Does our skin affect our brain? A Hispanic perspective
By Oliveskin
EDI 600 Psychological Foundation of Education
School of Education
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 19, 2009
I believe that my skin does affect how I learn to a certain point. There is a lot of prejudice out there. Its funny because when I told people that I was going for my Master’s Degree, they all kind of looked at me and said ‘Wow, good for you’, They say it as if Spanish people, or even Spanish females don’t go on to further their education.
It’s funny that people don’t expect Spanish people to be well educated. Society has created this stigma that Spanish people are the working class; they do the jobs that Americans do not want to do. For example, restaurant, cleaning, and other lower educated jobs. I totally do not agree with this at all, but it is a little ironic that my uncle owns a boat cleaning company and my mom’s friend owns a cleaning company. BUT, still who are other people to judge?
I believe that growing up with olive colored skin in a predominately white upper class town was hard on me. People looked at me like I was different, I felt different growing up. I mostly became friends with other kids like me, until I reached middle and high school when I started to integrate more. I also remember that in my town, most teachers were also white…which I always kept a mental note on. I do believe that skin color plays a role in learning, I believe that teachers/adults have preconceived notion on what different cultures are capable of.
Long Island University, C. W. Post
February 19, 2009
I believe that my skin does affect how I learn to a certain point. There is a lot of prejudice out there. Its funny because when I told people that I was going for my Master’s Degree, they all kind of looked at me and said ‘Wow, good for you’, They say it as if Spanish people, or even Spanish females don’t go on to further their education.
It’s funny that people don’t expect Spanish people to be well educated. Society has created this stigma that Spanish people are the working class; they do the jobs that Americans do not want to do. For example, restaurant, cleaning, and other lower educated jobs. I totally do not agree with this at all, but it is a little ironic that my uncle owns a boat cleaning company and my mom’s friend owns a cleaning company. BUT, still who are other people to judge?
I believe that growing up with olive colored skin in a predominately white upper class town was hard on me. People looked at me like I was different, I felt different growing up. I mostly became friends with other kids like me, until I reached middle and high school when I started to integrate more. I also remember that in my town, most teachers were also white…which I always kept a mental note on. I do believe that skin color plays a role in learning, I believe that teachers/adults have preconceived notion on what different cultures are capable of.
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