Stereotypes of Minority Students During most of my school years, prior to attending MCTC, I had never experienced an interracial education. I attended a small high school with about twenty minority students. These students were not marginalized—they were treated like any other non-minority student. Therefore, I have had little experience with minorities in a non-minority school. After the speech given by Michael Jefferson, I was more knowledgeable about the effects of stereotypes on minority students in a non-minority school. Stereotypes can lead students and teachers to view minority students on a non-minority campus as inferior. This may lead some teachers or faculty members to believe that these minority students are not capable of producing the same quality of work as non-minority students. Scholarships are sometimes awarded to non-minority students because of their racial background. I assume this happens because of the stereotype that minority students are not as capable of educational work as other students. Classroom behavior toward minority students may be shown to be inappropriate and/or unacknowledged. For example, a teacher may invite a non-minority student before a minority student. The teacher may blame non-minority students because he believes these students care about their education, while minority students are pre-judged without the chance to truly learn. Some people even believe that mixing different minorities can cause problems. The mix of minority and non-minority students can create some conflict. In some non-minority students, this aggressive attitude may be provoked by "closed-minded" non-minority students. These students let their attitude take over their learning time, worrying about other minority students. Every student, whether minority or non-minority, must focus on learning rather than another minority on campus. Some students may see the combination of minority and non-minority students as a way to learn about different people and their cultures. . If students would open their eyes as they open their ears to learn, they would see a whole new possibility to meet others, without worrying about whether they are a minority or not. These students should also learn to use their own ideas and not always believe the media's point of view. Today the media is a major source of minority and non-minority information.