Can school curriculum help curb racism?
mean Wales is the first UK nation to have compulsory education about racism and the contributions of figures from Black, Asian and other ethnic minorities.
She said not only were some students overtly racist, she also experienced racist micro-aggressions - indirect, subtle or unintentional discrimination - which she said she, and many teachers, did not have the vocabulary to deal with. She said on some occasions she was shown the programme Roots, which is violent and uses graphic racist language, with no context and that students and teachers were uncomfortable and some laughed."Everybody needs to know the awful things black people have gone through through history that should never be erased.
As well as a diverse curriculum, Onyx said it was equally important that children see themselves reflected in authority figures to prevent children from ethnic minorities becoming demotivated and underachieving compared to their peers."Being in a classroom full of people that don't look like you - the people that you're supposed to look up to - you don't believe that those things are possible for you and you don't see yourself in all of these different careers.
She added the Welsh government have consulted and developed tools with people from black, Asian and other ethnic groups not just "taken from off the shelf"."It's so important because, even if you don't have any diversity within the community, you still need to be prepared for the wider world."'Children weren't prepared Black Lives Matter'
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