Teachers are so much more than instructors. They are counselors, (additional) parents, comforters, safe spaces, and much much more! To reduce their contribution to a lesson is COMPLETELY inaccurate!
“Remember: It's not your fault that things are the way they are, but it is your responsibility to do something about them.” - Elena Aguilar, Coaching for Equity
It's so easy for people outside of education to critique educators. Remember, we are "in the trenches" doing the work that's essential to society. Rather than judge, how about you ask, "how can I help?"
As we approach 4/20, remember that people of all races use and sell illegal drugs at similar rates, according to The New Jim Crow. However, black and brown people are disproportionately arrested and convicted for drug charges.
Performative allyship does much more harm than good, especially in the classroom. Our kids deserve teachers who will stand for them regardless of if it is popular or not!
Education should never be the same after this pandemic. This is the perfect opportunity to be innovative and creative to reimagine education to propel us into the present. Education as it was (pre-pandemic), is outdated.