Year: 2018

Nobody wants to think of themselves as a racist. And yet, many research studies reveal that we all hold unconscious biases, or hidden racist ideas. When left unchecked, these harmful ideas can perpetuate racist actions and reinforce racist systems.   An excellent illustration of this phenomenon is a recent exchange that repeated Clark’s classic 1954 … Continue reading “Nobody wants to be racist (and yet unconscious bias is a real thing)”

Everyday, I step into my school and see pictures of white women on the walls: old-timey white women from the 1850’s when my school was founded, middle-aged white women who are alumni and doing impressive things in the world, scores of white women who graduated in years past. These faces greet me as I walk … Continue reading “Building Equity in the Middle School English Classroom”