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Q0: Shana, from metro Atlanta. I'm here because this is where all cool kids are going to be tonight and I want some of their coolness to rub off on me. :) #EduColor
A0: my name is Amanda and this is my first #EduColor chat. I follow a few #EduColor participants and figured I'd check it out because I'm always trying to learn something new.
A0 Hey, #Educolor! I'm /hō-ÉL/ from Dallas! Here to see how I can improve as teacher & parent @GreenhillSchool, and co-hosting #THEBOOKCHAT, and cheerleading for @deepvellum & all lit in translation
A0 This is my first time participating in an #EduColor chat and am very much looking forward to learning from the conversations and hoping to contribute to the work.
Q0: Hey y’all, Mel here from New Jersey. Will begin my first year teaching in September. Always excited for the #EduColor chats as a space of continued individual/collective growth + love.
Q0: Manuel from Los Angeles. Mostly looking for how teachers view their own privilege in schools and what they suppose they'll do about it 🤷🏾♂️ #EduColor
Q0/A0: I’m a fifth year teacher from Jackson, MS. I am here because examining my privilege and when it’s time to step up and step back in a 99% black school district with 80%+ black coworkers is always important to ensure I’m practicing what I preach #EduColor
Q0: Good Evening All. My name is April from Raleigh NC, I am a middle school counselor and I saw a tweet that caught my attention and was ohhhhh I wanna learn more #EduColor
Q0. I am a Equity Champion in my district and believe in the best interest of kiddos. And as a white woman, it is my responsibility to ensure change happens. #EduColor
A0: Good Evening All. My name is April from Raleigh NC, I am a middle school counselor and I saw a tweet that caught my attention and was ohhhhh I wanna learn more #EduColor
Mandy in TX. I'm here because my privilege has allowed me to the freedom to not be here for far too long, and I'm no longer OK with that. Here to learn. #EduColor
A0: Jennifer, social studies educator in Austin, TX. I still have so much to learn and work to do around my own privilege, and I appreciate th opportunity to do it with others’ insights #EduColor
A0: I’m Dan, and I’m a high school English and AVID teacher from Texas. I’m here to better understand my own privilege and how it shapes the work I do in and out of the classroom. #EduColor
Q0: Tiffanie from Round Rock, TX...a suburb of Austin. I’m a high school Marketing Teacher and a lover of entrepreneurship and design! I find myself getting in #goodtrouble for my work so I’m excited to join like-minded people in this chat! #EduColor
Q0: Ran 5 minutes late because the weight of my library books made me slower. Hi, #Educolor. I'm Dulce-Marie, I teach onsite at shelters in New York, I cant wait to learn from you.
Hey y'all #Educolor! Thomas Mision, job-huntin' ElemEd T in MN. As a Filipino educator, spaces where privilege and social justice can be discussed and turned to action will always bring me in.
Hi #Educolor! Amie 6-8 RtI teacher from southern IL here. Will mostly be catching up tomorrow, but wanted to say hi and sorry to miss the learning in real time.
A1.1: Privilege-an (often-unearned) advantage that you get just by being who you are (affirmed as normative or better by societal institutions) #EduColor
A1: I heard someone suggest to think of privilege as power. That is, those who are privileged in a given system may not be in another. For example, white women in school hallways and classrooms. Ergo, as a white woman in education, I have a certain degree of privilege. #EduColor
A1: Privelage is that moment when you’re like, “Let me keep this moving for a second”. As an expat teaching in a few different countries the past few years I usually use that expat privelage when dealing with security or police LOL
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A1: 2 me privilege is when somebody has an advantage over others bc of birth, color, connections, education, etc. We can all hold diff forms of privilege at times; it's what you do with that privilege that makes the difference.
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privilege is being in a position of unearned power or advantage over others.. if you can think of an identity privilege, I probably have it (White, male, cis, straight, Christian, American, English-speaking, able-bodied [mostly], etc etc etc) #educolor A1
A1 Privilege enables some to have power because of a certain characteristic they have. I have privilege as an able-bodied, housing-secure, heterosexual female. #EduColor
A1: privilege are those invisible things that make reaching finish lines easier. Having both parents who have stayed together is an example - no one thought of me as acting out because they separated or one left. And I always knew I had both in my life to meet needs. #EduColor
A1. For me, privilege is the ability to not have to worry or be aware of certain identities I hold because socially my identities are held as the standard; they're submerged as the universal norm. #educolor
A1: an advantage not earned through effort or one granted due to membership in a group. I am white, cisgendered, solidly middle class, was labeled gifted, had and have lots of parental support in college and now in raising my child #EduColor and I’m sure I’m missing some.
A1 Privilege: an opportunity not available to all, with this comes power. My privileges: higher education, middle class, able-bodied, heterosexual with children and parents that are still together #educolor
A1: Ability to navigate spaces freely with no hindrances and obstructions. For me I have financial, educational, cis, hetero, religious, and able-body privileges. #EduColor
A1 Instinctively, I want to define privilege as the centering of different aspects of one's identity that bring (unarned) greater safety and more space for one's voice. I'm white, middle class, agnostic, physically and mentally abled, liberal in a liberal area...
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A1.2: I have able-bodied, educational, middle-class, heterosexual, cis-gender privilege. I'm a documented citizen w/ linguistic privilege as well, to start #EduColor
A1: I am ridiculously privileged and realized it when I went away to college, but keep@realizing it more and more as I age. I want to learn how to beat use my privilege in the best ways I can - because I feel like I have been wasting it. #Educolor
A1 privilege to me is having an advantage of some kind because of a part of one's identity. Some of my privileges: college educated, raised in a 2 parent home and I am able bodied. #EduColor
A2 Privilege is something that benefits me that I didn't have to earn or work for. It's just there and a part of my being. I am a white woman, so my race gives me privilege. #educolor
A1: privilege is a special advantage given to certain groups. I benefit greatly from privilege as a white teacher. I notice how often ppl are willing to listen to my pleas about the needs of my district and the brilliance of my students over our many teachers of colo. #EduColor
A1: Privilege for me is having advantages and opportunities that have nothing to do with what you've done, just your identity. I have white privilege, straight privilege, middle-class privilege, being American. Much easier time for me in all areas that others. #EduColor
A1. Privilege is something about oneself that doesn’t throw up barriers by virtue of existing as part of one’s identity. I’m white, hetero, cis, English-speaking American, and middle class. #Educolor
A1: I would define privilege as any advantage I have because of characteristics I have no control over. I have privilege from being white and a U.S. citizen, but I struggle with whether or not straight-passing is a privilege. #educolor
A1: Privilege can refer to the normalized advantages offered to members of particular groups based solely on their perceived belonging to that group #EduColor
Q1: white privilege, relatively able-bodied, no debt (yet), american citizen are the big ones in my life. To me privilege is something you have because of your identity, not what you’ve done. I listed identities,not stuff I have—I have a lot bc of these (and more) #educolor
A1: I have the privilege of having excelled in a school system not meant for the sort of compliance and knowledge that displaces so many of my peers and family members. That’s not a good thing. #EduColor
A1. Privilege is something I have that I didn't earn. I have plenty of privileges that intersect - I'm white, I have a college degree, I am physically able, to name a few. #EduColor
A1: @IjeomaOluo defines privilege so simply—an advantage, or set of them, that you have that others do not. Could be based on a number of factors: race, ability, gender, class, sexuality, body type, neurological difference #EduColor
A1: privilege manifests itself in opportunities, access, & power. oftentimes, it can be unseen by those w/ privilege b/c it's such a key component of everyday life. ex: clean & affordable drinking water depending upon where you live is a privilege. #educolor
A1: Often unexamined advantages that white people (like me) accumulate. We have way too many to put in a tweet; One would be being seen as "experts" (by other whites); Not being seen as threats or suspicious; Being given benefit of doubt
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What @redclayscholar said yesterday really resonated with me. We all have privilege to different degrees and at different times, yet white people just won’t/can’t talk about the privileges afforded by their own whiteness —this is a rough paraphrase #educolor
A1 - Privilege is power and authority and autonomy, and often the kind we don't even know we own and exercise. As a straight white male, I was sort of born on third base. And my privilege is I can let the world believe I made the triple myself whenever I want to. #EduColor
A1: Privilege = "the unawareness or indifference to benefits one gets for being of a certain group (gender, race, ability, religion, or others)" ~ from The Cultural Proficiency Journey" by CampbellJones and Lindsey #EduColor
Tricia, HS English teacher outside Philly, looking always to learn, listen, engage and create meaningful disruption in my own commitment to equity and social justice. #EduColor
A1 continued: I have learned it is my duty to step up when needed but to also step back and amplify the voices of students and teachers of color when they are not being heard on the same issues I speak about #EduColor
#Educolor A1 Privilege is when one has to never really worry about socially constructed challenges, just by virtue of existing. I'm male, English-speaking, and I guess there's some privilege to being young as well. Also, able-bodied and not having any cog. disabilities (afaik)
Hi! It's Val. 😊 I define privilege as an unearned advantage. In areas I have privilege, (I have many) it largely in part because people w/ privilege have set up the system for themselves. #EduColor
A1: Q1 is coming in hot like #EduColor does! Privilege is so many things: POWER. safety. access. I have many privileges: race, class, ability, just to name some. And it is an incredibly important component in defining racism.
A1: Privilege: benefits given not out of effort but mere circumstance-born a middle class white boy of educated parents in the Us has afforded me many privileges that were merely due to the circumstances of my birth-good education, built in support systems, #EduColor
A1 privilege: ways you get material advantages and immaterial ones (e.g. the benefit of the doubt or second chances, which often translate into material advantages) bc the way you're perceived is marked as normal or good by systems of power #educolor
A1: Privilege is an advantage held over another group. I am White & do work in #HipHopEd & find myself in spaces where I'm the only or one of a few White people, but I make that choice. People of color often find themselves in spaces where they are the only one #EduColor
A1: Privilege is the ability to live life unhindered. My level of education and professional are some privileges I have that allow me to lead my life in a particular way. #EduColor
Yes. A struggle to be sure. I think the inner conflict it causes can be horrible. I am a Jew who can pass for Christian and... well, it's complicated. #EduColor
Privilege is any unearned power one has--something granted by an attribute considered to be "the norm." For me, I have a lot of privilege as a white, hetero, cis-gendered, able-bodied, highly educated, middle class male #educolor
On the one hand, it allows me to navigate some spaces easily, but it comes at the cost of part of my identity. I'm still wrestling with it quite a bit. #educolor
A2: One of the most misguided ideas in regards to privilege is that it starts and stops at an individual level. Yes, individuals have privilege — but that privilege is about access/power/etc to SYSTEMS at large. #EduColor
A1: Privilege is the ability to excercise power over another group from belonging in a group. Off the top I have religious, economic, able-bodied, linguistic, and educational privilege. #educolor
That's interesting. That fits into how I was feeling that I have privelage as on expat, but as a POC in the States I don't have so much privelage #EduColor
To me, privilege means freedom from the oppressive systems that can make life more difficult for others. I am a White, cis, male with a college degree, and as a result, I am not targeted by oppressive systems due to my race, gender, class status, etc. #EduColor
A1: perks that reveal an imbalance of power. I'm a cishet, able-bodied Black man who's fortunate to have attended good schools and I've lived in big cities where I can be around other Black folks. #EduColor
A1: for example, the way i speak english is marked as dominant or normal, and so when i call customer service, the phone rep treats me with respect. the gender i feel is the gender people see me as, so people refer to me using pronouns i'm comfortable with #educolor
A2: Some misconceptions are that privilege is bad.
It doesn't have to be. We need to acknowledge the privilege each of us has and use it to help others, especially our Ss who do not have the same resources/access.
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A1: A right exclusive to a particular person or group, that affords power, access to resources, safety, acceptance by status quo. My privileges include (not limited to) being a naturalized U.S. citizen, college-educated, in good health... #EduColor
A1: privilege is not having to fear due to certain advantages in membership & ability. I am a cisgender, able-bodied, Christian, college educated, U.S. citizen who has achieved a comfortable level of income #EduColor
#Educolor A2 Privilege can only exist in white spaces. While the majority of focus is on white privilege, once you get into different cultural communities as well, there are privileges that serve as barriers to certain groups of non-white communities too.
A1. People assume that you are owed things that usually they don't extend to folks who look like you. I often sound college educated. That often affords me consideration & leeway that others don't necessarily receive. #educolor
A0: David, HS English teacher, writer, Palo Alto CA - hi everyone!
A1: as others have said, privilege = unearned benefits, those you get by being you. I have many - for example, benefit of the doubt, not being second-guessed in almost any new situation I enter - #educolor
Q1/A1: Privelige to me is having something handed to you unwillingly, in order to 1-UP someone who is less fortunate. I’m fortunate to have gained an education, which is why I fight alongside @urbedadvocates to provide an education to everyone, starting in Philadelphia! #EduColor
A2 A lot of people think if they don't have class privilege, then they don't have any privilege. Also common is the misconception, if you can call it that, that being called out for exercising privilege is more of a problem than not having privilege.
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A1: Privilege is the ability to have access and advantage that is unearned...based on a system of merit, in a way. I'm cisgendered an able-bodie #EduColor
A1: Privilege is a set of societal and often unearned assets that come from belonging to a group or groups of people with certain characteristics. I experience the privilege of being able-bodied/cis-gender/heterosexual. My education is also a privilege. #EduColor
A2: that being told you have privilege is an insult to your achievements. That white privilege doesn't trump most other privileges most of the time. Too many white women talking about how their roles as women keep them down, they don't "really" have privilege. BS. #EduColor
A1: Privilege is having the benefit of the doubt. Expecting and then having doors opened to you. I have white privilege, am American, and highly educated on top of it. #Educolor
I even had to have a hard convo with my mom. It's not about working hard. It's about basic privilege. If a cop pulls me over, I don't get harrassed if I don't know where my insurance card is. #EduColor
A2. That having privilege not only makes you bad, but also makes the things that you've earned something you should be feel guilty about & that equity is about giving privilege to traditionally marginalized groups #EduColor
A1: 2 me privilege is when somebody has an advantage over others bc of birth, color, connections, education, etc. We can all hold diff forms of privilege at times; it's what you do with that privilege that makes the difference.
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A2 #Educolor Misconception: "I worked for what I have". Uh, did you *work* to be able-bodied, to be cisgen, to be born to the parents that you have, etc.?
A1. Privilege is the power to navigate the world w/out having to worry about systemic injustices that include racism, sexism, and so on. As an #AAPI#FilAm, I recognize that I am privileged depending on my context & my socio-economic status has opened many opportunities #EduColor
A2: there are different emotions that go into understanding your privilege and it's okay to process through them, so long as it's not harming, co-opting, or centering privilege in the wrong places. #educolor
A1: Privilege is having an advantage readily available. I can honestly say that I have never thought of myself in that light when I think of what life consists of for me and my family. #EduColor
A2. I’ve seen “privileged” misinterpreted as being the absence of struggle or hard times. That it means life is easy. I think for a lot of white people there’s an association between the words “privilege” and “wealth,” like money. #Educolor
and when i or people like me take action, it's not attributed to religion. it's attributed to being a good/bad individual or to some other characteristic #EduColor
In reply to
@clondeore, @JennBinis, @ProfHsieh, @ShanaVWhite
A2: I have noticed a lot of teachers with priv. misconceive themselves as excellent educators when they are working from a savior mentality and causing harm to our students. They don’t recognize how their privilege works in the dynamic of teaching marginalized students #EduColor
A2: Ditto to the sentiments that it's a misconception privilege is something bad, something to apologize for, or something to feel guilt about. The presence of privilege is a lot less important than what you do with it. #EduColor
A2. Acknowledging your privilege negates your "hard work." It doesn't. But "hard work" is easier when you're privileged.
Holding a marginalized identity negates the privilege you have. It doesn't. I'm marginalized as a queer person; I'm privileged as a cis white man. #educolor
A2. Misconception: it only has to do with money. Sometimes privilege extends to belonging to community, no matter how much/little money you have or what you look like. #educolor
A2: I think it's misguided to think that we can't do anything with our privilege. We can. We can use it to speak and act on behalf of those without it. #EduColor
A2: Privilege doesn't make a person inherently bad. Acknowledging that one has privilege doesn't take it away. Creating agency for groups of peoples with limited or no privilege does not take away privilege from anyone else. #educolor
A1: Privilege is to have a special right or advantage based upon your identify. My own privilege: College educated, able-bodied, reliable transportation... #EduColor
A2: That it means you've had it "easy" all your life. Folks get sooo defensive about their privilege on some "but you don't even know my struggle!!" tip. #EduColor
A2: A misconception is that saying someone has privilege is an accusation that they have consciously generated, claimed and/or exploited that privilege. #EduColor
A2: misconception: the assumption that the person with privilege has individually taken something from others, individually done something unethical
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A2 That you are born into privilege when in fact privilege is fluid and that those that do not have that privilege is because it was their choice, they they too have that same opportunity #educolor
A1: Privilege is Power & Access that is visible/invisible. A few of mine are being born in the States, Male, Able-Bodied, Bilingual, Parents who are still together, Education, and a few more... #EduColor
A2: A damaging myth about privilege is that systems producing unequal outcomes are “natural” or “normal,” when they actually privilege dominant group members #EduColor
A2: that it means your life isn’t hard. white people like to point personal struggle to show “they don’t have privilege” or that feeling guilt (and expressing it publicly) about your privilege is in any way helpful (thinking of @redclayscholar commandments!) #Educolor
Q2: I'm not sure about this answer, but I think it's a mistake to believe privilege can be individually surrendered. Privilege is systemic. It is not moments, it is the calculated result of inequitable structures. Momentary equity does not cancel out systemic inequity. #Educolor
Here’s to the day or to a time when success in school for BIPOC is not a privilege - where resilience and other individual identity markers will not be the sole predictor of who will succeed and Tia time when Ss don’t need single saviours in order to do well. #EduColor
A2: Q2 is making me think about language… how so many (*incorrect*) definitions of privilege (not advocating for just one!) are taught + then internalized through our being part of systems. Thinking out loud… #EduColor
Ahh... gotcha. Thanks! I'm agnostic and my spouse is an atheist and I haven't really reflecting on how that impacts our daily lives or if that's tied up in a form of privilege. #Educolor
That it is a scarlet letter if you say you have some privilege. It's just honest. To me, refusing to recognize that you have privilege tells me that you are so afraid you are going to lose it, that you don't want people to know you have it. We see you. Lol! #EduColor
i agree. and sometimes, even a sense of entitlement. of course i should be able to enter any public building without looking for an accessible side/back entrance. of course i should be able to afford rent AND groceries. #educolor
A1: Privilege is some sort of advantage that puts you ahead before the race even starts. White, middle-class, cisgender, college educated all allow for a head start. #EduColor
A2 I'm still trying to catch up to people's responses, but... I'd say I am often guilty of assuming my privileges are earned, or that they will catapult me towards doing good work for others. My recent realization is that privilege keeps me stuck. #EduColor
A2: That using the term privilege somehow indicates fault, etc. Privilege isn't about individuals being bad people. But it is about entire systems that favor some groups while systematically holding down others #EduColor
A2: The quickest reaction I get from my relatives or people I talk to about privilege is the need to tell me how many difficult times and situations they had in their life, as if to say that privilege=an absence of struggle or that privilege=wealth #EduColor
I don’t see much religious privilege in NYC-we get off for Jewish, Musilim, & Hindu holidays. In some neighborhoods Sunday church is held in esteem but in many others not much. Although I have had students try to cast a devil out of some classmate they don’t like. #EduColor
A1 I'm able bodied. I'm a college graduate. I don't worry about where my next meal is coming from. I have access to clean water. I have a home. The gender I identify with matches how the world perceives me. Very privileged. #educolor
A2: One of the most misguided ideas in regards to privilege is that it starts and stops at an individual level. Yes, individuals have privilege — but that privilege is about access/power/etc to SYSTEMS at large. #EduColor
A3: as a teacher educator, I see white privilege manifest when I have an easier time discussing anti-racist & critical pedagogy w/ Student Ts over some of my colleagues of color. That has challenged me to do some deep critical reflection & action. #educolor
A1: I'm an able-bodied white cis male and grew up in a nuclear family with no financial worries. My only status-reducing qualities are largely invisible (bisexual, Jewish background, mental health and cognitive disabilities). #EduColor
A3 White privilege manifests itself in our schools through the curriculum and discipline policies. Just read today about parents running schools because of the power they have over teachers/administration because of privilege #educolor
A3 School choice is a big manifestation. Parents use their privilege to "choose" the comditions they want, and if they do not get them, they have the option to withdraw their influence. #EduColor
I am privileged because I can get grey hair and go to walmart and hit dye for $10 because there is an AISLE for white people. Even the small things. It doesn't even have to be police/political. #EduColor
A3: Privilege manifests itself in our schools through the Eurocentric curriculum we use every day. We ignore, and even worse, dehumanize the lives of our marginalized students every day when we teach according to a racist, classist, and sexist curriculum #EduColor
A2. Privilege is relative, dependent on context; that said, no doubt that our society centers White, cisgender, heterosexual men.
Also, using the word "privilege" to describe a person's context is not an attack but rather a way to describe/recognize power dynamics. #EduColor
A2: I think a common misconception is that privilege means that you haven’t experienced hardship in life. We’ve all experienced hardship. We don’t all experience hardship because of things that are outside of our control...ie. race, gender, socio-economic status... #EduColor
A3 #Educolor As an English teacher, I see the privilege most clearly in the kinds of stories considered canonical. Interested to hear what others say about other disciplines (ease of paying for position coaching & club fees for sports?)
A3 Curricular decisions, structural and procedural decisions, maintaining the status quo. Deeming people who ask questions or challenge the status quo as troublemakers. #educolor
Basically any time a white person in my area hears the words "privilege" they balk because they "grew up poor and didn't have any handouts," and shut down any further conversation about privilege coming in different flavors. #educolor
Q3/A3: The overbearing amount of white educators representing that community. The representation should across the board when it comes to teachers. Teacher diversity is needed to influence a majority of POC students. #EduColor
A3: My first thought, based on being in the Ed system in California in rich schools to high needs schools, I would say that one main thing is that white privelage can often extend to expecting the best...Ts, programs, etc.
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A3: Just coming out of teacher prep, one manifestation of white privilege (the list is DAMN LONG) in schools is how teaching for social justice/anti-racist/anti-oppression teaching can be seen as an “other” — a “side thing” — rather than central to pedagogy #educolor
A3: Often, interactions with SOC are seen as “challenging” ; Ss are seen as rude, defiant, aggressive, ... all seen through a lens of power that comes with white Privilege. #EduColor
Gotcha! It's funny - we move through the world as non-believers, which means a lot of stuff tied up in religion is semi-background noise to us. #EduColor
A3: in schools/communities I've been in, it's manifest in every assumption about the past, the status quo, the good ol' days, the sense that identifying inequities and racial bias is an attack, that inclusion means lowering quality/expectations #educolor
A3: White privilege is manifested in schools in myriad ways. One example? Check out our history books. Who is telling the story? Hint: It's white folks! (Okay that was more than a hint.) #EduColor
I'm agnostic, and I view that as a privilege as I tend to be non-threatening to people of most religions and thus able to relate to most people. But again, I live in a region where agnostics are pretty widely accepted. #EduColor
A3: the assumption that (middle class) white experience and culture is "normal" and everything else must be accommodated or, worse, "tolerated" #EduColor
Q3: White teachers enter spaces with students who are labeled underprivileged with the notion that they are there to save them. This leads to thinking that our students don't have their own brilliance to bring to the classroom #EduColor
A3: Students of color rarely see empowering stories or even images reflected in humanities courses (OR in schools). The default is white history; the canon is still almost exclusively dead white men. And teachers are still overwhelmingly white women #EduColor
I sometimes wonder if resistance to fully recognizing privilege is really a hedge against where that recognition ultimately leads—it’s radical implications. #educolor
#Educolor A3 Privilege manifests in our schools when I learned more about Japanese internment camps in AP Lit. than Social Studies in middle school. Also when thought leaders are overwhelmingly white. And haven't been in classrooms (at all or in a while)
A2 White people: no one is saying that you didn't have to work hard or that your life wasn't tough. We're saying that--due to the pigmentation of your skin--that you were never denied fundamental rights. You received opportunities others were denied. That's privilege. #educolor
ooooh. i like this. it means your experience gets reflected in media, in textbooks, in memes, in jokes, in fashion, etc., because it's assumed that your experience is shared #educolor
A1: I think that privilege is access - to space, to capital, to support, to other humans.. any resources that make prof., social, societal, economic, etc etc mobility possible. I have educational, cishet, able-bodied, light-skinned + code-switching privileges (& more) #EduColor
A3: Want an example of white privilege in schools? Look no further than CRAZY disproportionate "discipline" data. Children of color as early as pre K are being unfairly targeted. #EduColor
Privilege is disconnectedness to reality allowing me to move thru life free of many concerns simply due to my race, an arrogance to defend myself w/ many "buts" (but that's not me, but not all white people, but I've had hard times) rather than acknowledging my ease. #Educolor
A2: I think the most common I see are the attitudes of "I don't need to talk about race/gender/etc. because I'm not prejudiced." The idea that I fixed myself, and the rest of the problem is out of my hands.
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White privilege in education:
who are in positions of power at the federal level? the state level? the district level? the school level?
who are the authors of the curriculum?
who are the creators/authors of the materials used?
who is being disciplined the most?
#educolor A3
A3: homework. The idea that good students go home and practice their homework while talking to their family at the dinner table. Doesn't that just scream 1950s white picket fence TV show? #EduColor
A2 that privilege is only about race--privilege spans more than just having race. Race, socio-economic status, gender, sexuality, etc. all can have an impact on privilege. #EduColor
A2 cont: & that somehow doing this work is only necessary in *inset word of choice* (“urban” “diverse”) communities. Nah, white kids are perpetuating, living, upholding, breathing white supremacy. THAT is where this work is so necessary. #EduColor
A3: Just coming out of teacher prep, one manifestation of white privilege (the list is DAMN LONG) in schools is how teaching for social justice/anti-racist/anti-oppression teaching can be seen as an “other” — a “side thing” — rather than central to pedagogy #educolor
A2: That only certain groups have it (though they likely have more) -just being born in the U.S. at all is a particular privilege (despite how it may feel at times)-also that it’s best not to talk about it especially if you’re likely benefitting from many #EduColor
A3.2: I recently heard that 40% of public schools in the US don't even have a single teacher of color. I had 1 in 13 years of schooling & that teacher didn't teach in culturally responsive ways. #EduColor
A3: thinking about the way we teach language, which assumes that students are monolingual in English and often excludes heritage speakers of Spanish. just one example, but the one I’ve had on my mind #educolor
A3: Much of education is based off of "mainstream" society, aka white. If we don't actively seek to dismantle whiteness in schools (literature, textbooks, behavioral norms) then we are simply perpetuating it. #educolor
If I recognize that my current social position (to which I am deeply attached & experience as “me” & “my life”) is built on stolen land & the ill-gotten gains of white supremacy, then logically, I must next consider reparative action. #EduColor
A3: In math classrooms, there's a misconception that math is universal, that math has to be done a certain way, and that math is disconnected from culture #EduColor
A3: Just coming out of teacher prep, one manifestation of white privilege (the list is DAMN LONG) in schools is how teaching for social justice/anti-racist/anti-oppression teaching can be seen as an “other” — a “side thing” — rather than central to pedagogy #educolor
One misconception is that people believe that privilege is understood, it takes a lot for somebody to 1) come to grips with what privilege is, 2) recognize they have it and to 3 admit its existence in their contexts, it’s a tough ask and not one many are willing to do #EduColor
A2: That naming your privilege is denying your struggles or humanity. I'd argue the opposite is true now, but I'm not sure I could say that of myself a year ago. #EduColor
A3: The savior mentality someone brought up earlier. At my school, it's the pobrecito effect. Teachers give themselves all the credit for lifting up poor brown kids. The kids have learned never to talk back to this power that the T's won't admit they wield. #EduColor
Check this quick survey I took at SEL Institute yesterday. Those Os are so heavy, I was shocked at ALL of those Ps... we can all take a second to check our privilege. This was a reminder I needed about the importance of linking arms with folks with multiple Os. 2/2
A3: When ed reform in your school districts suggests that you need to promote more white ppl to positions of power to keep your school w/ POC open. #EduColor
A2: some ppl feel like having privilege means the same as being racist. They need to understand that ALL OF US have some form of privilege that we must acknowledge. Having privilege doesn’t make you a “bad person”, asserting dominance because of your privilege does #EduColor
A2. Hard for some to acknowledge that privilege exists. Or that because they might be "privileged" that they haven't had to work hard. No one is denying your work or effort, but your success was not made more difficult b/c of systemic racism, sexism, ableism, etc. #EduColor
The fact that it only recently occurred to people that these holidays should be days off speaks to something ugly about New York, though. And plenty of parents take PTO to celebrate those days with their children. #Educolor
In reply to
@seanmarnold, @caitteach, @ProfHsieh, @ShanaVWhite
Thanks in large part to @ValeriaBrownEdu & the #ClearTheAir readings for this fall, I'm waking up to how much of my "shadow side" that I once chalked up to my Enneagram number, my family of origin, some personal losses are actually from my whiteness. #EduColor
A3: where do we start? Through my lens as ELA T, the texts considered canon/classic by dept are overwhelmingly white or are a token representation. Achebe is not the only author from Africa Ss should be reading, he shouldn’t even be the only Nigerian author Ss read. #EduColor
Well...it manifests itself in our curriculum, our disciplinary practices, our tracking, the expectations we have of TOC, how many financial and human resources are available...
Now I am tired. Lol! #EduColor
A3: It infects every single drop of schooling from under resourced segregated schools serving SoC to affluent schools that indoctrinate rich white youth on how to lead a white supremacist system. If you teach/attend school, you are interacting with it. #educolor
A3: so many ways. i'm seeing lots of systems-level responses (discipline, holidays, curriculum, staffing, funding) so i'll add that it's very micro too. some (white) teachers/students are believed more than others, supported more than others, trusted more than others #educolor
A3: White privilege manifests itself in our schools as a standard or a baseline culture to which all students are expected to conform. Does not take into consideration culture and uniqueness. Looks at gifts as deficits. Ex. Verve as misbehavior. #EduColor
A3: In our Eurocentric curriculum, in the focus on individuality & perseverance, in conversations about Growth Mindset and other Protestant type attitudes, in hyper surveillance of Black students & the presumption of Black deviance/guilt #EduColor
A3: Whose voices are centered. Who are considered experts in the field. The whiteness in curriculum, hiring, pedagogy, the list goes on and on. #Educolor
A3: WP dictates the narratives told in our classes, and not just history. ex: Math classes often center white men (Ancient Greeks, Renaissance era) which doesn't give Ss a chance to see themselves as mathematicians. #educolor
Yes!! These questions make my Student Ts super uncomfortable at first, but it's so important to name the ways in which privilege can continue and take place through systems! #EduColor
A3: when students, teachers, and administrators of color find their true and full selves actively challenged and diminished in pursuit of "normality." #EduColor
And... maybe this means what I *thought* was inner work towards my healing and liberation has, for a long time, been really selfish and privileged in scope. #Notsomuchanymore#EduColor
The idea and/or use of the term "privilege" allows White liberals (and some folks of color whom have decontextualized/dehistoricized the term) off the hook for discussing White power and supremacy as a set of policies, practices, and ideologies. #EduColor
As far as being Christian--I know that I don't have to choose between going to school & a major religious holiday bc schools are designed to accommodate my faith; also not having to navigate major school tests/ PE requirements if I'm fasting for Ramadan #EduColor
In literature courses there's a real fight to keep the canon, which is heavily white, male, heteronormative. The canon is not representational of the vast options we have available to us. Tradition, fear, and complacency keep it there. #EduColor
A3: Curriculum, dress codes, course offerings and placements, degrees of discipline for any infraction--real or imagined--who knows about and gets those scholarship applications first....[how many characters do I get now?] #EduColor
"The default is white history." Yep!
"Teachers are still overwhelmingly white women." Yep!
This is such an imposing challenge. How do we impact change? #educolor
A3: Students of color rarely see empowering stories or even images reflected in humanities courses (OR in schools). The default is white history; the canon is still almost exclusively dead white men. And teachers are still overwhelmingly white women #EduColor
#Educolor A4 I'll say this and I'll say it again, having the comprehensive anti-racist teaching social-justice centerd teaching be a strong focus in GenEd beyond UrbanEd/SPED.
A3: White privilege manifests itself in our schools as a standard or a baseline culture to which all students are expected to conform. Does not take into consideration culture and uniqueness. Looks at gifts as deficits. Ex. Verve as misbehavior. #EduColor
A3: In early childhood, white privilege manifets in teachers attempting to correct parents on everything from home environment, infant sleeping habits, children's nutrition, and language instruction. #EduColor
A3: Teacher IG 🤣
But also the demographics of faculty, admin, school board of too many districts. Curriculum. Rules and expectations. Look at testing data, look at disciplinary data. Look at the disengagement of so many of our students #EduColor
Hey, #educolor! I’m going to be in and out of the conversation, but I am so here to learn & chat with y’all! Josh from Blacksburg, VA. I teach 9-12 ELA.
A3: A So many New York teachers who I love and respect are surprised that so many New York City students are homeless, and I can't quite blame them because I did not appreciate the scope of the problem until I began teaching at a shelter. #Educolor
A3: White privilege is the lens by which teacher education curriculum is delivered and the lens by which our students’ curriculum is delivered to them. Certain voices are marginalized and excluded from these spaces [read, black & brown] #EduColor
Yes! I was showing Kwame Alexander's poem "Breath" to my students and another student I didn't teach walked in and asked if it was Af Am history month. I was so depressed. #EduColor
A3. Tracking and "ability" grouping in which implicit biases work
consistently against students of color, the effects of which are cumulative and follow Ss throughout their schooling. #EduColor
A4 Hiring committees, being intentional about building a pipeline that is full of people whose exp DO NOT ONLY reflect the dominant culture. Ask WHY? Ask, "Why?" until people begin to feel the weight of every word they say. #educolor
A3: For me it’s mostly amongst the staff since the majority of students are not white-and I learned that for many students there are only 2 races-for Ts the savior complex gets in the way, also assumptions about students’ home lives-good or bad #EduColor
A4: Teach, support and affirm students (white as well as SoC) to identify it openly and vocally and then organize led by SoC to dismantle and destroy it. #educolor
This must be every class--not just social science. (Especially since SocSci often neglects this)
A3: Well when your country was built around the idea that any person of color doesn’t deserve an education...it’s hard to dig up those roots. #EduColor
A3: how? hmm.. I’ll say that white privilege manifests in our schools because our system is built upon it! the system ain’t broken. it’s doing exactly what it was designed to do: elevate opportunities for a select (white) few. #EduColor
A4: Disrupting white privilege in schools means white educators need to identify, critique, and learn about the ways privilege manifests itself in their schools — and then need to share their learning with their colleagues #EduColor
I sometimes wonder if resistance to fully recognizing privilege is really a hedge against where that recognition ultimately leads—it’s radical implications. #educolor
A3: So many ways! Putting on my @EdHistory101 hat: From titles of Mr./Mrs. to "Pinterest Pretty" classrooms to the naming conventions for schools in some regions to the curriculum to which assessments are valued. #EduColor
And oftentimes the only "academic" level elective course, in a spread of "honors" level social studies offerings. And where is Ethnic Studies in all K12 public schools? #EduColor
A3. Everywhere...In history, English/literature, etc classes. The predominantly white teaching/admin staff. Lower Enrollment in gifted-AP classes. Disproportionate suspension/expulsion. The pictures on the walls, the scientists we teach about... #Educolor
If we talked about these things in "privilege, equity, diversity" #Teacherprep programs it wouldn't make them uncomfortable because they would have already had these conversations. Serious change needs to happen in these programs. #educolor
A3: My school site is overwhelmingly Black and Brown (students, Admin, coaches, teachers) yet white cultural norms are still the standard, as they are in nearly every school in America. #EduColor
White privilege manifests itself in our schools in the refusal to teach hard history and support students unconditionally, and without having to fit into the white supreme narrative. #educolor
A3 So many great answers to this question. I would add that white privilege and racism combine to create traditionally and increasingly segregated schools, and blatant inequality between schools that are primarily white and that are primarily students of colour.
#EduColor
A3. The entire social, cultural, and political construction of the "canon" and "classic" texts, and all the pedagogy that manifest from reverence of those constructions. #educolor
A4: Infuse your teaching as much as possible with the voices and perspectives of people of color and allow your students to always openly share their own lived experiences. LISTEN to your students and ACKNOWLEDGE their lived realities. #EduColor
A4: I am always wondering what it looks like to use my privilege as a method for direct action & social change. I'm working with @MIStudentsDream and I plan to use my privilege this academic year to support my community around immigration justice. #educolor
A4 #Educolor Again, English teacher here. Building independent reading into the curriculum around Rudine Sims Bishop's Mirrors Windows Sliding Doors. challenge yourself & Ss to read each other's stories
#Educolor Product of a tired mind.... LOL. I meant to also say That TEACHEd needs to have socJust/anti-racist/anti-oppression pedagogy/teaching be a strong focus in GenEd beyond than just in UrbanEd/SPED/ELED.... If that makes sense.
#Educolor A4 I'll say this and I'll say it again, having the comprehensive anti-racist teaching social-justice centerd teaching be a strong focus in GenEd beyond UrbanEd/SPED.
this! White students are the baseline for behavior, for test scores, for enrollment, for dress code... and everyone else is expected to either conform or demand an exception. #educolor
A3: White privilege manifests itself in our schools as a standard or a baseline culture to which all students are expected to conform. Does not take into consideration culture and uniqueness. Looks at gifts as deficits. Ex. Verve as misbehavior. #EduColor
In some places it depends on the size of a particular community. If there is one Muslim or Jewish family in the school there likely won’t be an official holiday but they’ll take off #EduColor
In reply to
@DulceFlecha, @caitteach, @ProfHsieh, @ShanaVWhite
A4: Campus & District leadership need to acknowledge this & implement ways 2 provide resources & learning opportunities for staff/themselves, and implement restorative practices.
#EduColor
Y’all. I’m crying in this club. #EduColor is balm for my weary black soul tonight...and the school year has not even started! If my tweets make you uncomfortable. Good. Now lean in!
A4 #EduColor recognize it first, starting with admin/teachers. Then teach and learn with kids. #DisruptTexts in your curriculum, no matter what content area. I’m actually looking for good texts to use to intro idea with kids and use with adults as well.
Q4/A4: Increasing the number of POC educators can break the cycle of white privelige in schools. You can even influence future educators like @TamirDHarper and myself when a teacher “looks like you.” #EduColor@urbedadvocates
A3. White privilege manifests throughout our education systems. My colleague, Prof @MargaritaBianco is working to provide pathways for teachers of color in her Pathways to Teaching project. #educolorhttps://t.co/IFkr4QpJTb
and because we have it (I also check nearly every box you do) we must use it to initiate change in our Ss, ourselves, and dare I say it, the world #educolor#visableprivilege
A4: Address race (and privilege) explicitly -- not as something to feel guilty about, but as something to recognize as real, institutional and powerful, and to guide students in thinking what they are going to do with or about that privilege #EduColor
A4 Interrogate everything. Be present at PTA and advocate for those families not present. Power must be redistributed so that all Ss have access to quality teachers and enrichment programming. #EduColor
A4: Here’s the Math Teacher in me: notice and name that ish! Pay attention, call it out, and call people in.
Don’t be afraid to address it in the classroom, share experiences with students, and expect Bette rod colleagues.
#EduColor
A3: They're always down to learn more about supporting students experiencing homelessness. But it's the surprise that kills me. The fact that we are so surprised 10% of students in gentrified New York City are displaced from there homes is economic privilege at work. #Educolor
A4: I’m learning that folks need to be able to ask deeper questions, unpack behaviors that seek competition over cooperation, and dehumanize / replicate this framework. Simple, not easy. #EduColor
A4 As a white educator, actively seek to honor and amplify the voices of colleagues of color. Seek to be ally-like (but don't label yourself an ally). #educolor
Great point, Bill, but how do we change it? I was in #Cle schools during busing, and it only caused more strife and was eventually abolished.
#educolor
Agree! I'm really proud that my colleagues and I dig deep with our Student Ts but we need more time & the work doesn't always continue when they begin teaching. We need substantial changes in the bridge from teacher prep to the first years of teaching for this work. #EduColor
A3 White privilege manifests itself in innumerable ways in our schools. We say we are multicultural but we have an educational system that has has one language, one religion, and a pedagogy traditionally centered around whiteness 1/2 #educolor
White students know how to access the regular curriculum as well as the hidden curriculum, and can game the system. White parents and teachers know how to navigate a system since it was built with them in mind 2/2 #educolor
A3. Choices in curricular materials almost always tend to center and perpetuate the stories of White writers and characters; meanwhile, texts written by BIPOC are often othered through labels such as "diverse," "multicultural" while White texts are seen as "universal." #EduColor
A3: I have some particular feelings about this one. One way it exists in our schools is the favoring of and continued predominance of white women as the standard of teachers. #Educolor
White privilege manifest itself in so many ways in my district from curriculums that fail to be culturally responsive, to zero tolerance discipline policies, to the over classification of black and brown students...things are only seen thru one lens a white lens #educolor
A4: Center teaching and learning around the community. Invite parents and community members in. Negotiate the curriculum with students. Re-examine your own ideologies about what it means to teach, learn and be a student. Reflect, Revise, and repeat #EduColor
A4: Talk about it with the kids. All the time. Pay attention to the texts you are studying and the classroom library books you are purchasing. Create an atmosphere where kids feel safe to disagree with you. #EduColor
A4: Simply recognizing our privilege and biases is a good start, also deeply getting to know your students is a good way to move past stereotypes and discover this one likes astronomy and that one wants to dance, etc. #EduColor
A4: Educators need to be aware of their privilege and how that may/may not impact how they engaged with students & familue from diverse backgrounds #EduColor
A4: keep talking, keep learning, keep educating peers and community, and get PAST the language of intentions to implementing plans for rectification and reconciliation #educolor
#EduColor
A3: White privilege informs the culture of schooling. It decides on the texts that are read and writes the test questions that evaluate progress toward a standard that it deems important.
specific example: when faculty meetings or teacher PDs get tense when race & racism are brought up. both White teachers and teachers of color are uncomfortable for different reasons. whose discomfort is attended to? whose learning and engagement is prioritized? #educolor
#Educolor Another misconception: that changing one's vocab (such as using PoC instead of minority or not using Person first language) is "hard." THat's when Privilege manifests strongly....
A4: Calling it out by name. Lots of side-stepping around sensitive issues for the false premise of "keeping the peace" when it's actually just keeping the status quo. #educolor
A3: Manifests itself in over-disciplining students of color, refusal to recognize and correctly service gifted students of color, hiding behind “curriculum” to avoid engagement/relationship building, hiring practices (lack of pipelines for aspiring administrators) #EduColor
A4. We can take tangible steps to disrupt white privilege in our schools. I can use my position to raise others' voices. Make room for others. Stand back so others can step forward. #educolor
A4 I've found it's a *lot* easier to have conversations about race and privilege one on one, and that it's critical to ensure you look for *and create* chances to initialize those conversations.
#EduColor
A4: listen to the community! I've had parents who just want help and will let you know what they and their student need. And ive seen teachers not give a little to ensure success because "rules" #EduColor
A4: Screw your courage to the sticking place and call out patterns. Signal boost. Pass the spotlight. Look for gaps. Know going in as a white woman that a lot of school culture is about our comfort and actively work to make it more comfortable for those who aren't you. #EduColor
Q3 - For me, it has been the lack of representation (black teachers), a curriculum that leaves out hard history but includes one-sided perspectives, and discipline policies. #EduColor
I think of it as a cycle of influence. The more white teachers, the more white students who want to become teachers, then become teachers, etc. I see what you mean though, as it could be a way of gaining credential to become one as well. #EduColor
A3: not to mention the direct correlation of low-performing black students & ADHD diagnoses. a staggering amount of black boys are placed in SPED for no apparent reason. #educolor
A3: Reading lists, versions of history that exclude alternate perspectives, whose voices are amplified, whose are excluded, who is considered a @Scholastic literacy expert. #EduColor
A4 How about PD on 1) uncovering and identifying our own biases 2) thinking about building relationships first instead of straight to content, courageous conversations when it comes down to "difficult students" to challenge our biases and culturally responsive teaching #educolor
A3: White privilege manifests itself in many ways. Discipline & “classroom management” come to mine. Ss are rewarded for sitting still and being quiet and often in rows. Also, whitewashed curricula. Hello, white supremacy. #educolor
A4. It is incumbent upon admins to recognize our own spheres of influence within the school, the privilege that exists within the systems we create and have influence over, and actually take steps to change school policies #educolor
Ask some Qs! Exs: Is this a super white thing to do? Will only white people benefit from this? Did I only think about white people when I thought of this? If I thought about my SOC, did I think of them through a white lens? Are only white people winning?
#EduColor
A4: The challenge of disrupting is that it gains us enemies in our workplaces. This is why white accomplices are so important- often we are alone in an alrelady-isolated profession. It makes harassing us easy. #Educolor
A4: I wonder if having the higher expectations of AP classes, A-G requirements, all Ss go to college, etc. help?
My mom wanted me to work or go to college, but if we shoot for all Ss of color to go to college then maybe that counters the other privelage?
#EduColor
A4: Actively seek to learn from those who are working from social justice, racial justice, and anti-bias perspective. Read articles. Make small adjustments in your classroom expectations, and build norms with your students. #educolor
Queens is the most diverse county in America, but we still can be very segregated inside the city. There’s a big push by our new chancellor to combat the inequity #EduColorhttps://t.co/ClggMn67Bn
Right, but that's exactly why Christian privilege is a real thing. As a student, I never had to worry about taking it off & missing out on my education #EduColor
In reply to
@seanmarnold, @DulceFlecha, @caitteach, @ShanaVWhite
A4: Tangible ways to disrupt white privilege in schools include seats at the decision-making tables for POC at all levels. SOC, TOC, etc. A commitment from systems to disrupt, have uncomfortable conversations. Equity as a compliance metric, NOT an option #EduColor
A5. The majority of teachers are white cishetero females. The majority of admin are white cishetero males. Conceptualizations of "leadership" are rooted in cishetero white maleness. #educolor
As far as being Christian--I know that I don't have to choose between going to school & a major religious holiday bc schools are designed to accommodate my faith; also not having to navigate major school tests/ PE requirements if I'm fasting for Ramadan #EduColor
a4: I asked my new superintendent what his plans were for PD that wasn't centered around content but centering the humanity of our Ss (like learning what microagressions are, for starters.) Crickets... #educolor
Q2 While I believe socio-economics is part of privilege I also see more that whites who've "made good" contribute it all to their hard work. Did some work hard? Yes. Do most also have more support in getting loans, housing opportunites, job interviews? absolutely. #educolor
Q3: W. privilege also manifests itself in the refusal to integrate social emotional programs that are culturally rich and include everyone's social and emotional narratives, not just of white students. #educolor
Every time you fight racism, every time you build connections between yourself and people of colour, every time you share writing (@mdawriter is phenomenal) on the topic, you can shape the conversation. I don't see an overnight sea change soon, though. Wish I could.
#EduColor
A4: Point out how our schools aren't safe for SOCs. Question the narrative of "bad" kids, and create a safe space for students of color in our classrooms at the very least.
I'm thinking of my SOCs who were stigmatized & punished for everything in a white school.
#EduColor
A5: Mainly in the idea that we don’t have to be curriculum / pedagogy experts in order to be promoted within the school system, or the various speaking engagements afforded cuz we can ostensibly deal with “those” kids. #EduColor
A4 And students too. e.g. see @robertqberry , Natl Council of Teachers of Math. president, this week on positioning students as mathematically competent https://t.co/b0mvssEGB7#educolor
A4 As a white educator, actively seek to honor and amplify the voices of colleagues of color. Seek to be ally-like (but don't label yourself an ally). #educolor
A4 We need to examine our hiring recruiting and hiring practices, as well as our teacher education programs. There can only be pedagogical training that is a sustainable culturally responsive one, and it must be at the heart of every ed course. Not an ancillary checkbox #educolor
A4: we can disrupt white hegemony by teaching/leading with Love and courage - curriculum that centres Ss & reflects our Ss identities, cultures & experiences, having high expectations of all Ss & for ourselves, naming & work to dismantle systems of oppression #EduColor
A4: White educators have to absolutely learn about privilege, do some serious self-examination, and start normalizing these terms and concepts in every day conversations—big and small. We have to ask for better/more frequent PD (or be willing to step up & teach it) #EduColor
White students know how to access the regular curriculum as well as the hidden curriculum, and can game the system. White parents and teachers know how to navigate a system since it was built with them in mind 2/2 #educolor
A4(con't). When we place the onus on discussing privilege only on teachers and not on admin policy creation, we often place it outside the building (where we personally have less influence over changing it and are thus much more comfortable discussing it). #educolor
A5: “boys will be boys” mentality—male teachers not held to same dress standards as women in building. Slut shaming / body shaming of teen girls. The dress code.#Educolor
A4: have teachers DO THE WORK to examine and reflect upon their own power and privilege; then have them continue to reflect and ask daily, “whose voice and perspective is not reflected in this room and how can I make room?” #EduColor
Queens is the most diverse county in America, but we still can be very segregated inside the city. There’s a big push by our new chancellor to combat the inequity #EduColorhttps://t.co/ClggMn67Bn
YES! I've already sent an equity e-mail to my son's principal saying, "Hey, I have privilege so I can negotiate this, but what if I didn't have the job flexibility, SES, language skills, etc. that I do?" How do you support those families? #EduColor
A4 Interrogate everything. Be present at PTA and advocate for those families not present. Power must be redistributed so that all Ss have access to quality teachers and enrichment programming. #EduColor
A4: Gonna take this opportunity to suggest everyone research highly mobile students and students with mental illness or trauma. Also, did you know you could get Mental Health First Aid certified? #EduColor
A5: One way male privilege manifests itself in schools is through gendered perceptions of what a “leader” looks like (i.e. male) that result from systems that make it easier for men to occupy leadership positions. #EduColor
A4: To fight inequity and promote social justice teach kids to respond to racism and other isms using Caldini's if/then/when structure. https://t.co/cXFkmFuYfF#educolor@middleweb
A5: Again, pervasive, but especially in rigid gender roles, and aggressive rape culture starting very early->reaching fever pitch by middle school. Comprehensive sexual education including anti-misogyny & consent must start in K and continue throughout school.
#educolor
acknowledge that it exists
make conscious decisions about the texts/materials you use
make practical changes, like restorative justice instead of retributive
get colleagues and admin on board, it can't just be you
#educolor A4
A4: Disrupt privilege by modeling what it looks like to name it, asking questions to understand how or why it is, and educating ourselves & others to break cycles! #EduColor
Hey family, if you’ve been thinking about the approaching school year and the ways you can start off with stronger student & family relationships, check out tonight’s #EduColor on navigating privilege
A5: Male teachers are more listened to and respected. So frustrating to find that my ideas and perspectives are ignored even when I am in the dominant group in my profession. Turns out you can’t outrun sexism #educolor
A4: build relationships with local organizers and bring them into the schools. Teach children about the ways that imbalances of power influence their daily lives. #EduColor
Q3: If having a relationship with a student of color is the number one predictor of success in your classroom and YOU cannot relate to your students because of this privilege that you refuse to recognize then....#educolor
Q5/A5: I feel iffy with this. It’s VERY important, but the lacking kind of teachers are Black male educators (being only 2% of educators). In regards to this question, the hiring process in general highlights the presence of men, undermining the female character. #EduColor
A5: Men often reside in the highes positions of education. Our recent superintendent search narrowed down well over 50 candidates to three finalists- all male. Plenty of well-qualified women applied. #EduColor
A5: The assumption is that males know best, are better managers & disciplinarians. Intelligent, bold women will remain quiet, letting men take the lead in discussions. #EduColor
In our schools/theories folk try to appease White fragility (or emotionality) by using words/phrases (e.g. White privilege) that my grandmama & uncles & "nem will never use. The any/everything language keeps many cemented to the bottom of society.That's privilege. #Educolor
A5 every single of my administrators as an educator were males, those that got promotions fast, males, my salary vs. male salary= their privilege. #educolor
A4. White educators need to cite their sources. Lots of phrases/ideas that white educators get credit for dropping come from Black women scholars like Rudine Sims Bishop, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Geneva Gay, and Kimberlé Crenshaw. #educolor
A5: All my admins have been women, but for a long time despite a majority female staff, most school and city leaders have been men. One big one is having equal numbers of bathrooms despite 2 times as many female staff-I know that’s stressed people out #EduColor
A5. Again it's about the text. Many texts are written from the Male perspective. We have to be intentional with regard to the curriculum we create! #EduColor
I always worry that if I jump in, I'm stealing the mic from someone else. At the same time, I know my privilege grants me the ability to be heard when others aren't. Lots of honest and humbling convos w/ other Ts to keep the work moving forward. #EduColor
A3: having to fight tooth and nail for an elective called ethnic studies while something called U.S. history is required. If U.S. history were done right it would be ethnic studies. #EduColor
I understand. In my mind, we (people who want to dismantle the existing institutionalized systems of oppression) are at a power-disadvantage, and so have to co-conspire against the people who work hard every day to keep it in place. A revolutionary saboteur! #EduColor
Q4 - Based on my experience, we need to have conversations about white privilege in PTA meetings as many parents are unaware that raising kids ignorant to their privilege creates adults that are in denial about their privilege. #EduColor
A2: one misconception that I recently had to learn was that privilege isn't limited to just sexuality, gender, and race. There are so many subtle ones I recently started to consider like being able bodied, skin complexion, etc #EduColor
A3: the way white privileged manifests itself is in the curriculum, usually designed without representation of POC, and the mentality of “those kids” in how we approach our Ss education and discipline. #EduColor
A5. Who gets called to pick up the sick kid? Attend parent conferences? The female or male educator? Who is giving up that personal leave? Also, as others have pointed out the stats about who are teachers and who are admin #Educolor
A1: privilege is an advantage one has over another that can be used to leverage favor in a situation. Being well educated is a privilege I have. #EduColor
A5: Women are often dismissed as emotional when pleading the case of our students' lived realities within our schools and the need to fix the system. Men are definitely heard louder on the issues that matter. #EduColor
A4: in order to disrupt white privilege in schools, we must seek to dismantle its unchecked normalcy. question + unpack its destructive nature, highlight its potential to create pos change (or less harm). and for real? I get loud + visible. #shutitdown#EduColor
7 out of 10 teachers are women (mostly white). 7 out of 10 administrators are men (mostly white). The clearest example of male privilege is described as the "glass escalator" - men (cis, non-disabled, white) are more likely to advance in female-dominated professions. #EduColor
A5: When I co-taught an intervention class w/ a female colleague, I saw with my own eyes how students accepted my direction & directives without hesitation but when she said the exact same stuff she got eye rolls and resistance. Like, from DAY ONE. #EduColor
A4. White educators need to cite their sources. Lots of phrases/ideas that white educators get credit for dropping come from Black women scholars like Rudine Sims Bishop, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Geneva Gay, and Kimberlé Crenshaw. #educolor
A5 The older the kid, the more we value teachers of that age, and the higher the percentage of male teachers in those schools. Never mind the drastic imbalance in administration. Gender pay gaps. Condescending push back on SM...
Wow, it's depressing.
#SmashPatriarchy#EduColor
A4: Turn the mirror on ourselves and truly be critical of the ways in which we’ve upheld these racist systems...then call it out check it change it #educolor
A5: I work in a parochial school with mainly young people of color from NYC. Male privilege is deeply entrenched in our religious ideologies, gender practices (binary of boys and girls), only boys can help with the "heavy things" I can go on #EduColor
A5: The attention we give to our male students, who usually are socialized to be most outspoken. Dress codes that target female students. The way that any male teacher walking into a room gets instantaneous respect from students. Male voices heard more in mtgs. #EduColor
A5: Male Ts tend 2 be given "passes," move up in leadership positions faster than female Ts that r more qualified, and the "boys will be boys" mantra is engrained in the classroom and in sports which creates an unsafe space for our female and lgbtqia Ss
#EduColor
A4: To disrupt privilege and promote equity TEACH students about civil protest and teach them to stand up for ALL of their brothers & sisters (and we are ALL brothers & sisters.) #educolorhttps://t.co/JXzqTfyaoB@mr_middle_2
A5: whose perspective is taken as default in history, literature? And take a look at gender representation in admin/leadership, outside trainings/consultants
#educolor
A5: I've lost count of the advice other female faculty have given me as I continue to make my way through higher ed. I've got a lot to say here, but I'm going to be cool. #educolor
A2: White privilege is manifested in the literary canon. It’s up to us as educators to introduce diverse texts, so that all students feel acknowledged and celebrated. #EduColor
Exactly, and then they have to do extra work to make up as well as feeling ostracized by being out-even just differences in religious food can cause embarrassment at lunches #educolor
In reply to
@ProfHsieh, @DulceFlecha, @caitteach, @ShanaVWhite
A5: Women far outnumber men in our profession, but who are the administrators? Who gets hired to do PD? Who are the educelebs? Who gets LISTENED to? Overwhelmingly, men. #educolor
Y’all, you need to follow Fatimah! She is one of the most badass, dedicated educators and organizing doing this work DAILY and ALWAYS from a place a accountable love (yaaassss Jersey represent!!!) #EduColor
A5 Male privilege: When students and adults respect men, it's seen as natural and laudatory authority from the men; if they disrespect women it's often seen as the woman's fault, not the fault of any bias or sexism. #EduColor
a colleague of mine just retired (so she's been in the game for a long time lol), and she told me last year that both students and colleagues were more likely to listen to me (a 3rd year teacher at the time) than her (a 30+ year teacher) #educolor A5
A5: In elementary schools, the majority of admin are male and teachers, female. This makes it clear to everyone on campus, teachers and students, just who is really in charge. #EduColor
A6: As male educators (white males) we need to call each other out when we manterupt, mansplain, and get credit for something said by a women #EduColor#DecolonizeEdu
A6. Host all-girl events... like the Drones for Girls event I'm producing for TechGirlz. If that sounds like something your school needs, slide in my DM's and let's talk. #educolor
A5: Underrepresentation of women in STEM fields, dress code enforcement & sexual violence/ bullying that often disproportionately affects female/ trans/ non-cis gender students #EduColor
A5: The mediocrity men are allowed to get away with as Ts (in my experience) is astonishing. I be seeing women working HARD at developing lessons, after school, helping Ss.. and then, men are like: bell rang? I'm out. #educolor
A6: We also need to stop talking about getting male teachers of color in the profession if we’re not gonna couch that in “we also gotta be able to speak to pedagogy” and “we actually don’t need to reproduce Lean On Me to be effective.” #EduColor
Agh, I know, right? I've been lucky to have come across so many people from different places that I can give a decent go at pronouncing a variety of names, what's so difficult about asking Ss what they prefer/how to pronounce their names? #Educolor
A4: Best advice I've heard for White people from @UhKiea at #SXSWEDU was that we need to move beyond being an ally to become an advocate. We have to move beyond swing the problem to take action #EduColor
A5: Male privilege shows up in the ways we centre ideas that we think concern male students, in the ways we encourage the silencing of girls by rewarding their “meekness” - in the ways we teach history, literature, science. #EduColor
A6: I think if we continue to question the status quo that will help. For example, you may see a male dominated field and think they self-selected, but you have to wonder what led to that....and contend with that
#EduColor
A4 As an English teacher, I start with creating a more inclusive text list and being sure I know sound pedagogy as a white male to navigate the teaching of those texts. These were my choices (senior English: world lit) this year #educolor
A4 Stop accepting the bare minimum. It has cost me plenty of good "friends" who would only pay lip service to me and "well well" and "amen" as I went off about the daily indignities I face. But when I ask you to show up for me, where you at? Words aren't enough #educolor
A5: The attention we give to our male students, who usually are socialized to be most outspoken. Dress codes that target female students. The way that any male teacher walking into a room gets instantaneous respect from students. Male voices heard more in mtgs. #EduColor
A5 Disproportianate number of males in building- and district-based admin positions. Curriculum is still often dominated by male voices/experiences unless Ts make conscious efforts to disrupt #educolor
A4: Address injustices constantly and loudly. Break away from curriculum Kim that doesn’t represent the Ss in your class. Reject notions of saviorship and encourage showmanship, i.e. showing Ss how to be successful. Valuing and honoring the community. #EduColor
SO TRUE. Middle school boys get away some serious problematic behavior.... and I don't mean regular trouble, I mean sexist nonsense they've absorbed from our problematic adult culture. #EduColor
A5: Again, pervasive, but especially in rigid gender roles, and aggressive rape culture starting very early->reaching fever pitch by middle school. Comprehensive sexual education including anti-misogyny & consent must start in K and continue throughout school.
#educolor
I regularly coach young Black male educators not to be the unicorn administrator. Life comes at you fast when you realize you weren’t as talented as they gassed you up to believe because you got a microwave leadership position. Do the work buddy #EduColor
A4 Stop accepting the bare minimum. It has cost me plenty of good "friends" who would only pay lip service to me and "well well" and "amen" as I went off about the daily indignities I face. But when I ask you to show up for me, where you at? Words aren't enough #educolor
A4: It starts with a conversation, a conversation that leads to a willingness to do what’s right, willingness leads to a plan of action appropriate for your context to address gaps/deficiencies, the plan leads to goals w/ timetables and follow-up...consistency, #EduColor
A5: While women do most of the teaching, they don't do most of the leading, that is still a privilege that is mostly male. #educolorhttps://t.co/BnPI1zMPmA
A5: Knikole, I was going to put out a question about this. I would love to hear folks’ experiences with being encouraged toward or discouraged from leadership based on gender. #EduColor
A6: One way to disrupt male privilege in our schools is support and empower women to take on leadership roles. This goes for both staff and student leaders #EduColor
A5: So much to say on male privilege in school systems...I don’t even know what to say! Intent is valued far above impact for males in education. Mostly female educators. Mostly male administrators. #EduColor
Yeah, we're struggling with segregation issues in LA County where I am as well. My teacher candidates recognize it & find it problematic, but it's systemic & getting worse w/ increasing gentrification & upshot #EduColor
In reply to
@seanmarnold, @caitteach, @ShanaVWhite
A3: I've seen privilege manifest itself at schools when there aren't diverse perspectives in leadership. When we have just white women dominating the conversation at the top, often misguided—however well intended—decisions are made. #EduColor
A6: From a student’s perspective, normalize women as being in positions of power. Don’t just show them as mothers, cooks, secretaries, etc. Also, role play. Have students swap genders (i.e., WWII, Civil Rights Eras) & get ‘me outta their comfort zones. #educolor
.@ShanaVWhite you took me to some place with Q5. I know @palomitaspalm can understand my feelings about male privilege in edu. I can't even focus now. #EduColor
Stop making the hiring process so one-sided. White-out the “sex”, “gender”, “name”, and “race/ethnicity” section on the application, and just judge them based on the resume and skills these amazing educators have!! #Educolor@urbedadvocates
A5: The attention we give to our male students, who usually are socialized to be most outspoken. Dress codes that target female students. The way that any male teacher walking into a room gets instantaneous respect from students. Male voices heard more in mtgs. #EduColor
A6: CRITICAL FEMINISM NEEDS TO BE CENTRAL TO TEACHER PREPARATION ALL DAY EVERY DAY. AND IT HAS TO BE INCLUSIVE OF ALL GENDERS AND SEXUALITIES. #educolor
A6 Well, we as white women educators could stop RTing, extolling the virtues of and choosing to listen to (over others) the small percentage of white males in our profession. #educolor
A4 #educolor I must speak out when encountering attitudes that display privilege. I must do the wk myself. Am hosting book club for WFs using 'Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism' in a space that will hopefully allow honest, uncomfortable dialogue.
I agree. I also feel that allies (or even "to ally") conveys a feeling of having a lot less skin in the game than being a co-conspirator (or "accomplice" -- I found another one). White supremacy is the rulebook, so I'm OK using terms that cast me as a rule-breaker. #EduColor
"well, he acts like a leader/he has strong leadership potential/he has leadership traits" = code for "he is super confident and makes impulsive decisions"? 🙄 #EduColor
A6: there's the curriculum, of course, but also need to be intentional about correcting imbalance in school systems/hierarchies, take a critical look at how we create that culture just as we (hopefully) are looking at other pathways and "pipelines" #educolor
A6. Defend male students when the ways they express their masculinity don't align with dominant views of gender. Cut out the "like a boy" and "like a girl" language. #educolor
A6: Support student organizations led by young women which examine school environment and policies through a gender lens. Challenge colleagues who slut shame/discriminate against teen parents, fight for comprehensive sex ed. #educolor
Q6: TOCs need to take on leadership roles on campus and make sure our faces are seen. We also need to encourage SOCs to lead in student roles, so they see where they have power. #EduColor
A5 The teachers are female and the admin is male. Half the students are female but the books are written by males. The subjects studied are centered on white males. Boys sports teams are supported in different ways #educolor
A6: It's a compelling challenge, to be sure. My hunch is we also need to encourage white men to step back from leadership roles - which feels like a hard ask but is necessary and critical. #EduColor
A5: holding expectations of girls to be “good” by expecting quiet compliance and and naming behaviors like being loud, expressing frustration publicly, and refusing to comply without explanation as “unlike other girls”, while seeming the same behavior as “boy stuff” #EduColor
This doesn't even happen at conferences!! Watch. Next time you attend a conference / symposium / panel event, count how many MEN are handed the mic versus WOMEN who are handed the mic. #educolor
A4: make instruction look like the students. Choose works and field experts that are representative of the population being served. Give the students a model of excellence that speaks their language and understands their plight. #EduColor
A6: we’ve had specific groups to empower young girls like our girls in STEM program-also just making them aware of successful women and opportunities available-I have few female students-special education (autism, EBD) is mostly boys so the girls are often esteemed #educolor
Bonjour , passez un agréable Jeudi 😊 .... Une pensée pour les personnes atteintes d'une maladie grave ou d'un handicap .
La vidéo est une scène culte d'un #TexAvery (période #MGM ) intitulé "The Shooting of Dan McGoo" et datant de 1945 .
A6: Men gotta shut up and start listening to women. Stop talking over them in meetings. Stop mansplaining. Stop coddling and belittling them. Stop with the microaggressions, jokes, flirting, & BS. Like, just STOP. Overwhelmingly tangible imo. #EduColor
A6 Even a little thing like enforcing wait time can make it easier to give equal time by gender. Removing names from resumés when pre-screening before interviews. Having someone track % of male/female (and dare I say non-binary?) voices in meetings.
#EduColor
A4: Stop tracking, and stop holding students back or accelerating students without good reason. Provide meaningful support in school, and ensure that all learners get exposed to the same high standards with the expectation of success.
#EduColor
A6 I’ll be honest it’s harder for me to answer this when I’m coming from position of less privilege. It’s easier for me to comment on what I can do to disrupt whiteness (my in group) than it is for me to think about disrupting maleness. I need to think more about this #educolor
A6: We need to address rape culture, toxic (hyper)-masculinity & how sexual violence is so often blamed on women & girls explicitly in schools. And adults on campus need to stop blaming women for "dressing inappropriately" #EduColor
A6 That's a tough one. Often school leadership is female, although male voices still tend to be privileged, despite sometimes inadequate pedagogy. Questioning and speaking out don't seem to help much. Having a male accomplice willing to speak up may help. #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
There's a fascinating framework in sociology known as the "glass escalator" (coined by Williams) that gets at the intersection of leadership and gender in female dominated professions: https://t.co/ChVY8YK44q#EduColor
A6 Give more women a seat at the table. Take inventory on the decision makers in your building...in your district. Our school systems should not be good ole boy clubs. #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
A6: Talk about cat-calling, etc. Once you talk about it, show them poems about it, etc., the girls will share their own experiences. That's when the boys take notice. Never let pass a comment about appearance made in class. Educate the kids on need for safe environment. #EduColor
A6 One thing men *(and white ppl) need to do more to disrupt privilege is to be quiet. And listen. Really listen. One male shouldn't be taking up 50% of the convo on a team of 6 or 7 teachers. #educolor
A6: Women, make sure you give other women credit and speak up if someone gives a man the credit you know belongs to a woman #EduColor#uncomfortableconversations
A6: Maybe lets redefine our imagery of female teachers as Ms. Frizzle or that lady from Freedom Writers. Definitely lets include nonbinary and trans voices in this work. #EduColor
One practice I tried to bring into my classroom was checking patterns of interruption. I noticed female-identifying Ss regularly being interrupted or spoken over by male-identifying Ss. A call to check in with the culture we'd established & systems we were perpetuating. #EduColor
A6 Well, we as white women educators could stop RTing, extolling the virtues of and choosing to listen to (over others) the small percentage of white males in our profession. #educolor
Q6 - Let's cancel that thing where males remain in positions even though they year after year don't live up to the standards of the position. #EduColor
A5: 7 hs in my district and NOT ONE named after a woman. 13 principals in a high school and one 1 has been a woman. District leadership positions held mostly by men, despite qualified women applicants. #EduColor
This. A million times, this!
If only a couple of teachers ever say anything, those Ts will be targeted. We have to all unite as staffs and agree to fight this together. #EduColor
A6: We need to address rape culture, toxic (hyper)-masculinity & how sexual violence is so often blamed on women & girls explicitly in schools. And adults on campus need to stop blaming women for "dressing inappropriately" #EduColor
A7 we need to disrupt the inequitable funding of schools. no reason why some schools have plenty of $ but a few mins down the road in a zip code, pencils are a hot commodity. #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
Higher administrators & teachers of color. Listen. Don't simply invite them to the table. Build a new table. For most, the buffet on your table is poison. Build a new table and ask them what ingredients are healthier for students of color. Listen, advocate, & implement. #EduColor
Misconception: Privilege = judgment of character, that there is shame attached to it. “I refuse to apologize for something I didn’t do.” When In fact privilege is an asset in intersectional work... #EduColor
A7: Lots of straight and cis-gender privilege. Having a GSA-type club that can't be called GSA, and the MS kids can't join, and that we don't talk about... ever. #educolor
A6: In doing this, a safe space is provided for our female & lgbtqia Ss, allowing their learning and passions to be fostered in schools and beyond.
#EduColor
A7: Access and information privilege are real things. Even within a single school. Consider the parents who can’t show up even if they want to, and the kid out of the loop who didn’t know AP sign up was last week. Look for them and disrupt the hidden curriculum #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
A6: varsity head coach at the HS is one way I helped to Support and Change the view of female leaders and athletes. Model for the young Women we teach. #EduColor
A7: One big privilege I keep fighting to disrupt is the perceptions of people with disabilities as either deeply in need of aid or as some moral beacon-both cause separation #Educolor
A5: Leadership positions are 95% male, while 95% of Ts are female. Sadly, our Ss approach male teachers differently than females, and male teachers have more freedom to be the “fun” teacher, while female teachers are seen as lacking discipline. #Educolor
I use Speak to address rape culture and it usually goes well and boys learn a lot. My girls don’t always need to learn it. In 9th grade they already have. (Of course some boys have too, but most don’t share this) #EduColor
A5: My teaching specialty (MS & HS Band) is primarily male. Have definitely been the only woman in the room before at professional educator events & it’s...illuminating. #EduColor
Q7/A7: The gathering of students with drastically different educational backgrounds in one room. The combination of private, charter, independent, catholic, and public schools in a classroom can show the major deficiencies of a district. @urbedadvocates#EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
My son has been saying, "I know you're going to say this is white privilege, but..." At least he's heard the term now, and recognizes that it is a thing. #EduColor
A4: Counselors, SWs and psychologists should facilitate spaces to do the work with parents/guardians. Disrupting privilege takes a village and the message needs to come from all directions. #educolor
I’ve been seeing this in school already and it’s so sad. Women staying quiet about family planning, men complaining about coworkers leaving for maternity leave #educolor
A7: Class privilege is a major privilege that exists and needs to be disrupted within our schools. Teachers w middle-class/upper-middle-class backgrounds chastising students for not seeking to fit the "norms" of society is a problem. #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
Higher administrators & teachers of color. Listen. Don't simply invite them to the table. Build a new table. For most, the buffet on your table is poison. Build a new table and ask them what ingredients are healthier for students of color. Listen, advocate, & implement. #EduColor
A5: our schools are a representation of our society. ours is a culture wherein white males get + take endlessly, casually, recklessly and this is mirrored by our educational environments. #EduColor
Yes, and we need to have a plan of action / theory of action once we occupy that seat. Changing the faces without changing direction doesn’t help. #EduColor
A6: for those of us leading in our school/district/region, look around you, and don't just hope others will fix it. If you believe we need more diverse applicants for a given position/oppty then make sure those positions, opportunities are shared appropriately #educolor
That's beyond cool AS LONG AS WE CHOOSE / VOTE FOR replacements who are competent servants. This may include ENCOURAGING competent WOMEN TO STEP UP. Hand them the mic! #EduColor
Q2: To have privilege and to be privileged are two different concepts. Many who have endured significant hardships or trauma are in denial of their privilege. #EduColor
On the flip side, that can be an amazing combination, as you can learn so much from people with a different educational background. Hey, you can learn that your system is corrupted, and can begin fighting to correct it. I know I did... @urbedadvocates#EduColor
Bonjour , passez un agréable Jeudi 😊 .... Une pensée pour les personnes atteintes d'une maladie grave ou d'un handicap .
La vidéo est une scène culte d'un #TexAvery (période #MGM ) intitulé "The Shooting of Dan McGoo" et datant de 1945 .
A6: give the girl students a voice. Promote their positions as leaders. Support them as they aspire to the male-dominated fields (STEM). Stop focusing on dress code violations. #EduColor
A6. And a reminder from bell hooks that "patriarchy has no gender." Patriarchal norms can still exist even when the face of leadership is female (see Kellyanne Conway). #educolor
A2: To have privilege and to be privileged are two different concepts. Many who have endured significant hardships or trauma are in denial of their privilege. #EduColor
It wasn’t even just being PoC, it was also that my parents never went to American public school. The realest example of you don’t know what you know. #educolor
A7: Additional privileges in schools that need to be disrupted. The assumption of a nuclear/typical family. Access. Just because there is a ‘community forum’ or a survey does not mean that all parents feel safe enough to engage. #EduColor
A7. Able-bodied privilege, class-privilege, linguistic, documentation status & heterosexual privilege are huge in my community. These issues often don't get addressed & students are suffering #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
A7: It’d also be good to discuss economic privilege as well. Just because we’re all folks of color doesn’t mean that we approach conversations the same, regardless of what we “see" out here. #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
Q7: I also think about how we exclude those who don’t have nuclear families through events like muffins for mom, donuts for Dad, etc. so heterosexual privilege. I’m moving towards removing those labels on documents I use just to be inclusive #educolor
A6: Get on interview panels and support women applicants for leadership positions. Mentor women into those leadership positions. Shut down men in your lounge saying mad sexist nonsense. #EduColor
A7: There is also a major privilege barrier that exists within the "honors/non-honors" student dynamic. Honors students tend to get far more privileges and a higher quality education. I have had to fight hard for my "gen. population" students to get that same experience #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
The Whole U.S. history required but nothing else has always bothered me. When I was a kid, I loved history until I realized I was only hearing history up to a point. I didn't have a real civil rights class until college and I had to ask for it. It wasn't required. #EduColor
A3: having to fight tooth and nail for an elective called ethnic studies while something called U.S. history is required. If U.S. history were done right it would be ethnic studies. #EduColor
A7.1: Those of us who have multiple forms of privilege have to use it to speak out, as often as we can, to disrupt what is normative & at least prompt pause that can begin coalition & further action #EduColor
A7: At my school, kids that are fluent English speakers have great privilege over our ELD population in the classes they get to take, their ability to share their ideas with non-Spanish-speaking teachers, etc. #EduColor
For me, part of it is getting over the fear of being labeled "unladylike" or "bitchy" for demanding my space. Because succumbing to that fear = allowing masculinity/misogyny to stand #educolor
A6: Teach our girls to be brave, not perfect. Teach all Ss the value of seeking to understand rather than seeking to be understood. Pre-service & PD that creates awareness w/ practical strategies. #EduColor
A7. I would also say take a look at which students are getting the most resources in schools. It can become easy to only support students who schools and Ts feel will be successful versus the others. #EduColor
100% this!!! Miss me with “I sent it out” or “we had three forums.” Parents who experienced school as another system who assaulted them don’t trust you friend… Keep striving. #EduColor
A7: Additional privileges in schools that need to be disrupted. The assumption of a nuclear/typical family. Access. Just because there is a ‘community forum’ or a survey does not mean that all parents feel safe enough to engage. #EduColor
Thanks, but what’s privilege? What’s your answer for dismantling privilege? You know we’re on task right now at #EduColor. Would love to hear your thoughts.
In reply to
@markbarnes19, @conniehamilton, @hackmylearning
A6: for real? FLIP THAT ISH. call out the mansplaining, question the promotions, amplify Ts of color, and be bold about naming the irrational comfort of white male leadership in an increasingly brown world. #EduColor
A7: family structure is a privilege. Ss from nuclear families are treated better than others. SES is a privilege. Ss with parents who are professionals are treated better than others.
We must examine and dismantle all forms of privilege in order to achieve equity. #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
A7: We need to disrupt systems that de-value teachers by paying teachers too little, then offering "solutions" that allow the real problems to continue.
https://t.co/NQYUaCDHrq#EduColor
I have had more than one male colleague sincerely ask whether a certain behavior is mansplaining. Since apparently this is hard to figure out, I made one of them a chart.
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
I need us to do better by our LGBTQ+ faculty and students. Issues of race are often front and center (as they should be), but I need us to center the LGBT community more often. The implications for students are too grave. #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
And maybe structure a variety ways of knowing & expressing & collaborating so those of us who have not been conditioned to speak quickly, loudly, and with authority can get some airtime. #EduColor
A6 One thing men *(and white ppl) need to do more to disrupt privilege is to be quiet. And listen. Really listen. One male shouldn't be taking up 50% of the convo on a team of 6 or 7 teachers. #educolor
A6: Maybe lets redefine our imagery of female teachers as Ms. Frizzle or that lady from Freedom Writers. Definitely lets include nonbinary and trans voices in this work. #EduColor
A6: As men in education we have to be willing to not let our voices be too dominant, women have a certain perspective that we’ll never be able to appreciate because of our failure to listen, also be a gentleman, a woman should never feel uncomfortable in your presence #EduColor
A7: as someone who lives in Houston and often find myself surrounded by students who speak Spanish who does not speak Spanish fluently I think about language all the time. #EduColor
A6: give the girl students a voice. Promote their positions as leaders. Support them as they aspire to the male-dominated fields (STEM). Stop focusing on dress code violations. #EduColor
Q7: Many attempts to "fix" these inequities are transactional and based in deficit mentality that still centers white, MC, straight, cis-male, without disability as "normal".
That sh*t's got to stop and be replaced by intersectional equity structures thru everything #educolor
For me, part of it is getting over the fear of being labeled "unladylike" or "bitchy" for demanding my space. Because succumbing to that fear = allowing masculinity/misogyny to stand #educolor
A7: An additional privilege that needs to be disrupted in schools is the primacy of the English language. By valuing English over other languages in curriculum and school communciations, we devalue students and families #EduColor
*waves at #educolor* I'm so happy you went there today. Anyone who brings this up in a professional learning session would probably be fired. My new district knows that diversity is a driving force! 😍 #TBH
Hey, #educolor! This is the first chat I've participated in that made space to talk about critical feminism. I just wanted you know how much this means to me and that I love you.
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
A7 other privileges in schools: school location, neighborhood kids vs commuters, requirements and access to college prep courses, access to administrators #educolor
Bonjour , passez un agréable Jeudi 😊 .... Une pensée pour les personnes atteintes d'une maladie grave ou d'un handicap .
La vidéo est une scène culte d'un #TexAvery (période #MGM ) intitulé "The Shooting of Dan McGoo" et datant de 1945 .
A7: Decolonize professional learning for teachers. "PD or PL" has become coopted in ways that are unresponsive to the needs of teachers and students. #educolor
A7 - I'm thinking I need to check whether my "whole-class discussion" format really does that -- or, does it only invite the quick processors or the extroverts. One-size-fits-all teaching seems like a white male way, for sure.... #EduColor
A7: My school & district have made tremendous strides in correcting & bettering our work w low SES Ss, but we can always do more. There are great programs we have, but many Ts do not understand the ways they may discourage those Ss in their classrooms.
#EduColor
A7 Folks with multiple forms of privilege, including myself, need to use our power to seek justice for our brothers and sisters in the margins. ALL of them. #EduColor
1. We can start by hiring teachers that are fully invested in Ss of color.
2. Hire teachers that reflect the population they serve.
3. Challenge the standard curriculum.
4. Challenge low expectations.
5. Teach Ss about the white perspective and how to challenge it. #EduColor
6. Invest in diverse books, tools, and experiences for Ss of color.
7. Challenge white educators to engage in race conversations.
8. Expect students to go college and have careers, not jobs. Tell them constantly that they will do this.
9. Engage with the community. #EduColor
10. Ask students what they think. Listen.
11. Respect the families and their experiences. Don’t judge or dismiss their challenges.
12. Learn who your students are. Who they really are.
13. Don’t teach unless you love your students. #EduColor#Whiteprivilege
A6: Stop socializing our young women to be “good little girls” rule followers, quiet etc give them spaces to be free and speak their truths and hopefully women and men will follow their lead #educolor
Look at who you follow every once in a while. I used to make sure it was balanced for my first few hundred, till I formed the habit. Follow non-white-males who don't tweet much (yet) so they know that someone wants to hear them. #educolor
A7. Ableism. Can my students access the playground safely? Are they represented in the books we read? Can they independently navigate campus? #Educolor
A8: The youth are talented enough that if supported in a safe, affirming, equitable school culture, our schools would be the engines to drive just, loving, prosperous societies.
#educolor
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
Honestly, we don't know who schools are failing because formal and informal assessments and evaluations are based on White middle class culture and Eugenics policies. Thus, narratives of failure are falsities and entrenched in Whiteness. #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
A6. *tap tap* Is this mic on? I could talk about HBCU's and gang violence all day but I won't. Let's just say that Blacks and other POC bestow privilege based on #adversity or #tribe. WHITE PRIVILEGE ain't the only thing out there that can hurt ya. #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
yes, so frustrating! esp. because the voices often ignored or disenfranchised are PoC and they have the same right to want their kiddo to have a great access to education too. #EduColor
A7: assumptions about "common experiences". Not every kid has gone to a restaurant, on vacation, to an amusement park, or out for ice cream. Heck, some kids don't have their own toothbrush #EduColor
I don't think we need to take or disrupt white privilege but I think we need a system that distributes opportunities/ grants access to diverse groups of people more. We all want a seat at the table/ to feel our input is valuable. Let it happen. #EduColor
A7: Mental health is a privilege. So many Ss are falling through the cracks because their very real illness and need is seen as attention-seeking behaviour. #EduColor
A8: This school would embrace a "pedagogy of the oppressed" that truly empowers and engages students' full humanity. It would be a democratic space where students have a meaningful impact on the decisions that determine the shape of their learning. #EduColor
Yes! We must be incredibly aware of the needs of students who experience oppression because of multiple identities and changes our systems to effectively meet their needs. #EduColor
A7: Making sure there is a clear vision that can be measured in order to hold ourselves accountable. But in order to disrupt we have to be able to notice and not be afraid to call it out! #EduColor
I’ve lately been trying to learn. Using Duolingo and local Spanish language radio. I feel I need to attempt to learn. It’s what we ask kids to do. I gotta try. #educolor
A8: You walk into ALL classrooms and see rigor. You hear the voices of ALL students. Classrooms are run more democratically, less like mini-monarchies with the teacher as king/queen with kids having a real say. Teachers voices are heard way less often. #EduColor
A8: An equitable school community is fully-resourced and has curriculum that is relevant to the lives of students. Students are engaged in meaningful learning centered around social justice for their lives and their communities. Expectations are high for ALL students. #EduColor
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
Thank you. Yes - and - my sense is there is a high level of ~disconscious~ white privilege operating in schools - and from that premise, starting from a partnership is warranted and welcomed #EduColor
In reply to
@AO_FashoFasho, @DonaldNicolas, @EduColorMVMT
A7: this past year, I've been collaborating with students & colleagues to decolonize the social studies classroom. (all of) Our classrooms are not open or receptive to other ways of knowing & being, especially when it comes to our Native students or their communities. #educolor
A8: Really, I’m concerned with explicit power redistribution, especially of the unspoken ways and means. That includes curricular decisions, pedagogy, and staffing / professional development choices. #EduColor
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
A7: The historically economic privilege of my district/school often makes it's way into the way we speak to our Ss. It's assumed that all Ss have parents, a home, food, and internet. We need to work on these assumptions so as not to make any Ss feel ostracized.
#EduColor
A7: Intersecting privileges means the equity interventions will need to expand so practices of liberation and decolonization are not considered 'extreme'
orrrr men are valorized for having to leave early to pick up their kids or stay home with a sick child-- what a great father! and women are seen as irresponsible/prioritizing home over work #educolor
Q7: I also think about how we exclude those who don’t have nuclear families through events like muffins for mom, donuts for Dad, etc. so heterosexual privilege. I’m moving towards removing those labels on documents I use just to be inclusive #educolor
Male privilege is really about value and respect. Men are taught at a young age they are valuable and a priority. Women we are talk at a young age to be objects of affection and containers for children. Not that these aren't valuable but we need better narratives. #EduColor
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
Q9: What are some readings and/or resources around this topic that you'd like to share? Feel free to also add additional thoughts, questions, or ideas around tonight’s topic. #EduColor
A8. Wow you went there, eh? Alright. Noticing & uplifting gifts or strengths. True collaboration. Less negativity often makes room for more positivity so... #EduColor
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
A7 I missed Q7 and unfortunately can''t find it, but feel like this might be a good time to mention the privilege of identifying within the gender binary (even for some trans people, though obviously they don't have cis privilege).
#EduColor#enbyed
A7: Making sure there is a clear vision that can be measured in order to hold ourselves accountable. But in order to disrupt we have to be able to notice and not be afraid to call it out! #EduColor
Q8/A8: Students coming together to learn, with teachers teaching the curricula that they see will encompass their own experience, as well as teach and inspire their students. Learning, and teaching, and learning, and teaching, and learning... #EduColor@urbedadvocates
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
Yes. I worry a lot about how to discern in the context of an interview who is really interested in equity and who is trying to say what I want to hear. Especially at shelters, where teacher turnover is intense. #Educolor
A8: So much to think about and so many beautiful answers here. What I’m thinking about at this moment, during this chat, is that these types of conversations (w/ staff, Ss, Ps) would be normalized and all approached through a critical, anti-racist/anti-oppression lens. #EduColor
Also, if you are a white educator and haven't read bell hooks' "Teaching to Transgress" you need to read that book ASAP. Engaged Pedagogy changed my life (and my Ss). #Educolor
A8: Equitable and inclusive environments would look like the unheard being heard. The invisible being made visible. Would look like a desert full of fruit. #EduColor
White "privilege" or power is thinking that White students who do well in schools are successful. Whites should not be the yardstick for knowledge attainment in this country. Let's compare U.S. TOP students internationally. Our "best" White students aren't that smart. #EduColor
Q7: What other privileges exist in your school that need disruption? What are the implications of individuals having multiple forms of privilege on the pursuit of equity in schools? #EduColor
Q5: Lawd! Some men, all races, will not accept that women know answers to things or how to do things the right way. Saw this up close last yr. Women in my dept would tell male leadership something. They would then ask WM T & he gave same answers. 🤷🏾♀️ #educolor
I can't really blame anyone for dipping out of a shelter. It doesn't pay as well as the DOE, we got four holidays a year, there are multiple crises a month. But there's a difference between burnout, compassion fatigue, and apathy. #Educolor.
There would be value for EVERY VOICE and we wouldn’t be questioning “whose voice is missing in our community and how can we help?”, we’d be asking “how can we take all the voices we have and what we have built and use it to inspire other communities?” #EduColor
I don't think we need to take or disrupt white privilege but I think we need a system that distributes opportunities/ grants access to diverse groups of people more. We all want a seat at the table/ to feel our input is valuable. Let it happen. #EduColor
A7: Buy these 5 books and these special shoes and pay for these 17 other things and camp and we haven't even bought school supplies or clothes yet. My kids have a huge advantage if I can pay for all that and dance and baseball and other parents can't. #EduColor
A7: The privilege of power, MANY administrators/superintendents/high ranking district officials of color refuse to use their positions to elevate teachers of color instead they use the office to demonstrate their prowess instead of facilitating advancement/mentorship #EduColor
FWIW, as a comp. sci. undergrad, hacking means we gotta actually tinker and work at it. We can’t always reproduce the environment and code in another space, so why not work with those who have a path into the hack? #EduColor
In reply to
@markbarnes19, @conniehamilton, @hackmylearning
A8: Really, I’m concerned with explicit power redistribution, especially of the unspoken ways and means. That includes curricular decisions, pedagogy, and staffing / professional development choices. #EduColor
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
A8. A school w/ students, families & communities (w/ all forms of intersectional identities & privileges) doing the work, empowering 1 another & moving to dismantle privilege, promote, equity & learn from/ about 1 another. We can share struggles & triumphs #EduColor
A8: This would b a comm that constantly/consistently received & utilized feedback from all - Ss, Ts, families, custodial staff, paraprofessionals, secretaries, counselors, subs, other comm members nearby. All would be given resources/ability to foster their strengths. #EduColor
A8: When equity is embraced, schools do not automatically transform into utopias. Inquiry into ongoing oppressive systems is encouraged, and continuous #EduColor
something else I am sitting with here. As a white educator, it is on us. We are the problem. We can't ask an abuse victim to help their abuser. We are the oppressor. We need to own the work. #EduColor
A8 Seeing students of all colors in AP and IB classes; a precipitous drop in the discipline rates of SOC, particularly black boys; equal access to technology; students being appropriately challenged in all of their classes; a PTA of all parents, not just some #educolor
Q9: What are some readings and/or resources around this topic that you'd like to share? Feel free to also add additional thoughts, questions, or ideas around tonight’s topic. #EduColor
A7 And so many of my students live with grandparents or other relatives... I have really tried to break the habit of calling their adults "parents". #educolor
A8: Honestly, I have no idea. I’m not sure I would recognize it. I guess it would be such an encouraging space that everyone would be happy to walk in the door #educolor
Q8: An inclusive, equitable environment begins with TRUTH. For starters, US history would have to open with genocide of Native peoples, the trans-atlantic slave trade and American slavery- then build up from there. #educolor
A8: I find comfort in knowing that all of us in this #educolor chat are seeking to achieve school and neighborhood communities that are equitable, just, affirming, inclusive, anti-racist, critical, sustainable, and, most importantly, beloved. I believe that we will win.
I'm seeing more conversations, mainly from the criminal justice for youth advocacy folks, around supporting new familial structures in our education systems. #EduColor
A3: Just coming out of teacher prep, one manifestation of white privilege (the list is DAMN LONG) in schools is how teaching for social justice/anti-racist/anti-oppression teaching can be seen as an “other” — a “side thing” — rather than central to pedagogy #educolor
A8 Slower and (lots of) project-based learning. VERY little homework. Plenty of time for reflective practice, individually and together, during the school day.
And?
Cross-grade field trips. #EduColor
We (as white educators) also need to STOP asking our black colleagues to be our grief counselors around this issue. IF you are struggling emotionally, find a white educator to process with. #Educolor
I respect people who also had challenges along the way regardless of race. But as a person of color, I am well aware of the privilege of having lighter skin tones. This isn't even about black & white. Even in groups of color, the fairer your skin, you gain more access. #EduColor
Basically any time a white person in my area hears the words "privilege" they balk because they "grew up poor and didn't have any handouts," and shut down any further conversation about privilege coming in different flavors. #educolor
A8: It would be a space where all voices are welcome. Ts and Ss play devils advocate to ensure that all voices are always heard. Where our values are flexible so that all can experience success, and above all a space where human beings and Ss are front & Center! #EduColor
Q8: I wouldn’t be afraid of the backlash for having those conversations... not having to feel out how people will respond for fear of losing certain roles. #educolor
A8 All Ss are comfortable in their school setting, all Ss are reaching their max. potential. Ts have checked their bias & continue to do so, teaching ALL of our babies how they need to be taught. Ps feel empowered b/c they always know what their kiddo is learning. #EduColor
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
I think honest, straight-forwardness is important. Angela Rye posted some social justice questions that I think would also work when trying to figure out ones intentions:
-Who are you?
-What do you stand for?
-What is your mission v. purpose?
#educolor
I really believe it's one of the most user friendly feminist books out there. It's applicable to any profession, community organizing, or education. It challenges you deeply, but is supportive and affirming in the process. Life changing. #EduColor
A9: This is where I am definitely in the early learning process 😉
However, if any1 is a TX educator, I would recommend attending the Restorative Discipline Practices training by Dr Gaye Lang at TEA in ATX. It's FREE!!
#EduColor
A9: Podcasts: Code Switch, The Bodcast, The Nod, The Stoop, She's All Fat, Pod Save the People, See Something Say Something, Still Processing, The Waves. Great YA: Nowhere Girls, American Street, Poet X, Dear Martin, THUG, Jason Reynold's stuff. Loving White Fragility. #EduColor
Q9: Teo texts I have found meaningful: What does it Mean to be White? and White Fragility (DiAngelo) have strengthened my frame of reference as a white person doing equity work with primarily white colleagues #EduColor
A9 I hope every white teacher who wants to do the work and who is engaging tonight reads @redclayscholar commandments. I took notes if you need to decipher (see commandment 3) #educolor
Q9: What are some readings and/or resources around this topic that you'd like to share? Feel free to also add additional thoughts, questions, or ideas around tonight’s topic. #EduColor
I’m reading Teaching for Black Lives from Rethinking Schools - everyone should get a copy. I just finished reading Towards What Justice and thoroughly enjoyed it as well - both are critical and engaging. #educolor
Q9: What are some readings and/or resources around this topic that you'd like to share? Feel free to also add additional thoughts, questions, or ideas around tonight’s topic. #EduColor
Nah. White privilege NEEDS to be disrupted. It has caused death, violence, and maintained white supremacy since this country was founded. Disrupting it is how we get others to the table. Nah. #EduColor
A6 I respectfully disagree with this last. If you think I am not doing my job right -- if I am not doing well by students, especially -- go ahead and make me uncomfortable. I'm an adult. #EduColor
A6: As men in education we have to be willing to not let our voices be too dominant, women have a certain perspective that we’ll never be able to appreciate because of our failure to listen, also be a gentleman, a woman should never feel uncomfortable in your presence #EduColor
to explore how Whiteness originated and how power/privilege is attached to it, from ancient Greece to present day, read The History of White People by Dr. Nell Irvin Painter #educolor A9
A9: I'd encourage purchasing chess clocks->do conversation time audits along major power lines (gender/race/etc) for meetings/classes. What's happening is happening whether we acknowledge it or not. Just knowing who talks/feels comfortable to talk in our spaces is key. #educolor
Q9: What are some readings and/or resources around this topic that you'd like to share? Feel free to also add additional thoughts, questions, or ideas around tonight’s topic. #EduColor
A8: I’m sad to say I can’t even imagine this because it would require so many people to get on board that I can’t see getting on board. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to stop trying. #educolor
A7: funding. also, gender + inequities in bathrooms/physical space. how about tech + access + language/linguistic + apparel + heteronormativity + class + documentation status + colorism + transportation... (y’all, I’m so ready to get back to The Real Work™️) #EduColor
A9: OF COURSE @chrisemdin "For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood"
@Ready4rigor "Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain"
@LisaDelpit "Other People's Children" AND "Multiplication is for White People"
Paulo Friere "Pedagogy of the Oppressed"
#EduColor
Q9: What are some readings and/or resources around this topic that you'd like to share? Feel free to also add additional thoughts, questions, or ideas around tonight’s topic. #EduColor
A9 Continued: @TheJLV "This is Not a Test"
Bell Hooks "Teaching to Transgress"
Theresa Perry "Young, Gifted, and Black"
Jonathan Kozol "The Shame of the Nation"
And so so so many more...
#EduColor
A8 Ts could also freely engage in conversations about race and types of privilege w/o fear of one sided commentary b/c the classroom would be filled w/ Ss of a variety of backgrounds willing to share their voice. #EduColor
Q8: What would a school community look like when the many forms of privilege are dismantled and equity is fully embraced? What does an equitable and inclusive school environment look like for stakeholders? #EduColor
A9. Anything by Lance McCready, J.B. Mayo Jr., and Dafina-Lazarus Stewart. We need to do a better job listening, reading, and citing queer Black scholars. #educolor
#EduColor Pushing for equity will not do anything, most humans are tribalistic, and always will be that way. It's something that is there at birth, there is no changing it. Best thing to do is ignore it and build your own future as an individual.
Can I share with you that I grapple with this? I don't always want everyone to be able to say that my babies are also their babies when they allow things to happen to my babies. I feel very protective of my babies.
Just bc you teach'em don't mean they yours. #EduColor
Q9: What are some readings and/or resources around this topic that you'd like to share? Feel free to also add additional thoughts, questions, or ideas around tonight’s topic. #EduColor
If you liked it RT anything of my tweets tonight, I'm gonna follow you. Feel free to follow back. However, keep in mind that I'm a little ratchet (a rachademic). My mantra is 'yes, I'm a teacher, but... I'm still me' Lol. So, yeah. #EduColor
Or we can also learn to value different experiences - we could also engage Ss in reflecting on the way the feel about the different experiences they have - maybe they can find common ground in the ways Spence of the experiences #educolor
Y’all should know that the #EduColor family tree seems to be the only chat that makes room for intersectional / critical conversations. Intentionally so.
Hey, #educolor! This is the first chat I've participated in that made space to talk about critical feminism. I just wanted you know how much this means to me and that I love you.
