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What We’re Reading This Week: April 7
A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.
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Thank You Primary School Teachers
My 4-year-old daughter Sophia was confused. She looked to me for an answer. “Greyson's not black,” she said. “Her skin is brown.” This was the first time I had heard my daughter bring up the issue of race or skin color.
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Two Pairs of Shoes
When Maggie receives two pairs of shoes for her birthday, she must learn to walk between two cultures.
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Educators Set the Bar for Respect
As a high school sophomore, I loved debate. My coach was a quirky, intelligent man whom I greatly admired. I learned a lot from him. It bothered me, however, that he didn’t seem to respect me because of my choices.
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This is What Privilege Looks Like
Impact and intention both matter when talking about school policies.
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If It Can Happen Here …
When election rhetoric threatened their district culture, this group of California teachers organized a “Teach In.”
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Insurrection in Currituck
The newspaper article relays the secondhand story of enslaved people fleeing from a plantation and joining up with Irish laborers in pursuit of “their freedom.” The escaping party was found, and the Irish “abolitionists” were denounced.
December 15, 2017
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Lessons From Home
Education reformer Lisa Delpit encourages teachers to discover who their students are outside the classroom.
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Talking About Race and Racism
What do educators need to participate in an open and honest conversation about the content of The New Jim Crow? Effective instruction about The New Jim Crow requires advanced preparation for how to talk about race and racism.
October 13, 2014
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For White Allies in Search of a Solution to American Racism / When Folks of Color Are Exhausted
Racism, white privilege and white supremacy are challenges that people of color neither created nor should be expected to resolve. This scholar encourages white allies to step up.