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   Irish Americans in the United States today are
    at an advantage compared to the general
    population. They have a higher per capita
    household income than average. They have a
    better chance of graduating high school and
    obtaining a bachelors degree. Massachusetts
    has the highest percentage of Irish American
    population twice the national average
   Irish Americans were not always in the
    position that they are in today. When their
    immigration first started to the United States
    in mass in the 1840’s as a result of the
    potato famine in Ireland they were looked
    upon as inferior and ignorant. They were
    often employed as servants and had little to
    no chance of prosperity. They were looked
    down upon because of their Catholic religion
    by those of the Protestant faith.
   Red haired
   Alcoholic
   Quick tempered
   Ignorant
   Catholic
   Potato farmers
   Any hair color
   May or may not have an alcohol problem
   May or may not have a quick temper
   Full range of the intelligence scale
   Any religion
   Many different occupations
   Children were often unschooled and forced to
    work in factories prior to educational reforms

   Currently have an advantage in the educational
    system

   92% have a high school diploma

   32% have a bachelors degree or higher

   40% in employed in management positions
   Once the Irish population in our country were
    considered below the level of slaves on the
    social and intellectual level. Now they have all
    the rights and opportunities that they did not
    have and have excelled with a higher per
    capita income and graduation rate than the
    majority of the United States population.
    There are currently 36.9 million Irish
    Americans compared to 4.5 million actual
    Irish whom live in Ireland.
   Pay attention to the cultural experience of
    students
   Be cognizant of the differences in
    demographics
   Recognize differences as valuable
   Do not change your expectations
   Educate yourself about Irish American culture
    and history
   Don’t give in to stereotypes
   To sum it up you should expect the same of
    all of your students. It is important to
    recognize differences when you come across
    them. You need to take these differences in
    nationality and educate yourself about what
    they mean. Irish are not a culture of Ignorant
    Catholic drunks. Rather they are a culture
    that has risen from the bottom levels of
    society to a place where they are successful
    and looked up to in many areas.
   Bill Clinton
   Barack Obama
   Bruce Springsteen
   Bing Crosby
   Derek Jeter
   Frank McCourt
   Grace Kelly
   John Kennedy
   Britney Spears
   http://www.irishcentral.com/news/The-Irish-
    Americans----who-we-are-in-2011-
    115267649.html
   http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG03/omara-
    alwala/IrishKennedys.html
   http://www.irishamericanjourney.com/2011/
    10/famous-irish-americans.html

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Irish americans

  • 2. Irish Americans in the United States today are at an advantage compared to the general population. They have a higher per capita household income than average. They have a better chance of graduating high school and obtaining a bachelors degree. Massachusetts has the highest percentage of Irish American population twice the national average
  • 3. Irish Americans were not always in the position that they are in today. When their immigration first started to the United States in mass in the 1840’s as a result of the potato famine in Ireland they were looked upon as inferior and ignorant. They were often employed as servants and had little to no chance of prosperity. They were looked down upon because of their Catholic religion by those of the Protestant faith.
  • 4. Red haired  Alcoholic  Quick tempered  Ignorant  Catholic  Potato farmers
  • 5. Any hair color  May or may not have an alcohol problem  May or may not have a quick temper  Full range of the intelligence scale  Any religion  Many different occupations
  • 6. Children were often unschooled and forced to work in factories prior to educational reforms  Currently have an advantage in the educational system  92% have a high school diploma  32% have a bachelors degree or higher  40% in employed in management positions
  • 7. Once the Irish population in our country were considered below the level of slaves on the social and intellectual level. Now they have all the rights and opportunities that they did not have and have excelled with a higher per capita income and graduation rate than the majority of the United States population. There are currently 36.9 million Irish Americans compared to 4.5 million actual Irish whom live in Ireland.
  • 8. Pay attention to the cultural experience of students  Be cognizant of the differences in demographics  Recognize differences as valuable  Do not change your expectations  Educate yourself about Irish American culture and history  Don’t give in to stereotypes
  • 9. To sum it up you should expect the same of all of your students. It is important to recognize differences when you come across them. You need to take these differences in nationality and educate yourself about what they mean. Irish are not a culture of Ignorant Catholic drunks. Rather they are a culture that has risen from the bottom levels of society to a place where they are successful and looked up to in many areas.
  • 10. Bill Clinton  Barack Obama  Bruce Springsteen  Bing Crosby  Derek Jeter  Frank McCourt  Grace Kelly  John Kennedy  Britney Spears
  • 11. http://www.irishcentral.com/news/The-Irish- Americans----who-we-are-in-2011- 115267649.html  http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG03/omara- alwala/IrishKennedys.html  http://www.irishamericanjourney.com/2011/ 10/famous-irish-americans.html