ABSTRACT
Chapter 6 explicates the difficulty students of color faced when they were on their way to academic places, just prior to the start of class, or during instructional time. Students of color, like all students, were positioned to perform a particular version of themselves through schooling. However, students of color felt—and this data confirmed—that when they did not perform the expected roles, they often got in trouble more quickly and received more severe punishment than white students. The curricula heard in Chapter 6 through students' narratives can be understood as listening to waves of oppression, resounding within the echo chambers of school that shape how people and groups are re-membered.
