A Parable on Whiteness (from a Four-Year-Old)

A Parable on Whiteness (from a Four-Year-Old)

One evening, sitting on the floor in our hotel room in Oakland, Zeke started drumming on a plastic cup.

“This song is about a town where everything is white,” he told me after a few minutes. “White, white, white. Everything used to be rainbow colored, but something happened to turn it all white. Now they can’t tell what house is theirs. Everything looks the same.”

Then he sang for a while as he drummed.

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Does a focus on ethnic studies have the power to transform Seattle Public Schools?

Does a focus on ethnic studies have the power to transform Seattle Public Schools?

I was urged recently to explore ethnic studies more deeply, and I took that suggestion to heart. In reading and discussing and learning more, I’ve come to see that I underestimated the potential impact that ethnic studies curricula could have on our schools.

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