racism

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Choosing Our Battles: Standing By the Communities We Seek to Challenge

Posted by Benji Hart ⋅ July 28, 2012 ⋅ 2 Comments

This is an article which recently appeared on my blog RADICAL FAGGOT, which David asked me to consider reposting here on the Co-op. Though this piece does not directly address education, it does ask questions about how we negotiate our allegiances to multiple and sometimes conflicting communities and struggles. I would be interested to learn … Continue reading →

Chairman Mao, the Lunchroom, and Teacher Talk?

Posted by educatedtodeath ⋅ April 30, 2012 ⋅ 20 Comments

Originally published at educatedtodeath.com A fellow teacher called me Mao Zedong at lunch the other day, and rather harshly too. This comment, though harsh was, from her point of view, warranted. We were in the lunchroom at the “teacher table” having our general lunchroom conversation. Teachers were discussing how the day was going, blowing off … Continue reading →