Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools and Beyond

In this field guide, Glenn Singleton shares with us educators the tools to look at ourselves to be able to talk productively about race. I resonate with the truth that as a white person growing up in this country, I usually found myself in schools and neighborhoods where I was "the norm" and I didn't realize how ill-equipped I was to notice and talk about race. This was especially true when I became a teacher in a school with predominantly Latinx students. The Courageous Conversations protocol ultimately is about healing and hope about a powerful forward in our racially segregated and unequal country. And I am personally grateful for how this protocol has helped me grow and heal internally as well as repair and heal relationships with my colleagues.

I enjoyed the book and found it largely helpful in gaining perspective.However, my district is taking the concept of “isolating race” to not considering the intersection of marginalized groups; overall missing the point of the book.As a white, queer woman with a disability I used to avoid bringing up this flaw, because the topic isn’t about me and frankly it’s not my time to talk.However, I have realized that we are we are not able to truly address racial inequality without this consideration. I see this in my work with Black students with disabilities. Many districts are disproportionately identifying different racial groups under specific categories in special education. Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services is mandated when this happens and plans with measurable outcomes need to be approved by the state. These plans tend to only focus on racial inequalities and important conversations about race and disabilities are not happening.My previous district’s plan for 23/24 was built around Courageous Conversations with very specific regulations around isolating race their work. How can this be addressed? Do you feel that this book considers intersection or that isolating race is predominate?

I was an administrator at PPS. HE cared little of the journey of people of color in my role. He fired Dr. Gutierrez after she defended me against White frigidity. The only color he sees is GREEN.

Glen Singleton has been working on the goal of creating educational equity for more than 30 years. The fact that the goal has not yet been met should motivate all of you to buy this book! Let's get to it!

As expected, it's a book if excuses. In my time I've seen equality turn into equity, the idea that equal opportunity is no longer enough and instead we must create racial preferences to force equal outcomes. Instead of merit or hard work, it's more important to ensure racial categories are equal even if it's at the expense of those who have proven to deserve recognition.The biggest irony of the book is it was written for white women, whose intent isn't to better the lives or education of others but to gain status as a moral racial justice warrior despite that being a hindrance to those they claim to protect.

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