Food For Thought by Peter Muilenburg https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w Reflections from our staff en-us 2020-08-31 03:16:16 UTC 2025-12-26 01:35:21 UTC hello@padlet.com "Opportunity/Reset/Open window/There are some things we can’t understand" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710544327 2020-09-01 01:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710544327 "See blind spots/We have to give our kids the language to talk about racism/What are we preparing them for?/Point out generational trauma/Create a safe space for us as staff/We need to do this as a team and not just for those who feel strongly about it" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710545574 2020-09-01 01:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710545574 "Kids shouldn’t have to wait until college like some of us/We need to prepare them to make change" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710547238 2020-09-01 01:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710547238 "When it goes back to 'normal'/There’s a way we’ve always done things/This is our chance/Change ourselves, our school, our community, and our country" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710550371 2020-09-01 01:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710550371 "We need to provide language to all students, including those who are dual identified" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710551289 2020-09-01 01:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710551289 "Help our kids speak out/Give them voice/I have experience with being considered a 'behavior problem' in schools/We need to extend Black history to the Brown population/Celebrate history months" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710552577 2020-09-01 01:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710552577 "White ally-ship is in the eye of the beholder/Actions, not just words, are what matter most" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710555641 2020-09-01 01:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710555641 "This needs to be proactive - not reactive - work" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710558512 2020-09-01 01:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710558512 "Why are we (staff) here?/We need to be willing to make changes and make involvement with families a priority/PLC unity/Some parents are scared and think they don’t deserve our support" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710559375 2020-09-01 01:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710559375 T-Shirt, by Jane Medina: muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710561509 Teacher.
George, please call me Mrs. Roberts.
Yes, Teacher.
George, Please don't call me "teacher".
Yes T___, I mean Mrs. Roberts.
You see, George, it's a sign of respect to call me by my last name.
Yes,...Mrs. Roberts.
Besides, when you say it, it sounds like "t-shirt". I don't want to turn into a t-shirt!
Mrs. Roberts?
Yes, George?
Please, call me Jorge.]]> 2020-09-01 01:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710561509 "We have permission to do things differently than we've ever done them before" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710567007 2020-09-01 01:54:35 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710567007 "Building relationships doesn't stop with the student...parents, families, everyone is in...we need them to feel comfortable to give us feedback on what is best for them...it brings the full child into my classroom and they can be proud of who they are" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710567810 2020-09-01 01:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710567810 "I wish I could teach compassion toward the families we are serving...I hope we can work closely together as a staff and as a whole community...we are supposed to be the ones initiating a conversation...you (families) are literally my teaching partner and I'm here to do the best for your kid" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710570629 2020-09-01 01:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710570629 "What I think about family engagement needs to be challenged...how can we bridge the gap and help them know their voice needs to be heard?...I want to learn how to be more effective in my role" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710574552 2020-09-01 01:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710574552 "I want to empower our families to 'bother us' and advocate for their kids"...What else do you (families) need from us to make this go better?" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710576986 2020-09-01 02:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710576986 "Comments like 'this kid is lazy' marginalize students and sometimes we do this unknowingly" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710577971 2020-09-01 02:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710577971 "I love my staff and I want to be held accountable because I want better for me and for this world" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710579132 2020-09-01 02:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710579132 "This is an opportunity...I can make a difference in people's lives and I'm excited for that" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710580312 2020-09-01 02:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710580312 "I'm excited because a lot of change is happening and I want to see the continuation of that change to be implemented in schools" muilenbp https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710580812 2020-09-01 02:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/710580812 faulderb https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/712057485 We can change/dismantle entire systems of supremacy but if the people running those systems do not reflect and change as well, then nothing really changes. 

]]> 2020-09-01 15:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/712057485 whitmanm1 https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/712102739 I've always considered myself an ally in anti-racist work, but I saw a post from a POC saying white people don't get to call themselves an ally; that's a term given to them by POC who believe the white person is actually an ally in the fight based on their actions.]]> 2020-09-01 15:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/712102739 "A common “equity” PD framework in these contexts is cultural competence—an approach that provides a way to talk about “cultural differences” without having to name or confront racism (Gorski, 2016a;Pon, 2009). Cultural competence is important. But by itself it’s no threat to racism." faulderb https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/712135758 http://www.edchange.org/publications/Avoiding-Racial-Equity-Detours-Gorski.pdf

]]> 2020-09-01 15:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/712135758 "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson grossenw https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/712141385 "This is the way brown people have to fight,"
my grandfather says.
"You can't just put your fist up. You have to insist
on something
gently. Walk toward a thing
slowly.
But be ready to die,
my grandfather says,
for what is right.
Be ready to die," 
my grandfather says,
"for everything you believe in.
And none of us can imagine death
but we try to imagine it anyway"
]]> 2020-09-01 15:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/712141385 "At the end of the day, people won't remember what you said or did, They will remember how you made them feel" arizpeg https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/722272620 2020-09-05 00:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/muilenbp/iypx20unfpx4cl7w/wish/722272620