I can't believe I have to write this, but being against racism is not progressives vs conservatives, it is right versus wrong. We have a moral duty to speak up when we hear racist talk or see racist action. We need to make it obvious that racism is Anti-American.
If I designed grocery stores, I would sell books of poems next to the wine, the seltzer, and in the chocolate aisle.
I would also replace the magazines with chapbooks.
And instead of gum, you could buy a pack of poetry prompts
and on the back of your receipt would be a poem.
A5: The power of conversation as formative assessment. We can observe, invite, question, uncover, support, refine, encourage...all thorugh conversation during learning. #ATAssessment