Award-winning teacher Emily E. Smith describes the lesson one of her students taught her that changed how she teaches. “[M]y children knew about white privilege before I did. The closest I could ever come was empathy. My curriculum from then on shifted.”
Teacher: A student told me I ‘couldn’t understand because I was a white lady.’ Here’s what I did then.
by lindaoppenheim | Nov 28, 2015 | Article, Awards, Speech | 1 comment
1 Comment
Submit a Comment Cancel reply
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
This article speaks to the power of self-awareness and the willingness to self-reflect and grow. Thank you Emily E. Smith to recognize your important voice needed a different narrative…