Reflection On The Silenced Dialogue By Lisa Delpit

In "The Silenced Dialogue," Lisa Delpit talks about how the "culture of power" affects today's education. She highlights the unequal power distribution in society, showing that it also hurts minority students in the education system. Delpit urges educators to get to know their students, listen to them and their parents, and think carefully about how to best connect with and help them. Delpit's careful look at the "culture of power" makes me realize the great impact that education has on minority students. The idea of power keeps coming up, showing how unfair our society can be. It's clear that these unfair power differences also affect what happens in our classrooms. Delpit argues strongly that minority students suffer the most because of this unequal system.

Inclusivity In The classroom

"the students I have spoken of seem to be saying that the teacher has denied them access to herself as the source of knowledge necessary to learn the form they need to succeed" (Delpit 32). This quote stood out to me because as I pursue a career in education my goal is to make children feel educated, not leave them feeling like I am inaccessible to them when they have questions or concerns about something that has to do with their education or even ability to learn. The responsibility that falls on a teacher is not one to be taken lightly, it is our job to effectively and efficiently educate students not only with equal information and effort, but the necessary amount to help each of them get to the same understanding on things.