Cheers and chants are fantastic, and provide an opportunity for community-fueled energy boost that starts the day off right. A curriculum that centers conversation may be the best thing any classroom has ever seen. Pockets of time that allow young people to read books that focus on writers and characters of diverse backgrounds are a definition of empowerment that we love.
But that’s still only a piece of the puzzle.
Read MoreI listened to all the reasons you thought Eric, Freddie, Oscar, Antwon and Mike were in the wrong and shook my head saying “you weren’t there”. I’ve heard you talk about respecting authority no matter what, and that’s easy to say when they’re not attacking you. At more than one point you’ve uttered callous phrases like “well that’s what they get” and “someone should have taught them better”, and I stare at you and wonder if you would say that to their mothers’ faces.
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