This week's talking point blends in well with units 3 and 4 of Module 8, and has to do with our relationship with people of another race on an everyday basis.
Get together with the members of your conversation group and discuss the questions below, which are taken from The New York Times Learning Network.
How many people do you regularly see or talk to from different racial or ethnic backgrounds?
Where in your daily life is that most likely to happen?
Do you think getting to know people from a different background than your own is important?
Do you think interacting with different people from different cultural backgrounds is part of a well-rounded education? Why or why not?
How integrated is your school/workplace?
Your community?
Your social or family life?
What might be better about a segregated community and school?
What might be worse?
What could students from a segregated community do to meet people outside their neighborhood?
What role, if any, should the government play in seeking to integrate aspects of daily life?
In preparation for your talking session, you can read The New York Times article Whites Account for Under Half of Births in the U.S. by Sabrina Tavernise, where you can also watch Sabrina on a video explaining some of the facts she sets out in her article.
