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Notable Scientists
The first thing I noticed with this picture was that there weren't any pictures of poc scientists. There were more pictures in this hall however, all of them had only white scientists, and there was only one woman. This picture is further showing the lack of poc diversity in schools and the curriculum. This picture affects us because it shows how schools think that the main or only scientists contribute anything to society or white male scientists. I think this notion of needing diversity is seen as too foreign for sometimes "unnecessary". This problem exists because it is so normalized in the education system to only teach people about the white/ European side of history and not anything else. I think this photo can educate people by showing them something that they would never notice if it didn't apply to them in any way. Noticing these types of problems is the first step to trying to fix this issue in the education system.
Notable Scientists
The first thing I noticed with this picture was that there weren't any pictures of poc scientists. There were more pictures in this hall however, all of them had only white scientists, and there was only one woman. This picture is further showing the lack of poc diversity in schools and the curriculum. This picture affects us because it shows how schools think that the main or only scientists contribute anything to society or white male scientists. I think this notion of needing diversity is seen as too foreign for sometimes "unnecessary". This problem exists because it is so normalized in the education system to only teach people about the white/ European side of history and not anything else. I think this photo can educate people by showing them something that they would never notice if it didn't apply to them in any way. Noticing these types of problems is the first step to trying to fix this issue in the education system.