by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 16, 2016 | best practices, news, our stories, race, social justice
Beautiful Ted Talk from an inspiring teacher! “I centered my instruction on the lives, histories and identities of my students. And I did all of this because I wanted my students to know that everyone around them was supporting them to be their best self. So...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 15, 2016 | news, our stories, race
(a few months old… but I just saw it, so…) From a teacher’s POV… And Katherine Meeks marks the difference between her two experiences as defined by integration (or lack thereof) — not good staff/bad staff, good kids/bad kids, etc etc...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 12, 2016 | our stories, race
Lest anyone imagine that our school integration story has been smooth, that my offspring are always on board and willing, that all this talk about awareness and multi-racial/classial friendships has been easy, today my son came home and told that he doesn’t want to go to school there anymore.
by Integrated Schools | Dec 7, 2016 | our stories
Thanks for posting this on CloakingInequity, Dr. Heilig!
by Integrated Schools | Dec 5, 2016 | our stories
I’ve been posting a hell of a lot of news and other people’s work. This is good, it’s important stuff. But, honestly, it can be a bit dry. And we need to share more, you know, like people. This can’t be just a curated newsy site. The point...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 1, 2016 | news, our stories, parenting, race, social justice
This is a beautiful essay. This part especially got me: “When we start comparing predominantly white communities to communities of color, I want to help people start to change the narrative from “better”… to different.” She’s right. The way we talk about schools...
