<p>I have time now, so I can actually give a real response. I agree that teachers are a lot to blame. I think I remember that same speech from my second grade teacher “Without MLK xxx, xxx, xxx, would’t be in this class.” Because things like that are so stressed by teachers so much I think my school always knew that black people were a different race. But aside from that we were ignorant. Hell I was even ignorant about my own race. I’m half white/ half middle eastern, and I never realized till 7th grade that my mom wasn’t white, and I wasn’t white. I think that the racism that teachers and the school system in general try so hard to prevent is being subconsciously encouraged by them. I know that by my teacher laying out all of the facts and stereotypes about muslims (which I actually am not) only gave the 7th graders more prejudice. I can’t count how many times I’ve been accused of being a muslim (which I will again state I am not), having a bomb, being a terrorist, or asked if I’m going to Mecca. It peaked in 8th and only happens occaisionally now, but still I blame it on my teacher.</p>