Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id j6TEgMG02971; Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:42:22 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 10:42:22 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <006001c5944b$64b4dd80$1cce193f@ReflectionPool> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Catherine B. King" <cb.king@verizon.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1517] Re: Seeking anti-racist themes X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Status: O Content-Length: 2750 Lines: 78 Hello Mary Ann: Check out the website www.rethinkingschools.com for a wealth of references on this topic and many others relevant to our purposes. Catherine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:51 PM Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:1516] Seeking anti-racist themes > Dear List subscribers: > > The following letter to the editor of the Hartford Courant concerns the > topic of racism in education. > The letter is in response to a series of articles that the newspaper has > run > on the topic. The articles emphasized > that teacher competence and high expectations for all students are more > important that the teacher's racial > identity. In response, the author of the following letter discusses the > critical need for teachers and administrators > who are anti-racist. > > So, my question to you: Do you have tips and techniques for actively > integrating anti-racist themes > into your adult education classrooms? If so, would you share them with > this > list? > > Thanks, > -Mary Ann Corley > NIFL-Povracelit List Moderator > > *********************** > > Hartford Courant. July 28, 2005 - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR > > Does Race Matter In Teaching? > > Congratulations to Michael C. Williams and The Courant for addressing the > challenging subject of racism in education. The various articles, > editorials > and opinions all seem to acknowledge that competence and high expectations > are more significant than racial identity when it comes to being an > effective teacher. I agree, but something is still missing. > > Mr. Williams has identified structural racism as the source of the > achievement gap. If this is true, and I believe it is, competence and high > expectations are not enough. In the presence of structural racism, one > must > be anti-racist, which means not only cultivating cross-cultural > sensitivity, > but being accountable for the reality of racism in our society. > > The teacher who fully grasps the daily, crushing weight of racism in the > lives of students of color and their families, and who can subvert racist > social paradigms in the classroom, is a more effective teacher to students > of color than one who is merely competent. > > Let us not forget that white students need anti-racist teachers, > administrators and school districts as well. When we teach white students > to > recognize the complex and often socially advantageous impact of racism in > their lives, they are able to function more authentically in an > increasingly > diverse United States. > > The Rev. Joshua Mason Pawelek > Unitarian Universalist Society East > Manchester > >
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