The name is absent

I haven't picked up racialism between kids

in schools and I expected that there would

be lots of nastiness and ɪ haven’t seen any.
I mean I haven't been here as long as everyone
else but I haven’t noticed —any yet.

Not in the classes I've taught, no - that’s
not to say there isn’t any but that I haven't
picked up on it.

V       What about the rest of you?

Tutor

SSl There have been some jokes in the 2nd year.

V       What kind of jokes - can you remember?

Tutor

SSl It’s ..... and they went into a chip shop

and took the mickey out of an Asian shopkeeper
I think.

V       I think it’s interesting - talking about

Tutor   the kids if it does come up. I think SS2^,s

impression’s right. There is very little
tension between the kids if you’re talking
about West Indian kids and white kids. I
think if it ever does raise itself it comes up
in terms of them against Asian kids because
often they join in together.

One thing I found interesting this weekend
on this Duke of Edinburgh (residential weekend
for pupils taking Duke of Edinburgh award)
was that there were 4 girls and 14 boys and

the 4 girls were West Indian, all the boys,
however, were white and the one boy who was

West Indian stayed with the girls all the

why that should be.

for its relevance to issues and yet unless the issues can be attended
to the practice may be impoverished. Here students’ recall classroom

8
experiences which left them puzzled as to how to proceed.

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