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Advice for New Social Justice Educators: "I Wish I Had Known"

"I wish I had known
my power would multiply over the years with my experience, but I am still sometimes invisible.

I wish I had known
that teaching consists of a lot of meetings
and paperwork that can make you forget your main purpose.
That a snack and cold sparkling water is magical at 2 p.m.
That I can and should leave work at school.
That exhaustion is not a badge of honor,
and I need energy for my students.

I wish I had known

this is about the kids. Accountability means speaking up and owning my mistakes.

... "

Advice for New Social Justice Educators: "I Wish I Had Known"

Advice for New Social Justice Educators: "I Wish I Had Known" The Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board shares what they’ve learned as they’ve worked for justice in schools.

CEC District 16 urges mayor, chancellor & CM Cornegy to phase out the gifted program they once fought to create

Article aboHe loudly declared that his fellow plutocrats were wrong to blame the schools for the dysfunctions of our society, which he pinned on income inequalityut CEC 16’s  new position on gifted programs here: Brooklyn’s District 16 urges mayor, chancellor to phase out the gifted program they once fought to create

Brooklyn’s District 16 urges mayor, chancellor to phase out the gifted p... It’s a remarkable turn for a district that once fought for gifted classes in their schools.

“If I Want to Go to a Good School Why Do I Have to Go to a White School?”

"The 2014 UCLA Civil Rights Project produced a startling report,

New York has the most segregated schools in the country: in 2009, black and Latino students in the state had the highest concentration in intensely-segregated public schools (less than 10% white enrollment), the lowest exposure to white students, and the most uneven distribution with white students across schools. Heavily impacting these state rankings is New York City, home to the largest and one of the most segregated public school systems in the nation.

 With the sound of bugles the mayor issued a tepid plan to begin school integration, encouraging school communities, with financial supports, to create integration plans.

Diversity in Our Schools

 Since the release of the report school integration (or, the other side of the coin, school segregation), has dominated the news cycles. From the mayor to the chancellor to electeds the issue resonates across the city. New York City Alliance for School Integration and Desegregation (nycASID) is one of many organizations leading the battle to integrate schools across the city. nycASID holds month meeting (see next meeting agenda here)."

https://mets2006.wordpress.com/2019/09/17/if-i-want-to-go-to-a-good-school-why-do-i-have-to-go-to-a-white-school/

"He loudly declared that his fellow plutocrats were wrong to blame the schools for the dysfunctions of our society"

Nick Hanauer Speaks Out Against Income Inequality in a Pair of TED Talks

Nick Hanauer Speaks Out Against Income Inequality in a Pair of TED Talks Nick Hanauer, who may or may not be a billionaire, made a splash when he conspicuously dropped out of the Destro...

Advocates pushing bill to reduce school suspensions they say unfairly impact black students

Advocates pushing bill to reduce school suspensions they say unfairly impact black students

Advocates pushing bill to reduce school suspensions they say unfairly im... Kenneth Lovett Saying that black students are far more likely to be disciplined, a group of high school students and other advo...

The Best Sites For Teaching About Latitude & Longitude

The Best Sites For Teaching About Latitude & Longitude

The Best Sites For Teaching About Latitude & Longitude One of the trickiest things for me to teach (and to learn!) about Geography is keeping things straight between l...