Delpit, The Silenced Dialogue #6
The silenced dialogue by Lisa Delpit talks about the codes of power. The codes of power and how that reflects into our classrooms. She mentions the frustrations behind it, who perspective is valued as the correct one, and what happens because of this. A couple quotes that stood out to me from this text (1) "want their children to be successful in the white man's world", (2)"Issues of power are enacted in classrooms." and (3)"Those with power are frequently least aware of—or least willing to acknowledge—its existence. Those with less power are often most aware of its existence." All three quotes are around the say topic yet have different aspects and feeling behind them. In the first quote, I think about how parents look at the situation. I think about my mother. What she taught me and how she believed the code of power was. My mom often told me to not leave the house in pajamas. Not to leave the house until my hair was done and I looked presentable. ...