In class I talk briefly about a funny protest inside a NYC Abercrombie store. This was a real eye opener about the practices of branded stores. Improv Everywhere is a group dedicated to causing scenes in public places. They recruited men of all shapes and sizes that would be willing to go shirtless and 111 men showed up. I will included a link for Improv Everywhere’s website with the story. I highly recommend reading it and watching the video because it is funny and educational. Store management pushed everyone out of the store even two of the men who were trying to buy $45 shirts. This story supplements the reading about the class action suit against Abercrombie and highlights their discrimination not only on race or ethnicity but on appearance and attractiveness. http://improveverywhere.com/2007/10/17/no-shirts/

Teachers are supposed to be the backbone of the educational system. The discrimination cycle should end with them but because they discriminate against minorities and women the cycle continues. The article from the Commission on Civil Rights only scratched the surface of problems facing the educational system. Every teacher has a duty to encourage and educate every single student that comes in their classroom. The novel/movie The Blind Side the life story of Michael Oher is a perfect example of both extremes in the classroom setting. He was unable to read in highschool and all of the teachers but one has written him off as stupid and he didn’t want to learn. The one teacher who took extra effort to help him did just that. She worked with him and with the help of his new family overcame a forced lifestyle. If more teacher were not so quick to judge and stopped worrying about what is or isn’t their responsibility and just help those who struggle then more and more stories will come out. When they do it will become easier and easier to show children that they can do it. If all the teachers help out and do their job then the cycle of discrimination can end at Education.