Blog 4 "Relation to the culture of Power"

I have had some life expieience with the way Deplit describes the "culture of power." I come from a middle-class family but grew up in an urban community with a number of classmates and friends from all different cultures. Central Falls was made up of mostly Latino's when I was growing up and a number of my friends were a different color. I attended Catholic schools until I arrived at college and always felt that teachers had power over the students without predjudice. My father was personnel director for two different cities and always was surrounded by politicians. During his working years there were many functions and holidays that I spent with many of these people where I saw them in action. Delpit describes one of the rules as " a reflection of the rules of the culture of those who have power," during my encounters with these powerful people I (unknowingly) learned of this culture power that Delpit writes about and it probably has something to do with my attaining middle class level as an adult. Perhaps my expieriences with such powerful people allowed me to learn the culture of power and gain an edge on some of my friends from Central Falls who came from lower class families. Dr. Bogad we talked about having culture as far as job interviews and being able to secure good jobs, I think my parents taught me most of this knowlegde from the relationships they formed with politicians. Delpit raises an interesting argument because most of my friends were unable to secure middle class jobs and I was! Perhaps the "Culture of Power" is more prevalent than I first thought.