Anti-Racism

Some effects of

Anti-Racism

Multiple Choice

In the past in India, the government offered a money reward to people who were brought a dead cobra snake to the police. The goal of the policy was to reduce the number of dangerous snakes in inhabited areas.

In the end, what was the result of this policy?

• The number of cobras decreased.

• The number of cobras remained unchanged.

• The number of cobras increased

Open Ended

Why do you think the number of snakes increased despite people being paid to kill them?

Multiple Choice

The Civil Rights Act in 1964 made discrimination based on race illegal in the USA. In 2008, the first Black President, Barrack Obama, was voted into power.

Do you think the number of media articles writing about how America has a racism problem increased or decreased after these historic points in time?

• Decreased

• Stayed the same

• Increased

Open Ended

Why do you think the number of mentions of the word "racism" in the media increased despite great progress being made against racism?

Multiple Choice

Nikole is a DEI officer paid to find racism and talk and write about it.

She was paid USD1.4million in 2022. How much is that in Thai Baht?

• 473,000 Baht

• 4.73 million Baht

• 47.3 million Baht

• 473 million Baht

Multiple Choice

We know the usage of the word "racism" has been increasing recently.

What do you think has happened regarding the number of people who work in DEI in the past few years?

• Decreased

• Stayed about the same

• Increased

Do a Google Video search:

Have a quick scan of 3 or 4 videos (10 seconds each)
What do you notice?


(Blacks are 13% of the US population)
(Non-Blacks are 87% of the US population)

Open Ended

Anti Racism / DEI / Equity Approach:
If one group makes up 13% of the population but make up much more than 13% of suspended students, this indicates racism, so we must apply different standards to that group compared to other groups to reduce the gap (reduce racism)

Do you agree with this approach?

Why/Why not?

Can you think of any positive or negative result of this approach?

Open Ended

Meritocracy Approach:
All groups should be treated equally regardless of their skin color.

This principle should be applied even if there is a large discrepancy in results (such as the likelihood of being suspended) is different for different groups.

Do you agree with this approach?

Why/Why not?

Can you think of any positive or negative result of this approach?

Multiple Choice

Of the 2000 school districts we have data for in USA, on average, in how many school districts did Black students perform better than White students?

• 0

• About 20

• About 200

• 2000

Multiple Choice

Of the 2000 school districts we have data for in USA, on average, in how many school districts did Black students have an income equal or greater than White students?

• 0

• About 20

• About 200

• 2000

Multiple Choice

Comprehension check:

In all places where Black students have more money than White students, such as...

Cartwright Elementary District, Arizona

Manteca Unified, California

East Stroudsburg Area, Pennsylvania

Which group always has better academic performance on average?

• Black Students

• White students

Open Ended

Considering the data, which has a bigger effect on academic performance?

Race

or

Socioeconomic status

​Case study: Frisco, Texas

Looking at all 2000 school districts in the USA, the number one place for academic performance among Black students is in Frisco, Texas.

Here, Black students perform better than the average student in America (almost a year ahead of the average American student) and are behind White students there by only 1.5 grade levels in terms of knowledge.

Multiple Choice

Can you guess the background of Frisco?

• "Racist" (No DEI)

  History of slavery 160 years ago

  Votes Republican

• Anti-Racist (Focus on DEI)

  Never any slavery historically

  Votes Democrat

​Case study: Berkeley Unified, California
Worst Place for Black students (compared to Whites)

Looking at all 2000 school districts in the USA, the place with the greatest difference between Blacks and Whites is Berkeley Unified

Here, Black students are 4.6 years behind the White students in terms of knowledge. In other words, a grade 6 Black student has the same knowledge level as the average US grade 4 student and the average White student is almost equivalent to the average US grade 9 student.

Multiple Choice

Can you guess the background of Berkeley?

• "Racist" (No DEI)

  History of slavery 160 years ago

  Votes Republican

• Anti-Racist (Focus on DEI)

  Never any slavery historically

  Votes Democrat

Multiple Choice

Can you guess the background of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th worst school districts in terms of disparity between White and Black student academic performance?

(2. Chapel Hill-Carrboro, 3. Cleveland, Shaker Heights, 4. Ashville, North Carolina, 5. Evanston, Illinois, 6. District of Columbia)

• "Racist" (No DEI)

  Votes Republican

• Anti-Racist (Focus on DEI)

  Votes Democrat

Open Ended

What is your final comment? Do you have an explanation for why outcomes for Black students are consistently much worse in places where there is a focus on Anti-Racism?