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maybe some of the students who are the hardest to deal with should be included as they need to find ways to communicate better

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maybe some of the students who are the hardest to deal with should be included as they need to find ways to communicate better

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I think a way to start is for all of us to continue to treat all of our students with love, respect, kindness, and support regardless of skin color or ethnicity.

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The poll isn't taking responses anymore.

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I by no means believe good intentions are an excuse, only that it should be considered when tailoring the message in order to change the behavior.

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I by no means believe good intentions are an excuse, only that it should be considered when tailoring the message in order to change the behavior.

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I agree with the notion of making this student-driven and encouraging adult accountability. Admin, look into Kingian training...it is within the same vein and gives students the tools to teach their peers and the adults in their lives.

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How can we address these topics with our students in these next couple of weeks? Training in the spring seems like a long way off. Maybe I am not understanding the timeline of this.

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How can we address these topics with our students in these next couple of weeks? Training in the spring seems like a long way off. Maybe I am not understanding the timeline of this.

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When you say "my intentions are good"  what you are saying is "I hear that I hurt you but I care more about seeing myself as a good person than I care about fixing the harm I've caused you"

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When you say "my intentions are good"  what you are saying is "I hear that I hurt you but I care more about seeing myself as a good person than I care about fixing the harm I've caused you"

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I hope that more of this discussion can be student driven and aimed at accountability for teachers.

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I hope that more of this discussion can be student driven and aimed at accountability for teachers.

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While I believe we as teachers are doing an admirable job, we can always improve so I welcome this program.

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While I believe we as teachers are doing an admirable job, we can always improve so I welcome this program.

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How are we (the staff) going to continue having these conversations and doing this work on ourselves?  This needs to be an ongoing conversation.

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How are we (the staff) going to continue having these conversations and doing this work on ourselves?  This needs to be an ongoing conversation.

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Thankful that MPS is addressing bias, even if it is uncomfortable. I was shocked when I came to such a diverse district and learned that the majority of the staff/faculty/admin are white.

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Is this a topic or conversion we should have in a circle?

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Is this a topic or conversion we should have in a circle?

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I wish padlet allowed discussion threads  so people discussing particular ideas could keep the conversation together. It is kind of hard to figure out who is responding to who.

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I wish padlet allowed discussion threads  so people discussing particular ideas could keep the conversation together. It is kind of hard to figure out who is responding to who.

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Just because a student committed a crime does not mean that the teachers at MHS are reflected in a bad light.  

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Just because a student committed a crime does not mean that the teachers at MHS are reflected in a bad light.  

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I am a white person, and I always get asked what are you and mostly by the students. I tell them, I think they like to know.

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I am a white person, and I always get asked what are you and mostly by the students. I tell them, I think they like to know.

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We need to actively recruit and hire more teachers of color, which also means making this a place teachers of color would want to work.  All of our students need and deserve more non-white teachers.

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We need to actively recruit and hire more teachers of color, which also means making this a place teachers of color would want to work.  All of our students need and deserve more non-white teachers.

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Discussing the crucial topics with our students would be critical to establishing an all inclusive environment.

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Re: book club -- Yes!  Was planning on it anyway!

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Re: book club -- Yes!  Was planning on it anyway!

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Can you please send out an email with more specific information on the book club?

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Can you please send out an email with more specific information on the book club?

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If you are interested in having these conversations in person with other teachers, there is a book club of Malden educators that meets on the first Thursday of every month at Mystic Station.  We are currently reading White Fragility.  :)  You are welcome even if you have not read the book.

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If you are interested in having these conversations in person with other teachers, there is a book club of Malden educators that meets on the first Thursday of every month at Mystic Station.  We are currently reading White Fragility.  :)  You are welcome even if you have not read the book.

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my husband has also been frequently asked where he is from.  He is asian and they want to know which Asian heritage he descends from but since he was born in Cambridge the assumption that he is foreign automatically due to his ethnicity has always aggravated him.  I have never had to deal with anything like that

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my husband has also been frequently asked where he is from.  He is asian and they want to know which Asian heritage he descends from but since he was born in Cambridge the assumption that he is foreign automatically due to his ethnicity has always aggravated him.  I have never had to deal with anything like that

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Of course it doesn't bother you  when someone asks you what are you if you are white.  Asking a white person what are you is not the same as asking a person of color that question.  You have white privilege.  How often do you get that question?

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Of course it doesn't bother you  when someone asks you what are you if you are white.  Asking a white person what are you is not the same as asking a person of color that question.  You have white privilege.  How often do you get that question?

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If you were unsure of a person's gender would you ask "What are you?"  No.  So I understand where someone might find it offensive.  The word "what" carries some negative energy.

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I think there is an inherent white privilege when it comes to the issue of asking "what are you?" because I don't think this is a question many white people get.

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I think there is an inherent white privilege when it comes to the issue of asking "what are you?" because I don't think this is a question many white people get.

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I think that there is a big difference between asking someone where they are from vs. 'what are you?'. 'what are you' seems to have a negative connotation, where as 'where are you from' , i think, is a genuine, acceptable question and conversation starter.

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I think that there is a big difference between asking someone where they are from vs. 'what are you?'. 'what are you' seems to have a negative connotation, where as 'where are you from' , i think, is a genuine, acceptable question and conversation starter.

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How can we have a conversation and acknowledgement of white privilege in our system when I have heard so many back door conversations railing against it?

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This is another 'Teach the bully" episode and we need to guide our society by educating the 'nature' of linguistics (or the bully) so we don't have to tell others to develop a tougher skin ans speak up immediately when they feel offended by what someone says. O yeah,,,and its a big deal to because our SOCIETY will cry they have been offended because the court is litigating everything and people can make big mney.

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This is another 'Teach the bully" episode and we need to guide our society by educating the 'nature' of linguistics (or the bully) so we don't have to tell others to develop a tougher skin ans speak up immediately when they feel offended by what someone says. O yeah,,,and its a big deal to because our SOCIETY will cry they have been offended because the court is litigating everything and people can make big mney.

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I think there's a big difference between asking "where are you from?" and "what are you?"  My students use "where are you from?" when meeting a new student. I agree it is a good conversation starter and a way to interact with someone new to the class.

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It doesn't bother me if someone asks "what I am" or "where I'm from" AND I AM ETHNIC and come from A POOR FAMILY some of us relate more to our students then you think or realize.

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You have a responsibility to educate yourself so that you don't hurt those who are already oppressed with your curiosity.

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You have a responsibility to educate yourself so that you don't hurt those who are already oppressed with your curiosity.

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What's the line between growth (we're thinking about it, we're getting better) and accountability (things as they are now are unacceptable)?

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What's the line between growth (we're thinking about it, we're getting better) and accountability (things as they are now are unacceptable)?

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There's nothing wrong with being curious about other people's ethnicity, but framing it as "What are you?" isn't the right way to go about it. It's almost dehumanizing, reducing a person to a one dimensional skin color. If you're curious, you should make it clear that you want to know more about the person's culture and heritage because you want to connect with them. You can be curious and be respectful at the same time.

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I disagree that intentions don't matter.  If the intentions are good we have the opportunity to educate.  I have had students of color ask each other these questions without realizing what they were saying.

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I disagree that intentions don't matter.  If the intentions are good we have the opportunity to educate.  I have had students of color ask each other these questions without realizing what they were saying.

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It doesn't bother everyone when you ask what are you

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It doesn't bother everyone when you ask what are you

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People need to understand that the global experience is new to our society and culture and many people are curious. Not asking in mallous. Our kids use it as a conversation starter all the time when meeting a new kid. "Where are you from?" 

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People need to understand that the global experience is new to our society and culture and many people are curious. Not asking in mallous. Our kids use it as a conversation starter all the time when meeting a new kid. "Where are you from?" 

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My husband has been asked "What are you?" for most of his life.  As awful as it is, because we don't talk about race, people don't know how to ask what might be an innocent question to them in a non-offensive way.

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My husband has been asked "What are you?" for most of his life.  As awful as it is, because we don't talk about race, people don't know how to ask what might be an innocent question to them in a non-offensive way.

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Why does anyone think it is appropriate to ask "what are you"?

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Why does anyone think it is appropriate to ask "what are you"?

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Can we present this to the kids too?  I can't tell you how many times I have been asked "what are you"

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Can we present this to the kids too?  I can't tell you how many times I have been asked "what are you"