Antiracist Educators

It is almost the end of the traditional school year 😅. What are your summer plans?

My book group is reading the 1619 Project. Who’s using this in their curriculum? What does that look like in your classroom?

I need a reading list for middle school age kids of books that run the gamut of adolescent experience for BIOOC kids. I’m feeling that our “inclusive” choices are one-note and it makes me uncomfortabl… more

I’m struggling with an issue with a student right now. I teach in a suburban school outside of NYC that has a very large majority of white students. One of my Black students was recently involved in a… more

What if we taught students (and ourselves) to humbly subordinate to an objective truth about the world?

What if we spent more time studying and conforming to that truth than reflecting on our feelings about it?
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"The defining question is whether the discrimination is creating equity or inequity. If discrimination is creating equity, then it is antiracist. If discrimination is creating inequity, then it is racist." -I… more

Allyship
I recently failed in an opportunity to show allyship. During a meeting, the presenter called an attendee the English version of the attendee’s (ethnic) name.

I noticed it right away, and thought about it but failed … more

To the Antiracist Educators, when we have trolls who do not understand what being an Antiracist means, would you like me to allow them to post even though they are clearly posting here with no positive intent?

I could block… more

I have a huge problem with this group. Why would anyone assume teachers need a group called Antiracist Teachers. I assume most teachers are not racists. Teachers choose this position because th… more