Class Conversation BLog #16 Frank DiMaria

After the class discussion today I thought a lot about what everyone said. And, I think it’s really good that we have an opportunity to talk about such touchy subjects within an academic setting. I guess what I just wanted to comment on was the idea of how people spoke about these issues. I am well aware of the concept of White privilege and I understand that it exists. But, with that said, what’s the best way to talk about it? Yeah, the conversation at times today did get a little intense but at least we all respected each other. I understand that the book is highlighting specific issues, but I feel that the way we in our class talked about the issue was much more conducive to talking about the issues than the way the book was presented. By the is I mean I feel as though the essays in the book were written with a big bias talking about a “us” vs. “them” concept that I feel is counter productive to talking about a touchy subject. The book seemed to make an argument that spoke in very general terms, and while reading I was more put off by the language than willing to really think about the message it was saying. I am very open to new ideas, and to talking about touchy subjects, I have to be especially considering I want to be a teacher someday, but I feel that there are many better ways to address the issues we talked about today different that the way the book laid out the points.