Our roles as educators are to educate and, more importantly, support and empower ALL of our students.
And if your religious or political views conflict with your ability to do that, then you should not be an educator.
Today I told my students how much I appreciate them and how proud I am of them, and how I canโt wait to see them in-person.
After about 3-minutes of pouring my heart out, one of my students unmuted himself and said, โMr. Ferroni, we canโt hear you โ youโre muted!โ
Imagine calling someone "selfish" who has dedicated their life (and invested their own money) to help youth, and who would take a bullet for their students if needed.
I am SO excited that we have added dance to our school curriculum, and I am even more excited that my principal has allowed me the opportunity to teach it. This is the dream ๐๐ผ๐โค๏ธ
1/ Systemic Racism for dummies:
My aunt, who is now in her 70s, shared that in the 1980s she worked for a Loan Center. While working there, she was told to write โ15โ on any loan applications submitted by African Americans.
โWe raised our kids to grow up in a utopian society where we all get along, but I know us adults have not lived up to that promiseโ
An incredible statement from @SuptFennoy Thank you for your vulnerability and your courage.
The leader of the School District of Palm Beach County @SuptFennoy addresses the horrific attack on George Floyd and opens up about his personal struggles with the scourge of racism: https://t.co/y2NKXeRIi4
As a white woman, I will never understand. As a mother of a young black girl, I fear for the world that my child currently has to grow up in. We need to do better yโall. God loved all of his children, let us do the same. Educate yourself be kind and humble. #BlackLivesMatter โค๏ธ
Iโve been getting a lot of questions from my non-Black friends about how to be a better ally to Black people. I suggest unlearning and relearning through literature as just one good jumping off point, and have broken up my anti-racist reading list into sections:
Books to help us all become more educated and empathetic toward issues of racism, injustice, oppression, racial appropriation, and white privilege. Because #BlackLivesMatter and so does the education behind this movement โ๐ฟโ๐พโ๐ฝโ๐ฝโ๐ผโ๐ป