A4: Kids bring their knowledge of the world into the classroom. They will do and say racist things because they live in a society built within systemic racism. If we really listen, we will hear and see racism; and that is our entry point for teaching about it. #teachsc 1/n

If students don't bring it up naturally, there are ways to make it so they do. This past year, I studied Chicago with my kids; we looked at segregation maps and income inequality maps. Students were able to arrive at the conclusion on their own that... 2/n #teachsc

...racism and income inequality were related to one another. It's all about designing curriculum mindfully so these conversations feel as though they come up naturally. #teachSc 3/3

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