Chapter 2 (Garcia, D. G.)
This neighborhood was strategically designated by white architects, with Mexican Americans subject to substandard living conditions in Oxnard.
La Colonia
What were some of the ways in which segregation was implemented in schools?
* School within school (separating children by having all White students in a class and all Mexican students in the others)
* Let the students out at different times
* Haydock became the school for Mexican students only
What does SJEP stand for?
Social Justice Education Program
"When Chicano students reach the college segment of the educational pipeline, they are placed at a distinct disadvantage." What condition does this fall under as?
Postsecondary conditions
According to the American Assoc. of University Woman, who is the largest "minority" group of girls in the U.S. K-12 system?
'Latinas'. In CA, 'Latinas' comprised over 50% of the public school, kindergarden, first, and second grade classes. Wth Mexican Descent people making up the majority of the 'Latin@'population, these numbers reflect a growth pattern of Chican@ population. (Yosso, 21)
West Side
How were the school and geographic locations related to the segregation of Mexicans?
Whites owned property and non-Whites were not allowed to buy property, especially on the West side where White people lived. The people who were making the rules and buying property, were the ones in charge of schools. Housing options were restricted, keeping Mexican families from upward mobility because they could not move to better areas with better schooling.
What is backlash pedagogy?
The backlash someone can receive for questioning traditional education practices, making it unfavorable for teachers to do so.
What is the "Genetic Determinist Model?"
Chicanx folks can be traced to deficiencies in their genetic structure.
* lacking genetic transformation or total neglect to raise the educational attainment of Chicano students
True or False? "The practice of having Chican@ students volunteer for cafeteria duty is not new." In fact, Garcia writes that "thirty minutes before lunch everyday the 5th grade teacher excused his Chican@ students from math so they could report for work in the cafeteria while their white peers remained in class, learning fractions. The school did not inform any of the parents about their children working in the cafeteria."
True AND FALSE!!! The information being reported is all correct, however, Tara Yosso is the individual who wrote about it in her book 'Critical Race Counterstories along the Chican@ Educational Pipeline'.
Haydock
Why did White parents want schools segregated?
They thought Mexicans were dirty, and that schools needed to be catered to Whites. There was also an increase to the Mexican population.
What does NAEP stand for?
National Assessment of Education Progress - a set of standardized tests that are used as a tool for assessing the impact of national trends on student learning
Explain the "Culture Determinist Model."
Chicano cultural values are the primary determinant of low achievement and attainment.
According to Freire, students move through different stages of consciousness. What are the three stages Nancy, a member of 'Las Madres' or 'Madres por la Educacion', discusses in a meeting for their organization? Briefly act out each stage as part of your answer.
Magical - Magical approach to inequality relegates it to God, Fate, or Luck. May not take action against it because it seems out of ones control.
Naive - Approaches inequality by blaming ones self, community, or culture. May attempt to remedy inequality by assimilating to dominant culture or distancing themself from their community.
Critical - Approaches inequality by focusing on structures, systems, and institutions. May approach inequality by working to abolish and change the systems reproducing it.
These contracts were exploited by white officials to confine Mexicans to the East of the railroad.
Racial restrictive covenants
What similar experiences did Mexicans have when it came to segregated schooling?
What are the four simplifications of culturally responsive pedagogy discussed by Sleeter?
cultural celebration, trivialization, essentializing culture, and substituting cultural for political analysis of inequalities
Have the educational conditions and outcomes changed for Chicano students?
No, there is no sustained commitment.
Name all of the Capitals that make up Community Cultural Wealth and pick one to act out as a group.
Aspirational Familial, Social, Linguistic, Navigational, Resistant, Cultural = Community Cultural Wealth.
This woman appreciated La Colonia for its sense of comfort and family.
How did the school trustees respond to the White parents' complaints versus Mexican parents?
They acted immediately and came up with the school within a school model to segregate the Whites from the Mexicans. They also transferred all White students to Roosevelt and Mexicans to Haydock. Mexicans had to go to court to get their children in White classes.
Name one of the three recommendations the author gives at the end of the Sleeter reading.
1. Need for evidence-based research documenting connections between culturally responsive pedagogy and student outcomes
2. Need to educate parents, teachers, and education leaders about what culturally responsive pedagogy means and looks like in the classroom
3. Need to reframe public debate about teaching (especially teaching in diverse and historically underserved communities)
What does the deficit model argue about Chicano parents?
Because Chicano parents fail to assimilate and embrace the educational values of the dominant group, and because they continue to transmit or socialize their children with values that inhibit educational mobility, low educational attainment will continue into succeeding generations.
In your own words, explain, what is the difference between Income and Wealth?
"Son tan pobres, que tan solo tienen dinero?" - Grupo PachaMama Familia Ft Vandana Shiva Income = Finances received from salaries, wages and payment. Wealth = Extent of individuals Accumulated assets and resources.