ABSTRACT
I had begun to f e e l t ha t my ' b l a c k ' presence on the course w i th my ' b l a c k ' experience i n B r i t a i n which spread over a decade, i n e v i t a b l y i n j e c t e d a new o r i e n t a t i o n to the course, because sk in co lour has i t s own meaning and message. I had brought w i t h me the o b j e c t i v e r e a l i t y of B r i t i s h racism. I would c la im t h a t the 'b lack pe rspec t i ve ' i s e s s e n t i a l t o any m u l t i c u l t u r a l course, not only because of our
e x p e r i e n t a l c o n t r i b u t i o n but a lso because we need to a r t i c u l a t e w i t h equal confidence our d i f f e r i n g experiences to the c h i l d r e n we teach, w i thou t becoming
` i n v i s i b l e ' j u s t because we happen to be a m i n o r i t y i n the s t a f f room. Simul taneously, we need to de learn the process of judging ourselves through whi te c r i t e r i a , norms and va lues.
