Micro aggression- Jonathan

I think Micro-aggression's perpetuate stereotypes, however because they are done unintentionally one cannot completely judge another for the assumptions. Micro-aggression's are  manifestations of customs from the past, and I think that these automatic assumptions are just ideologies from the past which are kept alive as parents share their customs with their children. Hence, I think that as a society we should focus on how to revolutionize the way children think, starting at a young age through their education in both, what they are taught, as well as who they are surrounded by. If a student learns about some race or some religion, yet is never exposed to it, they will continue to assume to fill in the space of what they don't know. I think another really important idea is to "push the envelope" on what is taught to kids, because of the fear in interfering with religion/ race as well as family customs. Nonetheless, we can't just avoid these topics because if we do, students will have to fill in the blanks spaces with what they hear at home as well as what they see on the media, which also perpetuate further micro-aggression's. Thus, as a school I think it's their job to expose children to the "real world" and teach how to appropriately respond as well as think when they a person who is different. Another important step, which might seem counter intuitive, is for the teenage generation now, to recognize our micro-aggression's and comprehend their faults. As people we need to know our errors and build from them, not ignore hem and do nothing to change. To improve this conflict each person has to recognize their false assumptions and move on from them. We need to expose ourselves to a diverse community and understand the different lifestyles of each one of us.