Strategies to Combat Racism: Considerations for Teachers
This article was written originally for MultiBriefs Education . In case you hadn’t noticed, our nation is divided, and I’m not talking about politics here. I am talking about some of the most fundamental ideals that our country was founded on: That ALL were created equal. As debates surge around the nation on how we as a society can finally put an end to racism, we need to be mindful that many of our children are set to return to their schools (in some capacity) this fall and need our guidance as adults to help them make sense of their world and this very important issue that we are all facing. In this recent Ed Week Teacher article, educator Malcolm Gillard shared the emotions he felt in the days and weeks following the loss of George Floyd. He wrote, “I imagined Floyd as a young child—no different from a child I teach—crying out for help.” Gillard raised these three questions that he, as a black male teacher, thinks about each time he sees an act such as this: How do ...
