It is too early to entertain this thought, but if the US Men's basketball team cannot bounce back from their loss to France. It may be something to think about. Only time will tell. Until then, let's hope that team USA can get the job done and win the Gold!
Category: Race and Racism
Is the term the “Mecca of some activity” disrespectful to Islam?
Four Reasons that may make you rethink celebrating the Brown v. Board of Education decision
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.
Rethinking Education
What should education look like for Black teenagers like Caine and O-Dog?
I don’t want a pat on the back! We need to be upset!
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 demand change!
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.
Thoughts Processed: Special Education – Social & Emotional Learning
Discussing Special Education and the need to change how we approach Social & Emotional Learning.
Thoughts Processed: Election Day is today!
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.
“Give me options and Ill go cold turk” – Nipsey Hussle
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!
We are wasting time trying to convince white people that Black Lives Matters!
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?
Thoughts Processed 