https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3 A Kindergarten Padlet en-us 2016-11-05 21:04:49 UTC 2026-01-04 19:44:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135569668 Nelson Mandela once served as President of South Africa. Mandela, who has since passed, is remembered as an activist and played a key role in ending apartheid. Apartheid (in regards to South Africa) is "a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race."]]> 2016-11-05 21:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135569668 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135570031 CNN Correspondent Anderson Cooper teams up with three schools in the United States whose demographics differ from each other. One school is all white; another is all black; and the last school is a mixture of various backgrounds.  In "A Look at Race Relations through a Child's Eyes," Anderson Cooper sheds light on how these demographics play a significant role in how children view race.]]> 2016-11-05 21:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135570031 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135570561 "But if you only got love for your own race,
then you're gonna leave space for others to discriminate.
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate, then you're bound to get irate..."

This song will forever be one of my favorites because of its message.  It's real, it's raw, and the updated version (seen here) had me watching it multiple times.  It left me wanting to hug our world and ask the question: "How did we get here?"

]]> 2016-11-05 21:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135570561 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135571266 "Diversity is our unfinished business because what we cannot acknowledge, we cannot address. If we can't address it, we don't make the progress that we need to make..."

Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley is one of my favorite educational speakers; she does not mince words and often provides various outlooks and "food for thought" to educators.  In this TEDxCLE talk, Dr. Sanders Mobley discusses diversity/inclusion and their various degrees. ]]> 2016-11-05 22:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135571266 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135575095 In "Skin Again" by Bell Hooks, "skin" is the subject of this thought provoking book.  The author challenges the reader to look past a person's skin color and instead, get to know a person for who they are and where they come from.]]> 2016-11-06 00:52:26 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135575095 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135575569 In "Mr. Lincoln's Way" by Patricia Polacco, Mr. Lincoln is a school principal who is determined to reach the school bully, "Mean Gene."  "Mean Gene" has made a reputation for himself around the school, not to mention has name for everyone that is different from him.  Mr. Lincoln reaches out to Eugene in an unexpected way and Eugene eventually walks away with a life lesson he will never forget.]]> 2016-11-06 01:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135575569 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576221 In "The Sneetches" by Dr. Seuss, some Sneetches have green stars on their bellies, while others do not. When Sylvester McMonkey McBean comes to town, he offers to sell green stars to those who do not have them or take them off of the ones who do. Eventually, the Sneetches come to question, & then eventually celebrate, their differences.]]> 2016-11-06 01:31:52 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576221 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576314 "You may say I'm a dreamer,
but I"m not the only one. 
I hope someday you'll join us,
and the world will live as one..."

John Lennon, a member of the Beatles, was a fierce proponent of world peace.  I incorporated this song in my Padlet because of his beautiful message of peace.]]> 2016-11-06 01:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576314 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576457 "I've seen the bright get duller;
I'm not going to spend my life being a color..."

I included this song in my Padlet because this song has a powerful message; WE are more than a color and we need to come together.]]> 2016-11-06 01:42:09 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576457 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576729 "Don't hide yourself in regret,
Just love yourself and you're set..."

I could not make this Padlet and not include this song. Another one of my personal favorites, Lady Gaga has written a song with a HUGE message about being comfortable in your skin and loving yourself]]> 2016-11-06 01:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576729 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576806 "We all know that people are the same wherever you go;
There is good and bad in everyone..."

This video was shown to me in a previous education course. In this video, you will notice Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder are playing the piano. On a piano, you will find black and white keys. How beautiful is it that these black and white keys, together in one place, can create such a beautiful thing?]]> 2016-11-06 02:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576806 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576992 "And if life is a game, aren't we all on the same team?"

Kid President's executive order is for us to "treat everybody like it's their birthday," every single day. ]]> 2016-11-06 02:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135576992 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135577054 This is one of my favorite quotes. We have come so far, but we still have quite a bit of progress to make on the "unity front."]]> 2016-11-06 02:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135577054 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135577107 "Peace begins with a smile. (Mother Teresa) Smiling is a simple act, but sometimes takes a lot of effort. A smile can cause boundaries to melt, hearts to warm up, and distances to reduce."

I loved this picture because of its simplicity. No matter what we look like or where we come from, a smile is universal.]]> 2016-11-06 02:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135577107 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135577210 --Padlet background explanation]]> 2016-11-06 02:22:25 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135577210 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135577423 --My point in asking this is, as a team, the job at hand is to work together towards a common goal.

View, "I think we all need a pep talk" by Kid President (found in Padlet).]]> 2016-11-06 02:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135577423 titusle0913 https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135577634
"What matters is never that they ask, and always how we answer." ]]> 2016-11-06 02:45:55 UTC https://padlet.com/titusle0913/bph8irebs8r3/wish/135577634