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I think the most important thing we must do to support our students in these situations is to acknowledge the events as significant and acknowledge their concerns as relevant. It's too easy to say "that's not here" or "you don't have to to worry about that" and ultimately its dismissive of their experience and sentiment. We have to do our best to empower our students to be vocal when they observe hateful speech or actions along with making clear that a slight against one of them is a slight against all of them and for that there is no room for toleration.

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As educators, it is important that we do our best to facilitate open, honest, and frequent discussions about these issues to begin with. These conversations should be constant, not just had when an event like the Atlanta shootings occur. However, when something that targets a specific group of people like this does happen, those who identify with the attacked group should be allowed to discuss and share their personal experience in whatever way they feel necessary. As educators it is our job to facilitate these discussions and create a classroom environment in which students' voices feel important and valid. It is important to keep in mind that students who are part of the attacked group are in no way required to "teach" their peers about the impacts of stereotypes.

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As educators, we can support our students when events like this happen by talking about it. When Sandy Hook happened, we spent two or three class periods in my APUS class taking about how we felt, what to do in case of an incident here, etc. and it really helped put everyone's minds at ease. And while Sandy Hook was not based on race, I still think the same benefits of talking about the shooting/incident will come here. As teachers, we should create a safe space so that students feel comfortable sharing and make sure to validate students' feelings. We need to shut down hateful speech or actions. And empower our students so that they know their voices and feelings are important. We need to figure out what our students need in times like these and then make that happen.

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As educators, the most rational best thing to do is acknowledge what is going on in the world around us. It is much easier to hide and ignore bringing up these kinds of topics, but we will have diverse classrooms and as teachers we must empower our students to be observant, anti-racist, and culturally aware of those around them. A classroom should be somewhere that students feel comfortable sharing information about themselves and even question certain things that are happening in the world/communities around them. We need to get rid of ignorance and teach our students to listen to one another. Voices being heard are stories being told and everyones is different.

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I think that there are various ways that we as educators can support Asian students during the recent uptick in anti-Asian racism and generally support students in similar situations. Firstly, I think that checking in on students and not being afraid to have tough conversations with them when they ask questions or state their opinions is important. It feels like a lot of the people who shared their experiences in the article wanted the adults that they trusted (in this case their parents) to check in on them emotionally after the attack in Atlanta. I think it is also important to connect students with other people and groups like guidance counselors or social workers who can better support what they need, for example maybe attending a support group with other Asian adoptees or being able to talk about their feelings with someone who is trained to do so.

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One way we as educators can support our students when events like this one happens is to have conversations in our class regarding this topic. When hate crimes happen we should normalize discussing it in class and identifying what is wrong. In addition, I think that we should ensure that Asian-American students have their voices heard loud and clear during these conversations. It is so important to include them in the conversation so their perspective can be heard. We need to normalize discussing these things so that non-Asian students can begin to identify instances of hate and Asian students can know that the rest of this country cares about them and wants to help them.

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As educators, one way that we can do to support our students though events like this is to facilitate and run conversations with our students. Especially in todays world where there is more Asian-American hate crimes happening, it is important that we explain and explore the ideas with our students to help them understand what is really going on here, and why such behavior both comes from a wrong place, and how we can further help to stop it from propagating. Additionally, this provides a space where students can discuss their own experiences and identity without fear, and help to empower them to feel comfortable both in the classroom and in their own identity

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To provide support for students experiencing the trauma of events such as the Atlanta shootings, it is important for an educator to acknowledge that the event has occurred and also provide a space for those affected to speak about it. I personally, do not believe forcing a class-wide discussion on topics such as Asian-American hate crimes would be appropriate as it places a spotlight on a student's pain while they are working to cope and heal. Instead, educators should offer resources and their own time to these students while addressing how peers can support students in this situation. If in the conversations with students experiencing this kind of trauma, the students would like to have discussions with their peers, then an educator should work to effectively establish and moderate such a discussion.

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To provide support to the students experiencing the events like the one highlighted in the article I would hope to bring light to inequalities, identities, and issues that are current in American society and how we, as the bright future, can make a difference in the country. I would like to tailor and create lessons to teaching students how to be empowered and create a country that does not have these issues. I would like to create a safe classroom where everyone can share their ideas and feelings and feel welcome and important doing so. In essence, a class where we can all learn and grow to be better people and in turn create better people around us!

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As an educator there are numerous ways for us to provide support to students who experience trauma and are affected by it. For example, many people shy away from conversations regarding these issues - step 1 is to not only acknowledge the existence but take active steps in speaking about them. The article had a great point when explaining that reaffirming and validating someones racial reality is essential for people to come together and truly understand and support each other. Creating an environment where each person can feel validated and reaffirmed after sharing their experiences/emotions is essential to the safety and prosperity of every student.

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As an educator, when these types of situations occur, we need to be able to have those tough conversations with our students. We need to be able to check in with our students and have a raw conversation about how they are feeling. I think this is so important because as their teacher, you may be the only one that's checked on them because others may be too shy or nervous to talk to them about the situation. We must validate their feelings.

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As an educator, I think the part of the article that expresses what we should do best is towards the end, where Nicole Chung gives advice to parents about bridging the gap and taking initiative to check in. She says, "... just listening, being open and available and being present and just here for whatever they have to share" and also suggests reaffirming/validating their experiences. As teachers, we should take a similar route with our students by taking initiative and having these tough conversations, but also being aware that some students would not want to be singled out for their race, ethnicity, religion etc.

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I think the best way to support our students as educators is to bring what is going on in the news and the world around us into the classroom by providing them with facts and allowing them to construct their own educated ideas and thoughts on the topics. Bringing in outside sources and being able to connect them with the curriculum students are learning about in class is a powerful way to answer the "Why do I need to learn this?" question that comes up so often. It can also make the lesson more engaging for the students so that they want to be actively listening and participating in class . It is also important to simply let students know that you are an ally and you are there for them if they want to talk about concerns as well as provide appropriate resources for them to utilize if they need.