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It happens in every class. We’re discussing a text, a publication, a current event, a poem. The content doesn’t matter. It’s the phrase that counts. A student comments and uses the phrase “African American” or even “black people.” The student is white. The reaction of the class – almost all white – is swift. As if choreographed, all eyes turn to the one student of color. The spotlight of eyes shines down and he or she blinks back as if staring into the sun. The teacher should use this moment to open a discussion.

Some educators think these widely-used teaching activities may do as much harm as good — at least in anti-bias learning.

American Indian scholar Karen Gayton Swisher envisions effective education for all Indian children.

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