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I hope that teachers, regardless of who they teach, find some time and some way to address the moment we& #39;re in right now in these final days of school with students. Particularly white teachers, who do the most damage by remaining silent. A few resources I have used:
This piece by @Olugbemisola is great and is FULL of other resources within it: https://www.readbrightly.com/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-race-books-and-resources-that-can-help/">https://www.readbrightly.com/how-to-ta...
A short but extremely valuable PDF on the stages of racial identity development in children by Louise Derman-Sparks: https://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Stages-of-Childrens-Racial-Identity-Development.pdf">https://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.com/wp-conten...
This is from @NAISnetwork by @EBartoliPhD and Ali Michael is specifically about white children and the need for them to be included in race conversations: https://www.nais.org/magazine/independent-school/summer-2014/what-white-children-need-to-know-about-race/">https://www.nais.org/magazine/...
More about engaging kids in conversations about race and racism from the @ADL: https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/race-talk-engaging-young-people-in-conversations-about#.VbD3t_lVhHw?utm_source=SEL%2FTM%20News%208-4-15&utm_campaign=SEL%2FTM%20Newsletter%208-5-15&utm_medium=emai">https://www.adl.org/education...
Laleña Garcia wrote this wonderful version of the #BlackLivesMatter 
https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> guiding principles in kid-friendly language: http://weac.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/kid-friendly-language.pdf">https://weac.org/wp-conten...
Talking race with young children from @npr and their @NPRLifeKit, a great listen plus other resources, tips, and studies: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716700866/talking-race-with-young-children">https://www.npr.org/2019/04/2...
@consciouskidlib is a treasure trove of info (follow them in Instagram), resources, book lists, articles, interviews, and more.
@SceneOnRadio& #39;s series is essential listening from @catchatweetdown and John Biewen about the history of the (intentional) creation and maintenance of whiteness as a race: https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-white/ ">https://www.sceneonradio.org/seeing-wh...
Abundant Beginnings is an SF Bay Area org that does amazing work training teachers, running summer camps, and more. They did a training at my old school that included how to talk to very young kids about police brutality: http://abundantbeginnings.org/ ">https://abundantbeginnings.org/">...
Lastly I should say that it& #39;s on white folks to do this work. Some of these resources are from BIPOC and they& #39;re all *free*; consider donating to individuals to honor their labor.
Oh I forgot this study from the University of Toronto @UofT about just how early racial bias appears in babies (so basically, it& #39;s never too early to start): https://www.utoronto.ca/news/racial-bias-may-begin-babies-six-months-u-t-research-reveals">https://www.utoronto.ca/news/raci...
As a white teacher I worried a lot about doing and saying the right thing. Some is good, but turn it into knowledge, and let& #39;s not let it paralyze us to the point of silence and inaction. Just be informed, ready to stumble, and ready to protect the vulnerable students.
Oh and: in 2017, 80% of US teachers were white. 4 out of 5! That& #39;s a pretty astonishing number, and there are a million reasons for it, but given what I know about white teachers (like me), that& #39;s a LOT of teachers potentially avoiding these topics https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=28">https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts...
