Black Lives Matter at School

         As a black woman, the articles and the video made me aware of many important facts. Although

 all the articles present various ideas that are still relevant in our society, I would like to focus on the

these three specific ideas: the black lives matter movement is often confused as a mechanism for

protest, many criticized the movement for not being similar to the civil rigthts movement and as teachers

we should develop relationships with our students and be culturally responsive to their needs.
   
         The article"Why teaching Black lives matter matters" presented many interesting ideas about the

movement. A fact that I was not aware of is that the movement is still seen as a reason to protest, even

though its true purpose is becoming more and more clear. In the article, it crystal clear that the main

purpose of the movement is not to protest, yet to end police brutality, invest in equitable education and

healthcare in others words to create better living conditions for the black community. I related to this

idea, because many times when talking about BML, many are still not aware that the movement was

not created to create racial division but to reach equality between whites and blacks, which sometimes

can cause some kind of misunderstanding between opposite groups.

        Another idea that struck me was that to criticize the movement many compare it to the civil rights 

movement. Although the BML differentiates from the civil rights movement in many ways, the civil

rights movement is seen as a more "organized and acceptable" movement. However, if we take a

closer look at the civil right movement, it does not acknowledge the support of the women leaders or

those who were openly homosexual, while the BML was funded by women and allows everyone to

join the movement. Given that fact, How can the civil right movement be considered more

"acceptable" if it does not give credit to everyone that participated in it?
     
          Lastly, in the article" Black lives matter at school" presents an interesting an activity conducted in a school  in Rochester, NY to pass the message that "Black lives matter". What liked about this article

is that when some teachers decided not to participate in the activity the principal stated " “If you are not developing relationships with your students and if you’re not culturally responsive to 

 their needs, no matter how much teaching you do, you’re not really going to engage 

 with them, provide engaging instruction or get students to really listen to you." From my 

 experience as a student, you are more likely to enjoy in a class when the teacher is not only focused on school work, but also is able to talk about and relate to problems in today's society. 
            Overall,the articles provide some helpful insight on issues that need to be more  discussed in schools. 








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