. To review the concept of racism is to appreciate the social difference. People in any society are all different. People have different ideas and enjoy different things. This is where prejudice can appear. Some people are prejudiced against others who have different skin tone or belong to a different ethnic group or race in favor of their own. This is racism, which is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. Racism and discrimination have been used as powerful weapons, encouraging fear or hatred of others in times of conflict and war, and even during an economic downturn (Shah). UNESCO’s 1978 “Declaration on Race” define racism as any theory claiming the intrinsic superiority or inferiority of racial or ethnic groups which would give to some the right to dominate or even eliminate others, presumed inferior, or basing value judgments on racial differences (De Benoist 13). Racism affects different aspects of society with varied implications.

Racism can affect educational opportunities and experiences. A school is a very good example of a complex community where different types of people meet and interact every day. The diversity in such common grounds often leads to prejudice especially in a multicultural community where the clash of ideas happens all the time. A very common example of racism in school is the act of underestimating or bullying the minority group of students such as Asians or African-Americans most often by White American students (Senker 4-5).&nbsp.