The year was 2010, I attended a prodimenantly white elementary school.I am a dark-skin African American. Like Kimmy, I was also looked at different because of my skin color. Unlike Kimmy though, I wasn’t hated because I looked different. I was more made fun of and teased because I was darker than most of my friends. They would say things like; why do you have a hairbrush you have no hair, or how did you get so dark do you not wear sunscreen, or you must be from Africa, because not even some of them are as dark as you. Comments like these really lowered my self-esteem, I started to let my hair grow out, I would also spent less time outside so I would get lighter. It was a rough time but I soon learned to be comfortable in my skin and not care about what other people thought about me.
Unit Reflections
For each major essay assignment, you will complete a long-form reflection about your experience writing the paper. Your teacher will provide specific instructions for these reflections.
Weekly Reflections
Weekly Reflections are longer, more thoughtful posts that you will complete about every week of the semester. Topics for these posts will vary by instructor, but they will usually be completed outside of class and have a specific word-count requirement.
Daily Writes
These are 5 minute or less quick writes that we’ll complete in class most days. This will also include any in-class writing about the readings that we do. If you don’t bring your tablet/laptop to class every day or if you prefer writing on paper during class, you’ll need to type up and post these after class.