Degree Type

Honors Capstone Project

Date of Submission

Spring 5-1-2018

Capstone Advisor

Joanna Masingila

Honors Reader

Beth Ferri

Capstone Major

Mathematics

Capstone College

Arts and Science

Audio/Visual Component

no

Capstone Prize Winner

no

Won Capstone Funding

no

Honors Categories

Sciences and Engineering

Subject Categories

Education | Mathematics | Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Abstract

This paper explores the many factors at play in a classroom and how they impact students of non-white identities. Embedded with thought experiments for you to analyze your schooling experience, the paper calls to recognition the imbalanced treatment of students based upon individual demographic profiles. This paper calls particular attention to how teachers perceive students and how this manifests itself in disciplinary practices and tracking. This relates to an analyzes the school-to-prison pipeline and links to other forms of school segregation. The paper also calls into consideration the educational experiences of the author and how they were shaped by the perception that her teachers had of her.

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