@tjeag I’ve formed a group of students and teachers to examine our current Spanish curriculum and make it more culturally inclusive. Student voice is key!
Christopher Columbus stumbled ass-backwards into the New World and then killed most of the people who lived there. Here’s why having a holiday for him is still up for debate:
Black Lives Matter. As educators we need to do a better job for our students and hold each other accountable for acts of implicit/explicit racial bias that still occurs in our school system. No justice, no peace.
Spanish teachers: There is a FB group being moderated by the ACTFL African American Student SIG Vice Chair, Jenniffer Saldaña Whyte about incorporating Afro Latinx culture into classes. Great ideas - request to join. https://t.co/YjTXxgHVpp @actfl
“So the bottom line is this: if we want to bring about real change, then the choice isn’t between protest and politics. We have to do both.” — @BarackObama https://t.co/PGnpDJht43