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SS3 There’s absolutely no embarrassment in talking
about it.
V
Tutor
And they'll quite openly talk about other
kids they know
prejudices. I
to the IV and V
in the VI
fon
who
display
suspect that probably applies
year as well.
Perhaps if you do confront it in this way
early on then VI formers will be able to
and talk about it to
some
extent.
SS2
dii
I worry about whether you should j treat it
,, . ∙ 4- ~ j,w 1 ,children
as the history of the black/ in the class
whether they feel differently about it than
the white children in the class or whether
they really do feel
that's not something
with. I mean there
black people - it's
it?
that they are here and
they want to identify
are
differences amongst
not just up to us is
V Yes, there is and there are differences amongst
Tutor the kids and it's very interesting even within
families - you can have a brother and sister
both in IV and V year. The boy in very cul-
tural terms is very English oriented - but
his sister is much more aware of West Indian
culture and actually says she would like
to go back on numerous occasions and she
has
maintained
West Indian relationships
much more than her brother has. It doesn’t
lead to any conflict between them on a
personal level as far as I know - they're
both very close but that difference is there
and I think my view is that it is for them
- it’s not for us to try and impose.
SS2
You
have
to
decision,
what,
how to
teach - you're not imposing, you're offering.
I mean they take it or leave it.
SS3
I suppose it’s to
kids the opportunity
some
extent it gives the
to talk. It’s not
imposing anything -
Students are being given acess to what lies behind the classroom
practices of the visiting tutor with what enables him to work in
particular sorts of ways with which they are now quite familiar.
Equally they are being given access to knowledge about children