We still have a relatively 'white' curriculum in our education system. A lot of topics for study, many of the authors and a lot of the illustrations still tend to focus on white history. We learn that the more intelligent you are, the more likely you are to gain the teachers praise, to win awards and to be seen as a 'good' student. Many argue this teaches us to accept that we will not be treated the same in society and that this is normal and acceptable