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@virginiaemartin A1. First, I couldn't help but think of the defensive, angry, violent & viral backlash against the mere assertion that Black Lives MATTER-and the very agency that is supposed to serve & protect our SOCs (as we teach them) created a campaign to subvert the idea... #edufreedom
@virginiaemartin A1 (cont). that they MATTER - that they deserve to be seen as innocent until proven guilty; that they have rights (that law enforcement should honor and respect), that they are entitled to justice, that their life is deemed valuable & precious...#edufreedom
@virginiaemartin A1 (cont). & important, & that their death would be deemed an unfortunate loss to society. Instead, they've been violently; institutionally, systemically, educationally taught they don't MATTER, and to suggest otherwise or assert their humanity & dignity would be...#edufreedom
@virginiaemartin A1 (cont). met with anger, condescension, mocking, jest & violence. This is the context we must acknowledge before answering "what does MATTERING look like?" So, "mattering" in a classroom means teaching them that the injustices their ancestors and they are...#edufreedom
@virginiaemartin A1 (cont). subjected to are wrong, and why. It means teaching them that the inequities they see in the world around them are not the result of their skin color, but are made manifest through institutions & systems & how those operate. It means exposing & countering...#edufreedom
@virginiaemartin A1 (cont). the narratives & systems/institutions that make them feel "disposable." It means being intentional about breaking cycles of oppression, confronting & countering micro aggressions. It means empowering students to have agency over their lives. #edufreedom
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