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I always  choose books various backgrounds and cultures to teach my content standards as wells as to incorporate SEL opportunities. I allow and encourage my students to select influential people: Hispanic, African American. Asian and others to create poster papers of their achievements throughout the year.

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I always  choose books various backgrounds and cultures to teach my content standards as wells as to incorporate SEL opportunities. I allow and encourage my students to select influential people: Hispanic, African American. Asian and others to create poster papers of their achievements throughout the year.

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I invite conversations that challenge white/eurocentric narratives as often as I try, but I'm sure there are moments where whiteness in at least implicit ways. 

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I invite conversations that challenge white/eurocentric narratives as often as I try, but I'm sure there are moments where whiteness in at least implicit ways. 

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Incorporating data that highlights inequities and provide opportunity to discuss the why

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Incorporating data that highlights inequities and provide opportunity to discuss the why

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Thinking about standardized testing the presence of culturally livere varies & experiancesarent. The idea of whiteness is very wide.

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Thinking about standardized testing the presence of culturally livere varies & experiancesarent. The idea of whiteness is very wide.

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Promote the safe space to invite students and staff's current reality. This in turn empowers their voice.

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Promote the safe space to invite students and staff's current reality. This in turn empowers their voice.

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I have purposefully brought in text/materials that are culturally diverse.

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I have purposefully brought in text/materials that are culturally diverse.

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I try to challenge the status quo...but it can be extremely difficult because of the push back from parents...I still want to keep my job.

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I try to challenge the status quo...but it can be extremely difficult because of the push back from parents...I still want to keep my job.

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I pick certain songs from different cultures now. I took away songs & games that were racist. I also provide children literature from people of color.

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I pick certain songs from different cultures now. I took away songs & games that were racist. I also provide children literature from people of color.

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Lack of multicultural curriculum (minority perspectives) role models

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Lack of multicultural curriculum (minority perspectives) role models

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Dominant/Cultural Narrative including texts (i.e. Indigenous People History of America by Dunbar-Ortiz)

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Dominant/Cultural Narrative including texts (i.e. Indigenous People History of America by Dunbar-Ortiz)

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I have not made room for the voices in my classroom, particularly regarding their experiences. This is important in Math classes too.

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I talk about the "white women syndrome" in class: misrepresentation of missing persons reported in media (when was the time you saw a BIPOC or male on TV missing)

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Getting Started!

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Parents get involved and tell me that is a matter or topic for the home... that I have no business teaching or discussing the subject matter...

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We live in TX
The oppressed internalize the standards of the oppressor
A lack of of critical consciousness

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Y'all means ALL

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The ignorance of racists

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Usually no solution or common ground is reached, so we walk away the same way we came.

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The reaction of others

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People don't believe it's still a thing we need to change!!

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Different views/experiences

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Not having content knowledge of some topics

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Fear of being misunderstood

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Fear of offending

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The vulnerability of talking about Trauma and the many harms done

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Beginning with a heart to listen by all. Making sure everyone continues to listen to understand.

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Starting the conversations...

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We need to bring it up and make it comfortable to talk about and to make CHANGE!

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Humanizing people
Healing intergenerational trauma
Building critical consciousness
Equity

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"calibrating"

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Creates awareness

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Educates people

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it provides an opportunity to heal when you talk about it

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Pushes people out of their comfort zone

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Opens the door to understanding others

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We know it exists when others say it doesn't

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Changing of mindset

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it is a step towards healing, validation, and empowerment

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Impacting/changing people's perceptions to start, then hopefully beliefs and values

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#STAY WOKE

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Changing/Understanding
Cannot be marginalized or treated like it does not exist

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Witness the marginalization and dehumanization of family friends, colleagues, and students/families. Experience the attempted limitation/control exerted by state leaders (i.e. CRT/Ethnic Studies)

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It causes you to question your worth, your intelligence, and your purpose because you know the system wasn't built for you.

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Think before I speak, was usually made fun of for saying words in certain tenses.

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When I was younger, I was not allowed to have people of color over and it had an effect of me not having as many friends that are different from me. That has changed now, but I think it has had the effect of me not taking action when I should.

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Listen to understand

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I hid my culture during my youth.

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I am very careful in how I say things

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Seeing values and ideologies presented in the media, TV, family members, etc. I often developed self-concepts and internalized some of these concepts that take a lot of work to truly unlearn.

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Being made to feel like it's my fault for maintaining "victim" mindset, asking me to get over it!

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Content/Books that are presented doesn't always have different perspectives. Many time we see one type of character, storyline, etc...

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Being afraid to go against the "mainstream", whatever that may be, due to fear of being ignored

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To the degree of when you can talk about it with the people around you.

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It made me strive for a false status quo, and also on that I couldn't attain.

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(fear of)
It has stopped me from speaking freely in some situations

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Having to deal with people's ignorance towards how they see me (my family, my students, etc.)