Talking about race with students can feel uncomfortable. Yet I always make a point to describe myself to my students using my race because many 10 year olds think the very mentioning of race is racist. So, I make space for conversations like that each year.
Read this book this past week and learned the term “colormute”. Coined by Mica Pollock, describes “the phenomenon of educators avoiding talking about race in schools” (pg. 57). Why do we do this? How can we change? Go! 👇🏼#colormute#letstalkaboutrace#unconsciousbiasinschools
Congrats to my friend and colleague @mrsotostem ! My happiness and sadness are about equal right now because you’ll be missed around the halls of JFK, but I couldn’t be happier that your hard work and excellence has been recognized by my hometown! Keep reppin’ @UConnNeag 🙌🏻
Students who are engaged exhibit three characteristics:
(1) they are attracted to their work,
(2) they persist in their work despite challenges and obstacles, and
(3) they take visible delight in accomplishing their work.
Phil Schlechty
Student Engagement
#edchat