I really enjoyed the conference especially because I got to hear opinions and input from other students not in my inquiry group. When I first got there, I was thinking about my research paper in one way and after having the conference with Meagan and three other peers, I am thinking about my inquiry paper in another way that will help me find out what I want to focus on in the paper. I was going to talk about how perceptions, identities, and stereotypes of students (minorities) are represented in pop culture and how this affects them in school. I realized that after discussing in the group conference, I was able to come up with a specific topic or question that I was going to research and talk about in my inquiry paper: How do stereotypes in music and movies affect African American students in education in real life?
Dominica, it is very good that you found the conference as a useful resource. Also, I think it is good that you were able to propose a topic of your interest and hear the perspective of others who are not in your inquiry group. Misperception of African Americans in pop culture is vastly overlooked because people see these misperceptions as comical. Therefore, it has begun to be accepted even from the African American population. I would like to see you conduct a survey around campus asking different races or social groups their perception on African Americans in pop culture.
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