
Can you be a Teacher and Friend?
At the end of my first year of teaching, I received a poem from the 8th grade graduating class. In the poem, they mentioned several
At the end of my first year of teaching, I received a poem from the 8th grade graduating class. In the poem, they mentioned several
The other night, I was flipping back and forth between CNN and MTV. While watching, I was struck with the contradictory nature of the two.
create space to be yourself.
Read Morewhen i think about what black students have to navigate and survive in school systems i'm constantly struck by the reality that they experience every minute of the school day--the dichotomy of always either being unseen or overseen.
Read Morei'm wondering, do kids still use the term white washed? oreo? are those words still regularly sprayed at black kids who are simply trying to do well in school?
Read Morewe must be able to acknowledge that people are racist. that whiteness has a tendency to harm black bodies. directly and indirectly.
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