Jamie Sullivan and Lisa Huguley
MIT 2005
Revised questions for Racism and Ed. group
True of False: Level of Bloom’s –1 Knowledge
Directions: Circle T if the statement is true or F if it is false.
T/F English-only instruction policies were a part of Americanization efforts in US
public schools during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Matching: Level of Bloom’s- 3 Application
Directions: Column A contains a list of Methods of Deculturalization. Column
B contains a list of Historic Examples. On the line to the left of each Historic
Example, write the letter of the Method of Deculturalization that best fits
the Historic Example. Each response in Column A may be used once, more than
once, or not at all.
Column A |
Column B Historic Examples |
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1. Segregation and isolation of students who did not represent the dominant culture 2. Use of curriculum that reflected the history and values of the dominant culture 3. Enforcement of policies that prevented the expression of Non-Anglo cultures or languages
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_____1. Native American students in BIA schools were required to act out pageants about the first Thanksgiving. _____2. Puerto Rican students were required to dress in red, white, and blue and march in a 4th of July parade. _____3. Native American students were forced to have their hair cut. _____4. Puerto Rican students were required to pass an oral English exam in order to graduate. _____5. Mexican American students were sent to special migratory schools in the morning and worked in the fields in the afternoon. |
Multiple Choice: Level of Bloom’s 4- Analysis
Directions: Circle the letter in front of the best choice.
Which one of the following best describes two methods of deculturalization in the Educational Racism group’s simulated activity?
A) Stereotyping and the use of religion from the dominant culture
B) Americanization and forced change of appearance
C) Language extinction and use of teachers from the dominant culture
D) Corporal punishment and the celebration of holidays from the dominant
culture
Fill in the Blank: Level of Bloom’s 1- Knowledge
Directions: Write the correct word in the blank to complete the sentence.
Booker T. Washington advocated for _________________ education as a means of economic development for African Americans.
Short Answer: Level of Bloom’s 2- Comprehension
Directions: Respond to the following question in one or two sentences.
How did W.E.B. DuBois’ and Booker T. Washington’s philosophies regarding the education of African Americans differ?
Considering the educational philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, the recent creation of Afro-centric curriculum has more to do with the philosophy of _______ than the philosophy of _______. Write your responses in the blanks provided.
The Supreme Court’s “separate but equal ruling” in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1895 applies to what contemporary issue? Circle the letter corresponding with your answer.
Patriotic exercises designed to create allegiance to the United States between 1900 and 1930, such as the pledge of allegiance and required observance of U.S. holidays, are examples of what sort of policy in Puerto Rican public schools? _____________
Write your answer in the blank provided.
Questions by Laura Wolf
Directions: Column A contains a list of statements. On the line to the left of each statement, write the letter of the item in Column B that best defines each statement. Each response in Column B may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
| Column A |
Column B |
| __ 1. The Naturalization Act of 1790 __ 2. Patriotic celebrations __ 3. Use of textbooks and curriculum that reflects culture of dominant group __ 4. Segregation and isolation |
A. Deculturalization B. Americanization C. Educational Racism |
Fill in the blank:
____________ is the educational process of destroying a people’s culture and replacing it with a new culture.
Amada & Grey
1. True or False: Knowledge or Memory
After reading the following statement, circle T at the end of the statement if you think it is true or F if you think it is false.
Non-compulsory attendance for Mexican American students was one way by which education was used as a method of social control. T/F
Matching: Analysis
Column A contains a list of examples of educational experiences that many students had prior to the Civil Rights Movement. On the line to the left of each reality, write the letter of the method or methods of Deculturalization in Column B that was a function of that experience. Each response in Column B may be used more than once.
| Column A: | Column B: |
Boarding Schools Drop outs English only laws Hand me down textbooks Inferior school buildings Segregated schools |
A. Forced change of language. B. Prevention of cultural and religious practices. C. Segregation and isolation D. Use of biased dominant culture curriculum. F. Use of biased textbooks. G. Use of teacher from dominant group. H. All of the above |
Heidi & Elisabeth
1. Please indicate whether this question is a true or false statement by circling the correct response:
True / False Deculturalization is a systematic educational process that non-white ethnic groups have been subjected to throughout the history of American schools.
2. Fill in the blank:
According to Spring (2002), flag ceremonies and patriotic celebrations in U.S. schools are key components of _________.
3. Please write your answer in the space provided to the right of the question:
As a way of isolating Native American children from their families in the late 1800s, what type of educational institution was utilized? _____________
4. Directions: Column A lists specific examples of deculturlization. On the line to the left of each statement write the letter of the general method of deculturalization listed in column B that best categorizes the statement. Each response in Column B may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
| Column A |
Column B |
| __ 1. Cutting the hair of Native American children. __ 2. The impact of Roland Falkner on Puerto Rican education. __ 3. The establishment of white only schools. __ 4. The Plessy v. Ferguson decision: "separate but equal". |
A. isolation and segregation B. forced change of language C. prevention of expressing traditional culture or religion. |