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If we are working towards being anti-racist humans, we have some work to do. Kindness & most SEL programs fail to address the sociopolitical context of our world. If we are going to create belonging—we can’t do that without addressing where we are now & how we’ve gotten here. 1/6
So—we have to be accountable to ourselves & ask every day, what did I do today to dismantle and disrupt systems of oppression and injustice? How did I use my power, privilege and positionality to TEACH & do the work? Yes—DAILY!!! #NoDaysOff #DoTheWork 2/6
“The harm done by long-term exposure to injustice—to the kind of imagery found in racist books, microaggressions & discrimination—calls for more than a simple understanding of kindness.”
via @Tolerance_org
https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2019/teaching-kindness-isnt-enough 3/6
via @Tolerance_org
https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/fall-2019/teaching-kindness-isnt-enough 3/6
Teaching SEL needs to happen within a sociopolitical and racial context.
via @DenaSimmons
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.edsurge.com/amp/news/2019-05-15-dena-simmons-without-context-social-emotional-learning-can-backfire 4/6
via @DenaSimmons
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.edsurge.com/amp/news/2019-05-15-dena-simmons-without-context-social-emotional-learning-can-backfire 4/6
“If schools acknowledge the systemic bias in our country, they have a unique opportunity to use social emotional learning as a tool for social justice and racial equity.”
via @TonyWeaverJr
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.edsurge.com/amp/news/2020-06-16-antiracism-in-social-emotional-learning-why-it-s-not-enough-to-talk-the-talk 5/6
via @TonyWeaverJr
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.edsurge.com/amp/news/2020-06-16-antiracism-in-social-emotional-learning-why-it-s-not-enough-to-talk-the-talk 5/6
“We are not truly teaching into SEL unless we talk about race and anti-racism in our classrooms.”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/betterkids.education/blog/4-ways-to-plan-for-social-emotional-learning-and-anti-racism-in-early-elementary%3fformat=amp 6/6
https://www.google.com/amp/s/betterkids.education/blog/4-ways-to-plan-for-social-emotional-learning-and-anti-racism-in-early-elementary%3fformat=amp 6/6
