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I& #39;ve been trying to re-imagine what anti-racism professional learning would look like for an education system, and none of the options can be completed in a day.
Some thoughts:
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Some thoughts:
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Anti-racism PL should include:
- pre-learning/pre-reading to catch ppl up. We must resist always starting at step one & catering to those who know the least. Quite the contrary - those who know the least should be expected to catch up.
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- pre-learning/pre-reading to catch ppl up. We must resist always starting at step one & catering to those who know the least. Quite the contrary - those who know the least should be expected to catch up.
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Anti-racism PL should include:
- leaders admitting (this is called & #39;humility& #39;) that they& #39;re failing BIPOC students & staff, and that they have failed to meet their prior commitments for anti-racism learning & action. This is the truth part of truth and reconciliation.
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- leaders admitting (this is called & #39;humility& #39;) that they& #39;re failing BIPOC students & staff, and that they have failed to meet their prior commitments for anti-racism learning & action. This is the truth part of truth and reconciliation.
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Anti-racism PL should include:
- a clear accountability (thanks @mskikeojo for always reminding us about this piece!) for what happens if they & their staff *do not* abide by the principles and action that they& #39;re about to commit to. Otherwise, it& #39;s all a charade.
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- a clear accountability (thanks @mskikeojo for always reminding us about this piece!) for what happens if they & their staff *do not* abide by the principles and action that they& #39;re about to commit to. Otherwise, it& #39;s all a charade.
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Anti-racism PL should include:
- & #39;outing& #39; the barriers to this learning: deficit-speech that centre students & parents as the problem (rather that the system & educators), tone policing, silence, denial, and more
- let& #39;s name these predictable barriers from the outset
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- & #39;outing& #39; the barriers to this learning: deficit-speech that centre students & parents as the problem (rather that the system & educators), tone policing, silence, denial, and more
- let& #39;s name these predictable barriers from the outset
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Anti-racism PL should include:
An expectation that we& #39;ll centre
- voices of parents, students, and local community groups who have been advocating for change
- research & literature from local BIPOC authors and scholars who study racism in this geographic region
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An expectation that we& #39;ll centre
- voices of parents, students, and local community groups who have been advocating for change
- research & literature from local BIPOC authors and scholars who study racism in this geographic region
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Anti-racism PL should include:
- Yes, the informative/content piece, but also space to re-imagine anti-racist futurities in the educ system, ways to implement these changes, do it, & then reconvene to share practices/barriers. We need leaders to support changes too!
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- Yes, the informative/content piece, but also space to re-imagine anti-racist futurities in the educ system, ways to implement these changes, do it, & then reconvene to share practices/barriers. We need leaders to support changes too!
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Anti-racism PL should include:
Actionable commitment from leadership. Leadership teams need to:
- send letters to the MOE, demanding curriculum chng
- send letters to OCT, demanding better training
- admit how they have contributed to the problem & how they& #39;ll change
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Actionable commitment from leadership. Leadership teams need to:
- send letters to the MOE, demanding curriculum chng
- send letters to OCT, demanding better training
- admit how they have contributed to the problem & how they& #39;ll change
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Anti-racism PL should include:
Intersectionality:
We need to learn & disrupt how white supremacy is upheld by patriarchy, how white supremacy operates via colonialism and capitalism, and how white supremacy authorizes Islamophobia, heteronormativity, and able-ism.
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Intersectionality:
We need to learn & disrupt how white supremacy is upheld by patriarchy, how white supremacy operates via colonialism and capitalism, and how white supremacy authorizes Islamophobia, heteronormativity, and able-ism.
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Anti-racism PL should include:
Facilitators that have *already* committed to the work, both inside & outside of the system. Ppl who are at the beginning of their learning are not ready. Come to the PL, help with the work, but admit when you& #39;re not ready to lead.
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Facilitators that have *already* committed to the work, both inside & outside of the system. Ppl who are at the beginning of their learning are not ready. Come to the PL, help with the work, but admit when you& #39;re not ready to lead.
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