

2/18/2021 09:15:35 am

@luiza pls check your grammer

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:21:41 am

Seth, you got to be specific,

Trevor

2/18/2021 09:35:42 am

Change the second "that" in your first sentence to "it"

Nathan

2/18/2021 08:33:05 am

What do you think of when I say the word 'racism'? BLM? Slavery? Well, racism is the discrimination of people of different races, not just black people. Each race has its own stereotype and each and every single one is very singular viewed. The class of Division 1 had the wonderful opportunity to have a black history month workshop, and we learned a lot of things. One thing I learned was micriaggdession. Microaggresion is when someone discriminates you accidentally. Racism is the thing that make us assume black people like rap music. Racism is the thing that make us assume that Asians are good at math. Racism is a very huge ongoing problem happening worldwide. The chances of us remobving it is slim to none, but its possible. Every change is a big change, so lets start treating others equally without discriminating people by their skin colour.

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:09:39 am

Lol the class of division 1

Nathan

2/18/2021 09:10:37 am

Not wrong y'know '-'

lars

2/18/2021 09:12:29 am

wdym by 'each race has its own stereotype and each and every single one is very singular viewed'

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:20:34 am

He just put a bunch of fluff. Nathan, stop adding things you do not need to add, it makes it confusing for the reader.

Nathan

2/18/2021 09:41:04 am

@lars - I meant that as in every race is viewed differently, whether in a good or a bad way, and that they assume people based on their race's stereotype. I meant singular viewed as in they don't look at other people's likes and dislikes. If you were indigenous, then someone might think you love hunting animals, even though you live in the city and don't hunt animals. They don't look at the full view of the telescope, the scope being representative of the way we look at people.

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:13:55 am

You can not say the class of division 1 did blah blah blah and we learned a lot of things. Say today we learned blah blah blah. Your adding way to much fluff Nathan (no cap ;)).

Roy

2/18/2021 09:36:29 am

If there's a lot of fluff can you tell him a way to reduce it?

Seth

2/18/2021 09:14:50 am

@nathan i think you could make the sentences sound a bit better/smoother.

Isa

2/18/2021 09:18:47 am

Why racism is the thing that make us assume that Asians are good at math?

Tyson

2/18/2021 09:21:11 am

That is a stereotype, that's not racist.

Mason

2/18/2021 09:24:30 am

Well it's a stereotype that does vary by race. Which makes it racist as whoever believes that stereotype is assuming just by an Asian's appearance.

Trevor

2/18/2021 09:37:57 am

Tyson. Stereotypes can be racist.

Aisli

2/18/2021 09:40:09 am

Rip Nathan, he has to respond to so much.

Aisli

2/18/2021 09:41:55 am

"Each race has its own stereotype" I know I have not heard any for my race. :I

Joseph

2/18/2021 09:39:03 am

Did you ever think from the color of your skin that you can be bullied or shamed for having a skin color that is different from anyone else’s, we had Anti-Racism Youth Presentation, on zoom about this topic where students had experienced this or where other kids purposely said the N word in from of them to make them feel bad, a couple of students from different schools were all asked question relating about how they experienced it and told everyone. Its amazing that the zoom presentation had over 2000 classes not induvial people listening the presentation so are class is thankful to have got in place to listen to this.

sEb

2/18/2021 09:41:11 am

I thought it was 239 classes

Ian

2/18/2021 09:42:02 am

(I don't want to more controversy go if this is not to your liking)
No one person disserves racism but it manifested from intelligence. Then what I got from this is the N word has 2 not 3-5 depending from the person. From my experience I have herd it over 150 times and was like F like it depended on the situation. From the speakers today's presentation that it's a figment of imagination and it has 2 meanings, and that it harms them when people say it carelessly. This shows me (they cant make there minds and make berth to pane to us and them...[what I want to say] so time and place) they can make there past in to a word. In conclusion the N word is the most controversial word.

sEb

2/23/2021 09:52:14 am

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