1. Black Teachers lost their jobs. 2. Elimination of a pipeline that would produce teachers and faculty members. 3. Tens of billions of dollars of incremental funding shifted from Black to white communities. 4. Black children exposed to a higher concentration of teachers with lower expectations for them.
What should education look like for Black teenagers like Caine and O-Dog?
While I enjoy acknowledgment and I strive to be the very best educator that I can be. I wanted people to read these words and be upset. I know that a lot of what I said did not fit the overall theme of the article, and what is written is real but a little sugar-coated. That is not a knock against writer Jamie Swenson, with who I had some very positive conversations. This is an article highlighting the fact that UW helped put me in a position to fight inequity that our Black and Brown students experience.
We want to connect equity to every component of Education. That only happens if we are willing to eliminate ineffective support strategies our children receive and build the elements necessary to create a positive, systematic approach to equitable Education for all students.
I recently got a new pair of Jordan's, and I was extremely happy! I started to think about how this guy hasn't played in 18 years. Why do I still get excited about his shoes? I was on Facebook, and one of the groups that I am in was talking about Jordan. Someone compared him to Lebron and a member of the group made a video. He was pissed, I am 37, he was older than me. Hella mad that someone would even bring Jordan up in a discussion about Lebron James. He felt that there was no argument to be made. Just some thoughts on why we like MJ the way we do.
Discussing Special Education and the need to change how we approach Social & Emotional Learning.
Election Day is today, and I cant help but notice people are shaming others into voting against Trump. Is that the best strategy? Do people have the right to vote for who they choose to? This video was recorded prior to today.
We are at a point where presenting possibilities is not enough. We have to begin to create avenues we want to see our children go into!
Why do we care so much about getting White people to acknowledge that our lives matter? Even if it is possible to convince them, do we think that society would magically change in our favor?
Coach Haskins talks Seattle High School Basketball
Thoughts Processed 