shana pyatt

Director of Diversity for Uncommon Schools

[shana pyatt @shanapyatt]

#equitycon17 Thank you for pushing my thinking and forcing personal growth.

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@PaulForbesNYC thanks Mr Forbes for holding space to discuss key issues we are grappling with.

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@bordercrossers i think we need to first get an understanding of how we define ourselves and how that has given us privilege or not.

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Thanks for enabling us to start having these conversations. #relayedchat

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As teachers. If we start to have these conversations amongst ourselves first. #relayedchat

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This is so they can actually make it to and then through any college to which they are accepted. This is something we can do. #relayedchat

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A4 Alia that is true, however, students need to be comfortable with their identity and understand the system in which they live #relayedchat

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Conversations. #relayedchat

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A4 I've been in the classroom for over 20 years and I feel a barrier is that teachers do not always know how to start the race #relayedchat

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It is only then that we can begin to act with limited microaggressions. #relayedchat

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This is why it is so important for all of us-all races- to recognize our biases both conscious and unconscious #relayedchat

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Yes. Aren't microaggressions interesting in that way? They can and do impact us sometime without our even realizing them. #relayedchat

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Q3 I'm curious to know how your racial identities helped you to become more aware of microaggressions being used with students? #relayedchat

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However, are you comparing that to the systematized threat that people of color deal with daily? #relayedchat

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Hi SJ, I understand the many stereotype contingencies you deal with as a red haired woman. #relayedchat

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Shana Pyatt Uncommon Schools Director of Diversity #relayedchat

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@RelayGSE so happy to join today.

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@RelayGSE Shana Pyatt will be joining this evening! Thanks so much for hosting this discussion.

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Just setting up my Twitter. #myfirstTweet