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#EduColor, A0: I'm Chris, in Philly, do a thing here or there, rep for my family at @TAGPhilly, I'm from Chester tho. Don't get it twisted. Loved @nrookie's book, had to do something around it!
For the next hour, I’m boosting @justmaybechris and the #EduColor chat. My name is Jose, teacher in the Heights, and I’d like to learn more about this work.
Hello #EduColor -- Ashley M. in Houston, Tx. Here to learn & grow so that I can use my influence to positively affect Ss lives. Specifically, looking for ideas on how to use my platform to help close the rapidly growing digital divide.
Q1 @nrookie defines segrenomics as “the business of profiting specifically from high levels of racial and economic segregation.” How do you notice forces of economic or racial segregation in education? #EduColor
#EduColor, A1: man, everywhere, from the beginning of this thing. how people took the radical demand from Black people for public education during reconstruction, and "deconstructed" it to serve white folks. smh.
A1: I think of the $$ made from boxed basic skills curricula and self-proclaimed ed consultants and "turnaround specialists" that circle poor schools/districts like vultures. #educolor
A1: Phew. In Detroit & in #MichEd, we have seen white supremacist legislation that has dismantled public education in majority school districts w/ SoC in order to expand unregulated charters. Started in the early 90s. #educolor
#EduColor,A1: I also think of how redlining and housing segregation work hand in hand with educational segregation. Think of that book The Color Line that dropped last year. I think that's the title right?
A1: I see this when folks keep lecturing folks in schools of highest needs how we’ve been “failing our kids” for years without knowing if we, esp TOC, have been trying our hardest. #EduColor
Q1 @nrookie defines segrenomics as “the business of profiting specifically from high levels of racial and economic segregation.” How do you notice forces of economic or racial segregation in education? #EduColor
A1: Inside and outside the classroom and even the community. Race has been used to divide and determine academic progress which has left POC behind. #EduColor
Q1 @nrookie defines segrenomics as “the business of profiting specifically from high levels of racial and economic segregation.” How do you notice forces of economic or racial segregation in education? #EduColor
The forces of economic and racial segregation are VERY visible in my position as a teacher in a "gifted and talented" program. I've taught in it for three years, I've had nearly 90 total students, and 2 of them have been Black, 2 of them have been Latinx. #EduColor
yes, so much "experimenting" has been happening up there. folks just imposing all types of reforms. smh. such a history. but also, such a history of resistance. I learn from y'all. #EduColor
#EduColor A1- I see it everyday in Houston & in my own life. White flight sends down property values, & Ss are left with schools that don't have the tax revenue to support what's needed to give them a shot at success. Also too much intervention, & not enough prevention!
Q1 @nrookie defines segrenomics as “the business of profiting specifically from high levels of racial and economic segregation.” How do you notice forces of economic or racial segregation in education? #EduColor
A1: This makes me think of all of the for-profit businesses out there saying that their curriculum/app/program can "close the achievement gap." #educolor
Q1 @nrookie defines segrenomics as “the business of profiting specifically from high levels of racial and economic segregation.” How do you notice forces of economic or racial segregation in education? #EduColor
A1: exposure and opportunities for advanced course work being easily accessible to white students and more barriers to the exposure for students of color and students who speak a language in addition to or other than English #EduColor
Q2 “…the rationale for why [American schools are in crisis] focus more of the failures of those it is designed to educate than the structure or system itself” @nrookie. How can we better understand the consequences of policy in education? #EduColor
The best predictors for students in this program are class and race. I'm teaching wealthier kids and I'm teaching primarily Asian and White kids. Access the the program has been so much easier for these demographics than others. Thankfully, the system is changing. #EduColor
The resiliency is otherworldly. The State of MI has yet to take down the Detroit Federation of Teachers union & the Beloved community of Detroit never, ever stops working for liberation. #EduColor Those "reforms" though ... sigh.
A2: Educators writ large need to become more informed on policy, not just from a contract POV, but also from policy development and consensus building. Critical skills. #EduColor
Q2 “…the rationale for why [American schools are in crisis] focus more of the failures of those it is designed to educate than the structure or system itself” @nrookie. How can we better understand the consequences of policy in education? #EduColor
A1: Good Evening. I am a fellow educator in Atlanta. I have joined tonights chat to increase my knowledge and view perspectives from a diverse audience #EduColor
As someone who works in #EdTech, I see it everyday. No one should ever promise that EdTech will be a silver bullet. It's not and it never will be! When used properly, it can level the playing field. But that means NOT just sticking kids on computer based interventions! #EduColor
A1. I see it in the suburbs. AP/GT classes have no AA/Hisp or poor Ss. It creates a school within a school. On paper & for PR it looks integrated/diverse but in actuality it is not. #EDUColor
A1. I think about the way in which economic and racial justice seem to be intentionally siloed in my area. I find that folks are quick to talk about "students in poverty" without examining racial identity and systemic injustice #educolor
A2 Always inquire who benefits and how, how was the community engaged to draft this, and, who loses and why in regards to every proposed policy #EduColor
Q2 “…the rationale for why [American schools are in crisis] focus more of the failures of those it is designed to educate than the structure or system itself” @nrookie. How can we better understand the consequences of policy in education? #EduColor
We can better understand the consequences of policy by actually listening to marginalized communities who are bearing the brunt of said policy. #EduColor A2
As someone who works in #EdTech, I see it everyday. No one should ever promise that EdTech will be a silver bullet. It's not and it never will be! When used properly, it can level the playing field. But that means NOT just sticking kids on computer based interventions! #EduColor
A2: When policy makers are at work do they have the background or even knowledge of the people they are impacting. It requires those who are in “power” to seek to understand and stop bringing in experts to tell how to “help” the poor child. #EduColor
Q2 “…the rationale for why [American schools are in crisis] focus more of the failures of those it is designed to educate than the structure or system itself” @nrookie. How can we better understand the consequences of policy in education? #EduColor
A2: #educolor, this one I struggle with, so many people want to focus on the "faults", "deficits", of kids and rarely do we talk about how policymakers should be made accountable. bad policy accumulates.
As someone who works in #EdTech, I see it everyday. No one should ever promise that EdTech will be a silver bullet. It's not and it never will be! When used properly, it can level the playing field. But that means NOT just sticking kids on computer based interventions! #EduColor
A2: I work with @WeThePeopleDet to help co-create community action research in order to support Detroiters in the fight for equity in public ed. Providing community the space to dialogue, educate, & make moves is crucial to fight oppressive policy. #educolor
Q3 It seems almost every year, there’s a new “experimental solution” that seeks to respond to the “achievement gap” in education. Which ones have you encountered during your time in education? What new ones do you see coming down the pike? #EduColor
A1: When working in a high poverty/highly segregated school it's in disparate discipline, in teacher retention, quality, & experience, and in the double work of educating our students to be college and career ready while acknowledging the obstacles they face within the system.
A1. Tech sales to 'personalize' & 'enrich' learning in deeply segregated school spaces. Cuz our devices, platforms & software will humanize your schooling long as you don't touch on these dehumanizing systemic resource disparities or racialized differences & distance. #EduColor
Q1 @nrookie defines segrenomics as “the business of profiting specifically from high levels of racial and economic segregation.” How do you notice forces of economic or racial segregation in education? #EduColor
Also, we can just look at the numbers. Either we believe that poorer students & students of color are actually less intelligent & less skilled than their richer, Whiter peers, or we confront the fact that there is something wrong with the systems. #EduColor A2
A2: There's no one more familiar with the consequences of educational policy than caregivers and students. I'd love to see school spaces for caregivers to review and discuss the policy that dictates education. #educolor
Q2 “…the rationale for why [American schools are in crisis] focus more of the failures of those it is designed to educate than the structure or system itself” @nrookie. How can we better understand the consequences of policy in education? #EduColor
As someone who works in #EdTech, I see it everyday. No one should ever promise that EdTech will be a silver bullet. It's not and it never will be! When used properly, it can level the playing field. But that means NOT just sticking kids on computer based interventions! #EduColor
A2 What's most critical is people of color and other marginalized groups move from the end stages of policymaking (protest/advocacy) to the front end of policymaking (creation and negotiation). Make demands for what you want, not just against what you don't like #EduColor
A1 Compulsory Ed laws aka forced zipcode ED laws assign schls by neighborhood zipcode. Neighborhoods w. high concerntrations of kids of color are treated economically different then more affluent neighborhoods in part due 2property taxes...at least in CT thats the case #EduColor
Q1 @nrookie defines segrenomics as “the business of profiting specifically from high levels of racial and economic segregation.” How do you notice forces of economic or racial segregation in education? #EduColor
A2: I also think it's important for teachers to dig deep and spend time reading the "other side". For ex: really get to know why policy is being passed to destroy public edu. You have to intimately know the other side in order to fight against them. #educolor
#EduColor A2-Part of the problem in Education as a whole is a lacl of program monitoring & evaluation. We're too quick to label things 'success or failure' & move on to the next new thing. Instead of addressing the root cause of the issues, we indoctrinate a learned-helplessness
A2: It's so important to have a knowledge of how policy is created. Once this understanding is gained, it can be filtered through different POV to understand how policy can impact a community. #EduColor
A3: It seems that every year school districts are spending so much money on purchasing one sized fit al, "researched proven"l curriculums in hopes that magically our students will perform high on standardized testing. Instead of allowing Ts the autonomy to do whats best #educolor
Q2 “…the rationale for why [American schools are in crisis] focus more of the failures of those it is designed to educate than the structure or system itself” @nrookie. How can we better understand the consequences of policy in education? #EduColor
yeah...on behalf of the policymakers too, so many times the "helplessness" is attributed to parents and families who are stuck in a situation, without leverage to change it. policymakers be hard pressed to address root cause, they want us to believe "helpless" #educolor
Going along with this, the "what works for one will work for everyone" mentality kills me. It's stripping communities of the nuances of their identities. #educolor
A1 T's working in schools that they wouldn't dare send their own kids to. These T's don't care if S's learn or not. "Just give me my paycheck!" #educolor
A3: Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of hope here. I see how ppl are talking about AR / VR and algorithms again as a substitute for strong pedagogy / relationships. It’s a lot of much. #EduColor
Q3 It seems almost every year, there’s a new “experimental solution” that seeks to respond to the “achievement gap” in education. Which ones have you encountered during your time in education? What new ones do you see coming down the pike? #EduColor
A3. In VT, we are working toward flexible pathways to graduation - I think the intent is wonderful, but I'm concerned about the potential impact. How do we ensure that all students have access to different pathways? #educolor
A1. In our state, history has so deeply embedded this into education, folks can't even see it anymore. Some school districts shut down after Brown in the 60's. We've gone from busing to "neighborhood" schools. Meaning POC in the housing projects STAY #EduColor
A3 I reject this framing. There's No such thing as an achievement gap. That's why sham reforms don't work. When we're ready to address gaps in opportunity by zip code and genetic code, holla at me #EduColor
Q3 It seems almost every year, there’s a new “experimental solution” that seeks to respond to the “achievement gap” in education. Which ones have you encountered during your time in education? What new ones do you see coming down the pike? #EduColor
A2: I think we also need more higher ed + teacher ed + community based org. partnerships as we work toward understanding policy and advocating for equitable policy for our K-12 and higher ed schools. #educolor
A2: There is nothing to understand. The policies we have are no accident. White folk are ignorant, black folk perceived as impotent.
But ignorance that works in our favor only blinds us more, because, well, um....
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A1. By looking @ Ss outcomes by demographics. How many minority Ss are in GT/ AP, NHS. National Merit, scholarships , honor grads, salutatorians, college acceptance, etc. Are the results equitable with the Majority. #EDUColor
Q4 How do we organize across different education systems with conflicting ethical practices, especially institutions not proven to work for our students? #EduColor
Im @RealTalkGwenS Im a Blk mom wanting to learn meaningful solutions 2ensure the most marginalized kids in the US-Black kids-have access to safe quality educational opportunities regardless of their skin color or zipcode #EduColor#RealTalk#ForTheChildren bc Blk Minds Matter Too
Yes, unfortunately this happens. Even when your school's been leading the way but not recognized. Then it only perpetuates the perception the community holds. #educolor
#EduColor A3- I've seen so many I've lost count, & that's especially sad because I'm only 11 years in! I've said before & will say again - Edu is the largest unregulated industry in this country. Where else can your ROI be so low & everyone turns a blind eye?! We must do better!
A3: Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of hope here. I see how ppl are talking about AR / VR and algorithms again as a substitute for strong pedagogy / relationships. It’s a lot of much. #EduColor
Q3 It seems almost every year, there’s a new “experimental solution” that seeks to respond to the “achievement gap” in education. Which ones have you encountered during your time in education? What new ones do you see coming down the pike? #EduColor
I read recently that NYC police were once required to live in the city and the concept fascinated me. I'm not sure it's at all realistic for ed but the personal connection and investment once systemically required was interesting. #EduColor
A3: A lot are from the world from edtech. Also the kindness movement which can't 'fix' the years and decades of injustice for our most vulnerable schools and students. #EduColor
Expansion of the programs and removing barriers (like applications, restricted locations, etc.) are the start to the changes. All of these are in their infancy, so we'll see how it works when we see the selection for this upcoming school year. #EduColor
A1.... Kids go to school in their neighborhoods and taxes (wealth or lack thereof ) of the district directly effect what school looks like for you. When our housing is segregated, so our the schools. Gentrification is targeted and exclusive on purpose. #EduColor
Our Superintendent must live in our boundaries. I think it would make all the difference if T's had to live in the district they teach in. They become a part of the community. Learning has meaning. #educolor
yeah...on behalf of the policymakers too, so many times the "helplessness" is attributed to parents and families who are stuck in a situation, without leverage to change it. policymakers be hard pressed to address root cause, they want us to believe "helpless" #educolor
A3: opening schools where "students" are literal beta testers like https://t.co/1aUeLy75Qi and closing them down after getting the data needed for edtech products #educolor
A4: #educolor, this becomes a struggle. I wish we could be focused on a vision of education we all believe in, and when I say education, I know we are talking about a full reconstruction of our society. So how do we get folks on page for that? it goes that deep.
#EduColor A4-We have to open dialogue & keep it open. We have to be willing to be wrong, & put our egos aside. We have to be willing to admit when others get it right, learn from them, & implement. And we MUST involve OUR Ss in the convo. #nomorewhitehorse#nosilverbullets
A3: To many programs to name honestly because it’s always sometimes new that we use for three years and then we change. What I would like to see is programs that help all kids. #educolor
Q3 It seems almost every year, there’s a new “experimental solution” that seeks to respond to the “achievement gap” in education. Which ones have you encountered during your time in education? What new ones do you see coming down the pike? #EduColor
Our Superintendent must live in our boundaries. I think it would make all the difference if T's had to live in the district they teach in. They become a part of the community. Learning has meaning. #educolor
A3 I've also never seen a reform co-created in the local context that was rolled out district-wide using strategies from experts in the field (i.e. community members) Anyone have an example of that? #EduColor
A4: I have found support around answering this Q in my COE. We are doing a lot of work and dialogue around the question, "What does it look like to educate the whole child?" This has helped to center a lot of our discussions around equity in public edu. #educolor
A4: #educolor, this becomes a struggle. I wish we could be focused on a vision of education we all believe in, and when I say education, I know we are talking about a full reconstruction of our society. So how do we get folks on page for that? it goes that deep.
And we're only helpless if we allow ourselves to be. I try to get our Ss to understand that. No one else has the power to make you helpless unless you give it to them!! #educolor
Q5 In the chapter “Stealing School”, @nrookie looks at ways low-income parents of color are criminalized vs. private management firms who get by with public funds without delivering quality. What would true community accountability look like in public education? #EduColor
As someone who works in #EdTech, I see it everyday. No one should ever promise that EdTech will be a silver bullet. It's not and it never will be! When used properly, it can level the playing field. But that means NOT just sticking kids on computer based interventions! #EduColor
A3. Seems most responses to "achievement gap" reinscribe the notion that there *is* an "achievement gap" rather than gap in material resources, access, opportunity & cultural proficiency & responsiveness. So send whatever down the pike. We'll flush, then do what we do. #EduColor
Q3 It seems almost every year, there’s a new “experimental solution” that seeks to respond to the “achievement gap” in education. Which ones have you encountered during your time in education? What new ones do you see coming down the pike? #EduColor
A3. A knee jerk reaction I see is to increase the number of AA teachers in a district. No real plan about pedagogy but the “They must know their Ss better” syndrome. It is not all negative but that can’t be the only action. Future: include plans. #EDUColor
A4: That's probably the hardest part of this work. And I honestly don't know, because of adults with varying ideas. Liberation should always be the goal or target, how we all get there isn't linear or follow only one system. #educolor
A3 I've also never seen a reform co-created in the local context that was rolled out district-wide using strategies from experts in the field (i.e. community members) Anyone have an example of that? #EduColor
A1 students grouped into accelerated/ honors courses are majority white students when the framework for the courses seems the same as the regular course #educolor
A2: We have to take the time to read, study, and stay woke. Too often educators just let policy pass us by- we need to proactively advocate for an agenda tht improves the outcomes for Ss #EduColor
Q5 In the chapter “Stealing School”, @nrookie looks at ways low-income parents of color are criminalized vs. private management firms who get by with public funds without delivering quality. What would true community accountability look like in public education? #EduColor
A4: #educolor, this becomes a struggle. I wish we could be focused on a vision of education we all believe in, and when I say education, I know we are talking about a full reconstruction of our society. So how do we get folks on page for that? it goes that deep.
#EduColor I'm old enough to remember the small school movement in nyc & then experiencing the same thing 6 years later in denver. The proliferation of the charter movement in in Denver & the district trying to shut our public school down. Change is the only constant.
A5. 360 accountability. It can’t just be that the folks in the school (inc. parents and community members) take the brunt of responsibility. The folks in the shadows writing up laws need to feel that heat, too. #EduColor
Q5 In the chapter “Stealing School”, @nrookie looks at ways low-income parents of color are criminalized vs. private management firms who get by with public funds without delivering quality. What would true community accountability look like in public education? #EduColor
A5- I imagine a company who doesn't come through with their services is given as much trouble as the student who loses their biased text book #educolor
#EduColor A5 Pt1- I imagine a world where you have to hire from your own community. Take Houston - It's huge & everyone commutes. But what if you had to hire graduates from your neighborhood schools? As a business owner, how much more vested would you become in their success??
A4:
Organization must occur at the school district level, regional, and then state level. Under this model, the fight agaibst any injustice can be personalized, and then shared across districts.
#EduColor
A5: Stakeholders (esp. Ps and Ss) provided oppt for true input and agency over their schools. No more cookie cutter. All schools and decisions in schools should reflect community input and ideas. But that requires those 'in charge' to listen. #EduColor
A3: All the boxed programs. Ugh They teach students what to think and not how to think. Students do well temporarily but forget the important concepts when its time to build off of their understanding. They aren't engaging either. Killing Ss love of learning. #educolor
A4. Brilliant & vexing question...particularly but not exclusively around DEI & SJ collaborations among colleagues in public & private school spaces. My hope is that continued listening & co-construction across these differences will strengthen The Work for all of us... #EduColor
Q4 How do we organize across different education systems with conflicting ethical practices, especially institutions not proven to work for our students? #EduColor
A5: true public accountability comes from all stakeholders. Not just the wealthy but also families that are disadvantaged. It requires all voices to be heard and not closed or cut off from the process. #educolor
Q5 In the chapter “Stealing School”, @nrookie looks at ways low-income parents of color are criminalized vs. private management firms who get by with public funds without delivering quality. What would true community accountability look like in public education? #EduColor
agreed! and today's news flier is always "more black male teachers"...some of us see that as a negotiating point. but its not even starting a real convo. if we talking systems change. #EduColor
A3. A knee jerk reaction I see is to increase the number of AA teachers in a district. No real plan about pedagogy but the “They must know their Ss better” syndrome. It is not all negative but that can’t be the only action. Future: include plans. #EDUColor
#EduColor A5 Pt2- Still picking on Houston... what if you HAD to send kids into the neighborhood schools instead of driving them to a private school 20-30 minutes away. Would you care more then? volunteer more? show up for school board meetings regularly?
A4 I think what we are doing here tonight is a start, we have to tackle our problem head on and have an open dialogue about how to solve them #educolor
A5: 1/2 True community accountability only happens when there are expectations to begin w/. So it starts w/ parents, Ss, & educators coming to the table w/ their vision for a great school #EduColor
Q5 In the chapter “Stealing School”, @nrookie looks at ways low-income parents of color are criminalized vs. private management firms who get by with public funds without delivering quality. What would true community accountability look like in public education? #EduColor
A5: Mother Helen Moore (long time Detroit activist) was kicked out of a public school board meeting last week for voicing concerns of a mayoral takeover of DPS. If we are going to have community accountability, the voices of the community must be centered & lead. #educolor
A5: True accountability has to be cross agencies. Mayors can't throw their hands up at segregated school sys and say it's housing when the cities are furthering segregation with housing policy. Def need better prof ethics when comes to providing special needs services #educolor
A5- I imagine a company who doesn't come through with their services is given as much trouble as the student who loses their biased text book #educolor
Q6 Do you agree with grassroots, parent-driven integration efforts as a way to improve public education for communities of color? What might be some harmful assumptions behind integration movements that need to be acknowledged? #EduColor
A5 District and school leader effectiveness would include a score for community engagement and satisfaction grounded in ownership community members express over school design, administration and funding #EduColor
A5: 2/2 Then, we make our expectations clear to those in charge. If met, we galvanize & mobilize to protest and vote ro get change. We have to use our Power #EduColor
A5/2: Amazing that OTs can avoid entire geographic areas within a city and students can go without services b/c no one willing to provide. Should be regulation from both city and profession. #educolor
A5: #educolor, I've personally been loving the work of Cooperation Jackson. I think there Assembly model has much to say about community engagement in public education. read up! the book is Jackson Rising. (bcuz it can't be just education, gotta reach for more always)
A5: I believe true community accountability has everyone with check-ins. What were the goals, what steps have we taken, where did we need to improve. That involves the school, parents, community groups, and policymakers. But not a conversation. An action plan. #EduColor
A5: We have a growing Freedom Schools mvmt in Detroit led by young people, parents, families, and community members b/c the community voice has been pushed out of DPS. We need to center the voices of the community for public edu to be liberatory & sustainable. #educolor
And for the staff to all be present and responsive. We’ve had community meetings with great ideas and thoughts shared, but few staff present, and I’m not seeing much of a way to get staff on board to implement ideas. Working on it... #educolor
A3 Not seem It is every year that new flavor of the month silver bullet solution to address so called over utilized words "achievement gap" when its really the access to "opportunity gap" at play-Every yr there's a new reading program 2 teach same 26 letters of alphabet #EduColor
Q3 It seems almost every year, there’s a new “experimental solution” that seeks to respond to the “achievement gap” in education. Which ones have you encountered during your time in education? What new ones do you see coming down the pike? #EduColor
A4. Districts have to stop being so insulated & selfish & be willing to share with other dist. When they have good ideas which could help kids & not keep it to themselves. Form org. Consisting of multiple districts. dist. PLCs I guess #EDUColor
#EduColor A5 Pt2- Still picking on Houston... what if you HAD to send kids into the neighborhood schools instead of driving them to a private school 20-30 minutes away. Would you care more then? volunteer more? show up for school board meetings regularly?
A1 I’ll take “school choice” for $327 million, Alex (or the approximate value of federal money earmarked for this corrupt re-segregation) #educolorhttps://t.co/ac6cJMev6s
A6: parent driven allows them to have a say in their child’s education plus they can advocate for their child’s needs. We must embrace families for their knowledge. Harmful assumptions is that some might discount the parents voice. #Educolor
Q6 Do you agree with grassroots, parent-driven integration efforts as a way to improve public education for communities of color? What might be some harmful assumptions behind integration movements that need to be acknowledged? #EduColor
#EduColor A6-Few ppl are more vested in a Ss success than their parents. They have to be included in any reform efforts. Harmful assumptions include their ability to participate based on education level, economic status, transportation, & other #nonfactors
A3: The only ideas that they re-hatch over and over again is more standardized testing. However you dont "fatten a cow" by weighing it over and over. We need assessments that inform T instruction, not a culturally irrelevant test tht serves as a gotcha for schools #EduColor
A6 A key misunderstanding of integration is the presence of white kids in a school alone is what makes it better. That's impossible in cities like Baltimore where 85+% of students are Black. We want to know where dem dollars at 🤔 #EduColor
Q6 Do you agree with grassroots, parent-driven integration efforts as a way to improve public education for communities of color? What might be some harmful assumptions behind integration movements that need to be acknowledged? #EduColor
A6: It’s complicated. I think too many of the talking points around integration are about the deficit modeling around black children and not how resources are unfairly and inequitably distributed. #EduColor
Q6 Do you agree with grassroots, parent-driven integration efforts as a way to improve public education for communities of color? What might be some harmful assumptions behind integration movements that need to be acknowledged? #EduColor
Q5: School systems, schools, classrooms, teachers asking themselves... is this what's best for me, or is this whats best for the student? AND ALWAYS ANSWERING: This is what's best for the student(s)! #EduColor
Q7 “We need to hear from the youth more if we want to bring about systemic change” @nrookie What ways do we bring youth voice to the conversation on transforming educational systems? #EduColor
A6 Further, what would make more sense for effective integration is to move programs and teachers who are quality instead of the kids. That was a serious flaw in the first integration effort. Why is the burden on the backs of kids to get what they need #EduColor
A3: The only ideas that they re-hatch over and over again is more standardized testing. However you dont "fatten a cow" by weighing it over and over. We need assessments that inform T instruction, not a culturally irrelevant test tht serves as a gotcha for schools #EduColor
A2. Reading a lot right now about how policy implementation must include a sensemaking time period for success. To me, this is the last step before implementation occurs where we can look at the possible outcomes for all stakeholders. I #EduColor
A6: I think this mentality underestimates the depths of systemic inequality. There is no one solution and the work never ends. It's one think to gain equity, it's another to keep it. #EduColor
Q6 Do you agree with grassroots, parent-driven integration efforts as a way to improve public education for communities of color? What might be some harmful assumptions behind integration movements that need to be acknowledged? #EduColor
harmful assumptions come from viewing BIPOC students as having deficits ("they don't have mentors", "they don't have teachers who care", "they don't try hard enough with the opportunities they are given") like just dropping them in a White school will cure all ills #EduColor A6
Q5. It would include local govt. the mayor, county officials, etc, it would include religious leaders in the community as well, of course parents. They would all receive an accountability rating from the state & not just the school! A village!#EDUColor
A3 I reject this framing. There's No such thing as an achievement gap. That's why sham reforms don't work. When we're ready to address gaps in opportunity by zip code and genetic code, holla at me #EduColor
Q3 It seems almost every year, there’s a new “experimental solution” that seeks to respond to the “achievement gap” in education. Which ones have you encountered during your time in education? What new ones do you see coming down the pike? #EduColor
That is soooooo frustrating. As a trainer watching the technology come into schools and having integrators told by building admin they are not allowed to train because their teachers don't have time for tech makes me want to scream. #EduColor
College of Education Dean Monika Shealey and sophomore Marcus King participated in an event held today at Rowan's Camden campus. Senator Cory Booker and Congressman Donald Norcross outlined the STRIVE Act, aimed at addressing teacher shortages. For more: https://t.co/jTYgo1azud
A7: I’ve been in rooms where, once students were introduced, a lot of cocky adults started hiding their feathers. On many fronts. They’re so necessary to this work. #EduColor
Q7 “We need to hear from the youth more if we want to bring about systemic change” @nrookie What ways do we bring youth voice to the conversation on transforming educational systems? #EduColor
We have to re-educate OUR community from buying into this false doctrine. Schools are better because o/teachers, resources, materials, etc. I've seen plenty of white schools that are NO better than others - they just look pretty on the outside when driving by! #EduColor
A7: our youth are leaders, organizers, and change agents on their own. Intergenerational & community-based action WITH young people is key if we are to achieve equity in public ed. No tokenism, but authentic intergenerational collaboration. #educolor
A3 I reject this framing. There's No such thing as an achievement gap. That's why sham reforms don't work. When we're ready to address gaps in opportunity by zip code and genetic code, holla at me #EduColor
Q3 It seems almost every year, there’s a new “experimental solution” that seeks to respond to the “achievement gap” in education. Which ones have you encountered during your time in education? What new ones do you see coming down the pike? #EduColor
Q7 “We need to hear from the youth more if we want to bring about systemic change” @nrookie What ways do we bring youth voice to the conversation on transforming educational systems? #EduColor
A6: One of the most harmful assumptions is assuming that your agenda will not be hijacked, or used to continue existing oppressions. I do not agree with these parent movements because the problems cannot simply be solved by occupying space with whites.
#EduColor
This is my favorite question. A job interviewer asked today what my dream program would be. I responded that I'd love to see kids leading teacher professional development workshops. #educolor.
Q7 “We need to hear from the youth more if we want to bring about systemic change” @nrookie What ways do we bring youth voice to the conversation on transforming educational systems? #EduColor
Seriously! I don't understand why districts spend $$$ on bringing in devices, but don't follow up with getting their people trained. Trainers get pushed to the back! Like...they have time to figure it all out on their own on top of everything else! UGH! #EduColor
A7: I am going to plug the @WeThePeopleDet Youth Leader program who are actively working toward positive social change in schools and in our Detroit community. https://t.co/FhiquU4SRm#educolor
As a society, we lean too heavily on data, believing numbers over experiences, without checking samples for representation. We need to write policy from here, and get smarter in #edresearch on rep. sampling. #educolor
A6. Harmful assumptions among white people include myth that communities of color are somehow responsible for or prefer our schools' segregation. Also WP might oughtta reflect on how real estate, suburbs & "white flight" do what they do when they choose what they choose #EduColor
Q6 Do you agree with grassroots, parent-driven integration efforts as a way to improve public education for communities of color? What might be some harmful assumptions behind integration movements that need to be acknowledged? #EduColor
A2: Educators writ large need to become more informed on policy, not just from a contract POV, but also from policy development and consensus building. Critical skills. #EduColor
Q2 “…the rationale for why [American schools are in crisis] focus more of the failures of those it is designed to educate than the structure or system itself” @nrookie. How can we better understand the consequences of policy in education? #EduColor
Q8 While segregation and privatization abound, where do you see visionary opportunities for substantive, grassroots change in public education? #EduColor
A7: my student Ts will be teaming up with @matt_marv's middle school students this spring/summer to learn from them! I actively seek opps for Student Ts to engage in professional inquiry & critical dialogue with young people to better their praxis. Always impactful! #educolor
A7. Building capacity within out communities of color, starting with our students, finding leadership roles and experiences in school that center on social justice. #educolor
#Educolor A7 Pt1- My passion lies w/middle grade Ss. They are in what I believe are their most crucial formative years. And their still honest. Ask them what they need B4 they become jaded & before we lose them to the system Not just them but start with them.
So true. Most times they are worse because they are so white that they can't learn from all the different cultures that don't attend their schools. #Educolor.
As a society, we lean too heavily on data, believing numbers over experiences, without checking samples for representation. We need to write policy from here, and get smarter in #edresearch on rep. sampling. #educolor
A7 People often involve young people in ways that don't position them for success. I think what's important as a first is to make clear up front where and how they should expect to be engaged at a systemic level beyond surveys, then follow through. #EduColor
Q7 “We need to hear from the youth more if we want to bring about systemic change” @nrookie What ways do we bring youth voice to the conversation on transforming educational systems? #EduColor
A7, #educolor, I think its important that we continue to build and fund student unions, where young people learn how to negotiate with power and put forward visions. @215studentunion has a saying: #TrustOurVision.
A7: Stop trying to co-opt or piggy back off them would be a start. Have a safe inclusive space where they feel comfortable to share but know you won't try to benefit from their truth. Also more silence, mic passing, and sincere listening from adults. #educolor
What ways do we bring youth voice into the conversation? I'm.. not sure we do?... At least, anything beyond a token. Students get a lot of lip-service when it comes to our "belief" in them, but do we really? I feel like we have so much work to do in that area. #EduColor A7
This starts inside of the classroom. Students have to be able to advocate for an educational experience that they're satisfied with. It's a skill. Students are taught that they're at the bottom in schools and school system .We have to throw the hierarchy away. #educolor
Q7 “We need to hear from the youth more if we want to bring about systemic change” @nrookie What ways do we bring youth voice to the conversation on transforming educational systems? #EduColor
What ways do we bring youth voice into the conversation? I'm.. not sure we do?... At least, anything beyond a token. Students get a lot of lip-service when it comes to our "belief" in them, but do we really? I feel like we have so much work to do in that area. #EduColor A7
#EduColor A7 Pt2- Their memories of K-6 are fresh. They know what didn't work for them. Teach them how to articulate what they need & then teach them how to take ownership of their learning while they still have a chance to turn things around if necessary.
A7, #educolor, I think its important that we continue to build and fund student unions, where young people learn how to negotiate with power and put forward visions. @215studentunion has a saying: #TrustOurVision.
A7 As an elem edu, I’m saddened by the number of Ss who are totally unaware of what is happening around them. No real discussions at home or school, all in the name of “saving” them from the world. I fear the moment when their eyes are finally opened. #educolor
I really like that term. I wonder if some admin would be a bit more open to co-adapting the programs they're financially committed to with the goal of making them more responsive to the needs and identities of the students. #EduColor
yes. And we can't expect them to trust us to let them lead if we won't even let them choose how many paragraphs go into their essay or what color pen to use. #educolor
Q6: I fear that some do it because they can feel better about themselves. Are they doing more than just integrating their own children? Are they helping to be agents of change? #educolor
Have had 2 convos with Ss recently where I just let them talk and asked probing questions about them and it’s astonishing to me how much I’ve learned. I haven’t made time for this. Sometimes Ss need to be asked to share, and we need to value them enough to do so. #educolor
Q7 “We need to hear from the youth more if we want to bring about systemic change” @nrookie What ways do we bring youth voice to the conversation on transforming educational systems? #EduColor
Like, if you are so compelled to use this stuff, at least allow students to express their concerns and offer insight on how your program should be individualized to their communities. #EduColor
We have a lot to learn on that end, too. That balance between individualization and pulling the community up as a whole. That’s so structural, too. #EduColor
Our Ss also presented their work on the intersection of social identity and education at the Vermont Middle grades conference #educolorhttps://t.co/izJpDa6JID
A3 For BlkParents & students we understand very clearly the consequences of policy in ED bc we are living those consequences EVERYDAY when we send our babies to schls w. a so called crisis when in fact its just good ole InstitutionlRacism dressed like a crisis #EduColor#RealTalk
Q2 “…the rationale for why [American schools are in crisis] focus more of the failures of those it is designed to educate than the structure or system itself” @nrookie. How can we better understand the consequences of policy in education? #EduColor
A7: We need to get to a critical, relevant pedagogy tht emboldens Ss voices: have Ss identify wht they want from their schools, & give them space to problem solve using the tools you have equipped them w/. #EduColor
A8: #educolor, I think I gave some already, I saw some folks mention Journey for Justice, I think Cooperation Jackson is important. I've also been digging into history. Looking at education in revolutionary Guinea Bissau, with the PAIGC. Freire covered it in Pedagogy in Process.
This is SO complex. For many reasons parents of marginalized youth distrust ed institutions, teachers & school culture YET all need each other. #educolor
A6: It’s complicated. I think too many of the talking points around integration are about the deficit modeling around black children and not how resources are unfairly and inequitably distributed. #EduColor
Q6 Do you agree with grassroots, parent-driven integration efforts as a way to improve public education for communities of color? What might be some harmful assumptions behind integration movements that need to be acknowledged? #EduColor
A7: we go to them. adults often expect the youth to come to us, but we need to go to where they are already gathering and engage with them in the things that concern them. #EduColor (sorry I’m late. just leaving meeting)
Q7 “We need to hear from the youth more if we want to bring about systemic change” @nrookie What ways do we bring youth voice to the conversation on transforming educational systems? #EduColor
I love the look on my students face every year when I tell them that they can "advocate" for whatever they want. Most times, it's extra recess or time on assignments or changing the assessment to fit their needs. it's my hope they use this skill beyond my class. #educolor
#EduColor A6-Few ppl are more vested in a Ss success than their parents. They have to be included in any reform efforts. Harmful assumptions include their ability to participate based on education level, economic status, transportation, & other #nonfactors
I watched White Flight decimate the community I grew up in and the entire surrounding area. Why are they not held responsible for that? How can that be the fault of the residents who are left there with no one else to go?? #EduColor#GaryIndiana#NWI#chicagoIL
A7: Make space for student voices at PD and educonferences! Here are some of my beautiful and brilliant youth of color sharing student-generated research at AERA #Educolor
A7: Start early. There are still so many educators that are doing all the talking (and the thinking). Communication and discussions need to start from the first day they set foot into schools so they can are prepared to use their voices when the time comes. #EduColor
I think a lot of this begins by accepting that educators and policymakers are not inherently qualified to make those distinctions alone. We need to do better accounting for our lack of insight when we organize ourselves. #EduColor
#EduColor A8 Pt1- Again referencing Houston, I see the most opportunities in areas of gentrification. Putting up new, unaffordable houses near downtown/3rd ward/4th ward etc. Those kids have to be schooled somewhere. And that parent demographic might not be able to afford...
Yes. And don't assume that just bc kids are little they can't lead or think about complex issues. Also, don't box them into points systems/behavior plans when they're little - teaches the wrong stuff #educolor
They don't know because they need to add some seats at the table. So much read tape! Many of the folks with the knowledge don't have a seat at the table. Lack of balance between IT and Instructional Technology leaves room for stagnation. #EduColor
I think it begins with saying that @nrookie wrote one heck of a book, covering trends in education over a long period of time. If you haven't already, please check it out. https://t.co/8JTUczXh0A#educolor
#EduColor A8 Pt2-...that house AND private school. Let's capitalize on that need. It benefits the surrounding community, causes new residents to become more invested in their area instead of just waiting for the rest o/the neighborhood to turn over.
A7: Getting youth engaged in participatory budgeting on capital projects in neighborhoods/schools seems to be successful - should layer on ed policy discussion for youth already doing PB work and expand #educolor
This pic specifically was from 2013. That year they used the theoretical framework of community cultural wealth and their data to demand and end to criminalization/student searches. #Educolor
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A6. I definitely believe parents should push for integration. The world is integrated. The problem is looks can be deceiving. There must also be an integrated mindset with the teachers. #EDUColor
I wonder how we address this systematically and personally. Teacher training programs? School structures? Where and how do we highlight the perspectives that we lack? #EduColor
A9: oh my gosh, #educolor! There's so many! To keep it short:
- @J4J_USA Death by a Thousand Cuts https://t.co/Ogr4adwf2z
- Anything by Pauline Lipman https://t.co/OlPYnPQsm3
- A compassionate push for you to connect with grassroots orgs doing the work in your community for info!
And my other two favorite reads of 2017. First Strike from Damien Sojoyner. Troublemakers from Carla Shalaby. Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy from Paris & Alim. Ok, that's three. #educolor
I think it begins with saying that @nrookie wrote one heck of a book, covering trends in education over a long period of time. If you haven't already, please check it out. https://t.co/8JTUczXh0A#educolor
The Color of Law - Richard Rothstein
The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson
Racism Without Racists - Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Evicted - Matthew Desmond
to name a few #EduColor A9
This pic specifically was from 2013. That year they used the theoretical framework of community cultural wealth and their data to demand and end to criminalization/student searches. #Educolor
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@justmaybechris, @EduColorMVMT, @nrookie
I would also like to add that my kids were getting some Ds and Fs in school, & when presented with an opportunity to engage in a meaningful project, completely excelled. #Educolor
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@justmaybechris, @EduColorMVMT, @nrookie
A7. Do we truly value their input on issues of school improvement, school culture, and data driven decisions? Until our ears are tuned to listen, we will not hear, even if we give them a platform to speak. #EduColor
A9: Oh and this Twitter moment a made a minute ago about Betsy DeVos could super helpful for resources & more info regarding this topic: https://t.co/s58DsCJYLY#educolor
A7. Students must be involved when the school develops its shared vision & mission statements. They must play a role in decision making as well, more than a “student council” #EDUColor
A6. We have to get on same page abt definition of integration1st. Just bc blk kids sitting in classrms w. white kids don' mean integration if blk kids are treated less than. Just like having cake ingredients placed side by side on counter don't mean you gotta cake #educolor
Q6 Do you agree with grassroots, parent-driven integration efforts as a way to improve public education for communities of color? What might be some harmful assumptions behind integration movements that need to be acknowledged? #EduColor
