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A few years ago, I sat in a colleague's classroom where students were doing TedTalk presentations. I can't remember what this student's talk was about, but he was going to show footage of a Black man being murdered as part of his presentation.
I told him he couldn't do it.
I told him he couldn't do it.
But, what if I wasn't there to stop him?
Every time I see a Black person killed by the police, I cry and I hurt. However, some people become desensitized and see it as fodder for a point they can make in their presentations, papers, and think pieces.
Every time I see a Black person killed by the police, I cry and I hurt. However, some people become desensitized and see it as fodder for a point they can make in their presentations, papers, and think pieces.
I make mistakes every year as a teacher, and some of them have to do with how I approach anti-racist education.
Along with critical thinking, we can think about how we address empathy and compassion with our students.
I shouldn't have had to be in that classroom
Along with critical thinking, we can think about how we address empathy and compassion with our students.
I shouldn't have had to be in that classroom
for a student to consider why it is not okay to show a human being's murder for a class project.
