https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp Key points, themes, from group discussion en-us 2021-01-26 19:34:20 UTC 2025-10-07 22:47:03 UTC hello@padlet.com eeuequity https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1137789280 Please make a post with key ideas, themes, take aways from your breakout room discussion]]> 2021-01-28 18:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1137789280 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138107325 1. Comfortable/Uncomfortable:
The article makes you feel very taboo, but it's important to be honest about your own biases so you can talk to others about them. It's something everyone needs to talk about and work on.

The title is comforting because you're taught being racist is bad, but the use of "we're all" helps make you feel like it's something everyone needs to work on.
2. Challenging/Confusing:
Why do we hold biases against our own group?
3. Wondering about/Questions:
Working with kids, is it possible to know where the kids stand amongst all of these topics.
4. Most want to remember:
Humans naturally create "in-groups" based on people that are similar to them. And the easiest and quickest thing you notice about people is how they look. It's important to think past these and connect with people on a deeper level.]]> 2021-01-28 19:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138107325 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138108103 A) What's comfortable?
- There's ways to change and get rid of it
- Left blank
- People are talking about it, theres ways to combat it
- Labeling strategies is happening
- Biases don't reflect internal values (also alarming at the same time)
- Harvard site, you can understand more about yourself (gender, race, age, height, etc.) - sometimes difficult to get started and take the test
- These biases don't make us Racisit with a 'capital R' 
- How to get rid of it - it's hard but we're talking about it 
- Everyone has it 

B) Challenging/Confusing
- How widespread the problem is 
- Focused on a study --> academics, how relateable is that to people?
- Would it be different if it was written from an activist's view?
- Effects and shapes behavior --> challenging to accept that it effects behavior at all times - extremely overwhelming 
- Source: 2016, so much has changed over the past 4 years, "birther" frame of mind, how would that look today?
- This article is based on 30 years of research --> it's been going on for so long, how long it's taken us to get here

C) Wondering/Questions
D) Most want to remember ]]> 2021-01-28 19:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138108103 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138108552 2021-01-28 19:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138108552 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138110678 1) Comforting: implicit biases can be unlearned (especially since we work with young kids); there are articles like this that are accessible to everyone to create a foundation for these types of discussions; hope that settings like EEU (rich in culture, etc.) will decrease implicit bias; 
Uncomfortable: this work is a long road and takes a lot of work
Take aways: how to we change the national (global) conversation to lessen defensiveness; are there any studies that measure change in implicit bias over time?]]> 2021-01-28 19:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138110678 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138111035 COMFORTABLE
1) there are ways to improve on implicit bias
2) how you can train yourself to make different kinds of associations
3) there are tests that point out biases

UNCOMFORTABLE
1) knowing that minority populations have those implicit biases too
2) associating whiteness with american and how being raised in a certain way shaped that

QUESTIONS
1)bias in healthcare - details, infant deaths are a lot higher, black women are seen as having a higher pain tolerance (pain is not seen as valued) also more of a drug-seeking background that people are assuming

CHALLENGING
1) engaging family members in these conversations
2) also hard to know that american culture makes it "ok" to not talk about these things sometimes]]> 2021-01-28 19:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138111035 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138111918 Everyone has implicit biases.
Technique to overcome or reverse biases- exposing ourselves to others who defy stereotypes. We have been doing that in our classrooms, is helpful at preschool age.
Implicit biases are unconscious and we are unaware of. 
Implicit biases are not always negative.
2. What was challenging or confusing?
Facing that we personally have implicit biases that affect how we treat students, families and members in our communities. 
Lack of awareness or how to be an ally in justice and health care systems. 
How do we hold social justice systems accountable? Are they aware of their own implicit biases?
The issue seems to large- how do we address it? Where do we start? 
It's easy to feel powerless with all of this. What role do I play in this? 
3. What questions do you have?
What are "birthers"? 
4. What do you want to remember?
Implicit Bias Paradym

]]> 2021-01-28 19:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138111918 emilied3 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138114536
reflection:
-If someone calls me out, -it can be easy to get defensive ("that's not my intention")
-helpful to have it all laid out even though we've heard of it
-how do we know what we have bias about?
-be accountable for our actions even if the impact didn't match our intentions
-very aware of bias in healthcare
-how pervasive bias is in
Comforting
-you can start to produce shifts in your thinking. not a lost cause
Challenges:
feels like an uphill battle. -How can we as individuals help?
-such big systemic issues; frustrating that we can't speed up progress
-how pervasive bias is in society-- education, justice, etc.
-I want to be able to out-run, out-think it, out-work it and rely on my value system, but it's important to acknowledge that it's there.
wondering
-how can we provide experiences for very young children to start to counterract implicit bias that may be developing in their minds.
What to remember/practice:
-when we get called out or called in, it can be a little voice in your head in the future, helping you make]]> 2021-01-28 19:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138114536 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138114817 A: There is an aspect of feeling of comfort to combat implicit bias, internally thinking of the moments when a thought comes to mind that is not accurate, knowing that we all need to work on. No one is without bias, and there are things we can do to shift our biases.
Challenging: if self-reflective can uncover biases, reading was not enough. The test was shocking, and is more than self reflection. It's hard to recognize on a personal level, but actively changing can provide benefits.
C: Spotlight on the police and how much the medical field caused surprise at implicit bias. It's across so many systems in our country.
What positive effects are there when we talk to children about these effects and how will it develop over time.  Developing a study that follows children over the years. 
Bias was not talked about in Caucasian households, it didn;t need to be]]> 2021-01-28 19:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138114817 AngelaErickson https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138118457 1. Comforting: That bias can be changed/is malleable, thinking about how we can change our assumptions
Uncomfortable: that we are all a little bit racist, that there are situations where racism/bias is not challenged by people in power
2. Sometimes things are easier to do on paper than they are in person/changing previously held understandings/beliefs can be challenging.
3. How do we recognize this without a test
How do we respond to people who defend stereotypes?
4. 

Other things that came up: 
Implicit bias is pervasive
The importance of taking perspectives of others
The importance of sitting with ideas and thinking deeply about your bias
Getting over wanting to protect your ego/likeability
So many things impact the way we think about things

]]> 2021-01-28 19:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138118457 idalis1 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138128305 1. Comforting - this was an "interesting" word choice first of all. 
- The strategies to be able to get rid of bias
2. Uncomfortable
 - the "quiz"
- facing your own truth, your own implicit biases
- you need to have a humility mindset
- "American Skin" movie was referenced, paying attention to the dialogue
- how many people with great influence and power over many people's fates who also possess these biases

]]> 2021-01-28 19:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138128305 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138129359 It can be overwhelming to try and be so self aware. ]]> 2021-01-28 19:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138129359 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138166478 Intergroup contact alone is not enough. Maybe thinking about ]]> 2021-01-28 19:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138166478 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138191909 -There needs to be a poster "talking about race is not racist"
-Sending home materials to parents so they can have these conversations with their children 
-Kids are making meaning of the world whether we talk to them about it or not
-Society will influence children's racial bias even if parents aren't talking about it
-Be explicit about the science behind the colors of skin: talk about what melanin is and help them acknowledge differences in genetics
-We should critically analyze books and media with children to teach them how to identify bias
-Give children content to challenge their biases 
-Include volunteer programs in schools from a younger age to expose children to different human experiences]]> 2021-01-28 19:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138191909 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138198306 2021-01-28 19:18:49 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138198306 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138202966 It's important as an adult to understand and confront your own biases before you can educate children on them.

White is the default in our society that we don't really notice, such as in books or in media.

Even "norms" can be confusing, especially if you're not part of the "norm". 

There is a strong connection between biases and microaggresions.

All of the practices mentioned in the article to address biases and race was comforting because as a school, we are implementing
a lot of those practices. But unfortunately as a country as a whole, these practices aren't as widely used.]]> 2021-01-28 19:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138202966 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138203410 -good article, some feeling like they wanted more about how to talk to children, especially when they don't actually bring it up
-kids notice and understand more than we might think they do
-didn't like as much "travel to expose your kids to other communities" difference between gawking and learning]]> 2021-01-28 19:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138203410 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138211622 - interesting that children as young as 6 months can notice differences
- Talking about race isn't a bad thing - shouldn't be taboo - important to integrate at an early age
- understanding your biases before and when your working with kids and you are modeling how you are treating people and modeling addressing it when your biases come up.
- Role for pediatrician's in addressing implicit bias from an early age?
- liked the accessibility of the article - can click on an]]> 2021-01-28 19:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138211622 https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138224621 2021-01-28 19:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138224621 AngelaErickson https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138246819 2021-01-28 19:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/eeuequity/56m9an7p1zprqdwp/wish/1138246819