Laura’s Reviews > How to Be an Antiracist > Status Update
Laura
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Taking notes for further reflection, but I can't copy nearly 3 pages on the racist history of standardized testing. It's much more insidious than I realized. As a teacher this is tough to read. I always hate when we lose huge amounts of time to testing, but now it seems like more than an unfair waste of time. It is a system that maintains and perpetuates racism in education.
— Jun 18, 2020 08:28PM
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Laura
is on page 168 of 305
Slowly but surely. The chapter on Class really shook me. I never realized just how connected capitalism and racism were. Shook. Me. It's obvious when you think about it, but obviously our schools don't teach economics with this lens. I took so many economics courses in college - none of them addressed this. Politics courses didn't either. How can that be? Is it deliberate? Willful ignorance?
— Jul 06, 2020 06:22AM
Laura
is on page 60 of 305
So far this book is an easier read than I expected. I'm still not zooming through as I'm actually reading the book and not listening to it.
Kendi contextualized language and history through his own story and through exposition - it is a nice blend that keeps it personal and big picture.
I'm taking a lot of notes. Kendi's exploration of racism in his own life and mind is an invitation to me to do the same.
— Jun 16, 2020 05:03AM
Kendi contextualized language and history through his own story and through exposition - it is a nice blend that keeps it personal and big picture.
I'm taking a lot of notes. Kendi's exploration of racism in his own life and mind is an invitation to me to do the same.
