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Babb Middle School, Clayton County
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Snellville Middle, Gwinnett, Students Talk About Summit

Two POP ambassadors from Snellville Middle School, Sarah (7th grade) and Maria (6th grade), told us about their experiences at the Summit. 

 

Q: What did you like about the Summit?

 I thought it was really cool -- I liked Dr. Bass' story and the Dot Game "experiment" best.  I loved the poet and the band.  Everybody was rockin' and we got to go up on stage.

 

Q:  What skit did you use while in your groups?

Sarah -- we used the example of a mentally challenged person that no one wanted to be around.  After an incident where the person was crying, our counselor talked with us and we changed our behavior toward that person.

 

Q:  What sorts of prejudice do you think exist in schools today?

CR:  More prejudice based on what a person wears, who they know, and also there is a lot of prejudice within the racial groups -- like some Blacks don't like other Blacks because one group is lighter, or they dress better, or whatever.  The same within the White groups.  And then there is prejudice between the groups.

 

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“Mix It Up” Day at Babb Middle School, Clayton County

 

How did you select the person you sat next to for lunch?

·        I sat with people from another culture.

·        I sat next to someone I did not know anything about.

·        I sat next to someone I had met before and wanted to get to know better.

 

What did you learn about the person you sat next to?

·        That they are the same as any other student.

·        I learned that they came to our school from another school this year.

·        I learned that even though they are different they like the same things I do

·        I learned the student is in Chorus and loves to sing.

·        I learned what they thought about school.  How they get by day by day.

·        He doesn’t waste food.

·        He likes to eat, but is skinny.

·        He was funny.

 

Was this an easy activity to participate in?  . 

·        Yes it was easy, because they looked friendly.

·        It was very easy, because we have a class together and plus we have a lot in common.

·        Yes because all you have to do is sit beside somebody who is a different race.

·        Yes because it was easy to talk with the people I sat with.

·        It was easy because it was a person I met.

·        Yes, all I had to do was sit next to somebody from another culture.

·        Yes, because we talked about everything.

 

How do activities such as this benefit our school?

·        It helps people to realize that what’s on the outside doesn’t count, it’s what’s on the inside.

·        It helps our school by getting to know each other’s culture and what we have in common, plus it will probably stop fights. 

·        We can learn more about different people at school.

·        We can get to know everyone if we sit with different people from different cultures.

·        By letting others know what we are like.

·        It shows our students are not racist.

·        It makes there be more diverse friendships.