The -ism that I chose to focus on for this assignment is classism. I live in a small town in Georgia and all of the schools are now Title I schools. I grew up in this town and I have lived here most of my life as has my husband; we have chosen to raise our two children here and do not see it as a bad place to be.
I have had people that I have known most of my life who I have gone all of the way through school with ask me "what I can teach a child being from this sad little town and choosing to stay here?". This bothered me because these same people have many children and are staying here while not trying to better themselves by going to college.
I believe that the consequence of any -ism that I was facing in my personal life would cause me to question the way that the parents and students thought of me. It would make me feel unsure of myself to some degree, just as the comment I shared with you had done. I would worry that the families shared the same ideas as the acquaintances that spoke about and that they questioned my ability to properly teach their children.
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