When Race Breaks Out- Advice

In Chapter 8 of "When Race Breaks Out", Fox gives advice to avoid a student having to speak for their entire ethnic group. She says teachers should clarify that individual experiences vary, no matter what ethnic group students are from. She then says that teachers should validate everyone's experiences, and imply the importance of all these points of view.

I like this exercise, as it allows students to remember that even though we can be classified into ethnic groups, we are all still individuals with different viewpoints and experiences. Discussion about issues can be so much more profound if we don't assume a certain group to be homogeneous and experience the same things. With discussion, people's individual identities would become even more apparent, leading to a more open and multi-cultural classroom.