Teachers also tend to accept wrong answers from girls and make boys work harder. Racism Racism still exists today. Racism is not a genetic disease, but a learned trait. Racist attitudes and beliefs come from a mixture of misinformation and ignorance that is imposed upon young people. Racist attitudes are not voluntary.
People choose to believe what represents the best thinking they can understand at a given time.
These ideals and beliefs can be changed if one is presented new material in ways that can be understood. They must trust the person who is presenting new ideal to them and they should not be blamed for having been misinformed. Unlearning racism involves understanding the difficulties of learning to overcome prejudice attitudes. Teachers might provide opportunities to children and allow them to work through racism issues. People can grow and change, but racism continues when people feel empowered to do anything about it.