@catbiddle Oh dear. If you think a deserted beach and rocks, seaglass,and tiny green crabs could do the trick, I would do my best to help. I could even leave cupcakes with extra frosting behind a special rock.
the John T. Gorman Foundation has released it latest brief – “The Two-Generation Approach: Recommendations for Bridging Practice and Policy in Maine” – which offers #2gen strategies to strengthen the way state policies and systems serve Maine families.
https://t.co/wyQH81abf7
Many educators and caretakers are understandably worried about students losing the structure of the school day during closures. But a lesson for today's moment—and the future—is the value of play.
https://t.co/Gg2fHNIGaI
Keeping kids connected with nightly stories from their teachers and school staff members. Chickens and laughter abound in this one. https://t.co/xKqdprQJQE
If I don't see race I don't see racism. If I don't see racism, I can't be antiracist. If I'm not antiracist, I'm participating in racism. Any way I slice it, that's where "color-blindness" lands me: racism.
Art is not a reward.
Music is not a reward.
Playing outside is not a reward.
Reading books of choice is not a reward.
Field trips are not a reward.
Food is not a reward.
Being able to move in a classroom is not a reward.
Children are human beings & should be treated as such.
1st SEL question in schools: "How are policies, practices, & institutional culture harming people's well-being?" 1st trauma-sensitive question: "What traumas are perpetuated here? Who, disproportionately, is affected?" And for adults, too, not just youth.
instead of “i don’t see color,”
try “my friends and I have many differences, including race and/or ethnicity. i recognize my privilege and know their experiences in this society are different than mine due to systems/ structures meant to oppress them. we still cool though.”
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