Comments on: Black Girls Matter https://carefullycreatedchaos.com/2019/09/19/black-girls-matter/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 19:10:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Amber Gray https://carefullycreatedchaos.com/2019/09/19/black-girls-matter/#comment-30 Mon, 26 Oct 2020 19:10:56 +0000 https://carefullycreatedchaos.com/?p=9315#comment-30 In reply to Angelina.

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]]> By: Angelina https://carefullycreatedchaos.com/2019/09/19/black-girls-matter/#comment-20 Sat, 08 Feb 2020 22:56:29 +0000 https://carefullycreatedchaos.com/?p=9315#comment-20 The responsibility that schools and educators have to better support black girls is also gaining attention. Sherell McArthur, an educational researcher at Georgia State University who studies black girls, says understanding among teachers and administrators about how race, gender, and class affect students differently is fundamental. Research has found that educators focus more on the behavior and attitudes of black girls than on their academic development, dismissing them as “loud,” “ghetto,” or “sassy,” McArthur said. This is an obstacle to the academic success of black girls if educators judge them based on their presentation instead of their intellectual abilities, she said.

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