Methods & Structures for Who?
Oppressive education structures meant to strip Indigenous Americans of their culture practices and beliefs to assimilate them in a collective Protestant White American culture.
What are Indian Boarding Schools?
Type of education debt that stems from the amount of funding allocated to schools based on region and racial divisions in communities.
What is economic debt?
Educational goal of preparing students to be responsible citizens, and have equal opportunity to access education and impact the society they live in.
What is democratic equality?
Idea characterized by the belief that one group is inherently lesser than another rather than being set back by the structures that oppress them.
What is deficit thinking?
Major stereotype that affected Italian American students in the 20th century which led to them and their families being seen as violent gang members and inferior to Anglo-Americans.
What is The Mafia?
(also acceptable: What are Mafia members?)
Type of education debt that stems from the systemic oppression of marginalized groups and the impact it has had in the past and the present.
Education goal that views education as a way to prepare students for the work force, and believes in teaching skills that help the economy.
What is social efficiency?
Action fueled by the belief that all people living in the United States should have a common culture, language, and belief system.
What is Americanization?
Schools which only taught Asian migrant students in English in attempts to "Americanize" them and suppress Eastern traditions.
What are Oriental Schools?
Type of education debt that stems from the emotional and long-term societal impacts of discrimination and how we deal with that in the present.
What is moral debt?
Education goal that views education as a currency that can be obtained and exchanged for a higher position in society.
What is social mobility?
Schools (in America) built to support learning of subjects in both English and the mother tongue of students.
What are Language Schools?
Schools that expanded to accommodate Mexican Americans but under the guise of "Americanization" and erasure of language and Mexican cultural traditional.
What are Public schools?
Type of education debt that stems from the ability of racial and social groups to advocate for themselves through political processes.
What is sociopolitical debt?
Separation of racial and ethic groups based on personal prejudices, supported both de facto and/or de jure.
What is Segregation?
The method under which African American students would have a specific pedagogical approach to provide them a race relevant education?
What is African American Pedagogical Excellence (AAPE)?