I think it's amazing to see to what extent these white families are going to segregate themselves and get away from minority races. First they went from making their own schools but when that was no longer and option they started to move farther out and enroll their kids into both charter and private schools to further segregate their kids. It's frustrating and saddening to see the great lengths these parents are going to get their children away from other minority children.

I find this whole situation extremely uncomfortable. I don't know how to feel because I understand the parents' concerns yet I don't think it's right for them to do that. Yes, most parents want what is best for their kids but I can't even imagine how the other kids feel, those left behind in the schools. What about kids who were friends but have been separated from schools due to their parents wanting what is "best"? I feel that they are doing more harm to students both ways, those inside the "border" and those outside. Those kids that are inside the "border" will learn to live only with those like them whereas those outside the border will start to feel self-conscious and "less." It goes back to the doll experiment where those left out will feel worse which may lead to psychological and emotional damage down the road.

I find this quote to subtly hint that the parents are making a new school for their kids due to their new racially diverse school. I find it interesting that they use the words "geographic composition" to refer to the idea that many black students have joined their previously white dominated school. Although the parents don't seem to admit that it's a race issue, it seems to be hinted greatly. And I personally don't think it's okay that they want to re-segregate their kids because new students have arrived at the kids' previous school.

This last sentence really resonated with me. It reminds us how important the early years are, not only for students' academically but also emotionally and psychologically. And especially for younger kids, if they don't feel welcome or even liked, it will really hurt their mental state. Such as was seen with the doll experiment where African American kids were asked to identify which doll (White or Black) was better. With this question we were able to see how these kids see themselves and how many didn't feel very self confident or secure in their own bodies. These early years are detrimental!

This reminded me of the video "Still Segregated" where they were talking about why it is that schools are still considered to be segregated. In the video they discussed the idea that certain races live in particular communities therefore go to the same school which encourages this segregation rather encourage diversity. I believe that the idea from this video is an explanation for why most students in the same classrooms speak the same home language.

It's so sad to see how early these issues begin. Even though the students haven't even learned their ABC's or 123's they are already being discriminated and "precriminalized" at such a young age. I was honestly surprised about this because I had no idea these issues began so early in a kid's life. This brings up the question about how we can change this?

Originally I had seen on Berkeley's course description that this class was 4 units, but now it only shows 3 units on my CalCentral. Was it changed or is this a mistake?

So is this our "final"?

Where will they be available because I noticed that there is no "Files" tab?

So either the Monday or Wednesday section, no Sunday section correct? Because that was confusing at first..

Personally I really like this 3 step process because it allows students to really delve deep and work with the material at hand in order to truly comprehend all sides of it.

This was my favorite quote, partly because I'm a very optimistic person, and to me all the positive words fit together perfectly expressing the importance of these qualities into making the world better.