For many kids (and even parents), a top highlight of October is selecting their annual Halloween costume. While Halloween costumes are designed for fun, there are costumes that perpetuate stereotypes or reinforce limited and/or hurtful ways of thinking about people. The holiday of Halloween presents an opportunity to broach this topic with your children as […]
Black History Month – Black Liberation MovementsThis month on the blog, we are using the framework from Learning for Justice (formerly Teaching Tolerance) to explore Black history in America. Learning for Justice advocates for schools and parents to teach a complete history. Over the next four weeks, Learning for Justice will be focusing on the […]
Identity Highlight: Low-Income FamiliesIn the month of January, I’m exploring identities that are frequently invisible in the media or portrayed in harmful ways. This week, I’m exploring how class is portrayed in media, particularly how low-income families are generally portrayed as uneducated and lazy without reference to the systems that perpetuate their economic status. As […]
Our SVCMS Parent ABAR Working Group is hoping to expand education and engagement opportunities for families in January. Please complete our survey to help the group gauge the interest and availability of the community to participate. We have ideas for various levels of commitment so please sign up, even if you don’t have time to […]
#OwnVoices#OwnVoices is a hashtag first started on Twitter by author Corrine Duyvis in 2015. It is used to showcase books that have main characters that are in a marginalized community, written by authors in that same marginalized community. A recent piece in the New York Times, Just How White is the Book Industry?, illustrates how challenging […]
It was great to see so many of you at last night’s Parent Education Workshop: Talking to Kids About Race. If you were unable to attend, a recording of the session is available here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/sjboqj6bqiRSLdHJxVxBm6XludmEhoBoZL8ZMflVVQmjo_9G845ZNuAezWPan6PF.ynCewL-KLDb-6Bnb Passcode: ^TLn@K%4 Here’s a list of resources and upcoming opportunities that were mentioned during the workshop: Infographic: They’re Not Too Young to […]
