by Laurie | Sep 1, 2017 | Child's Experiences, Race Experience
When I was transitioning from teacher to administrator, I took a year long position in a wealthy suburban district with pay cut because they were going to give me leadership opportunities and mentoring. It turned out that it also meant working with an all White staff...
by Laurie | Aug 31, 2017 | Public School, Race Experience
(This is my yearbook photo from 9th grade) Berkeley Unified was one of the first districts in the country to integrate “by choice”. That sounds terrific. They didn’t need a court to order them to do as I mentioned in my post, Reality Check. Even...
by Laurie | Aug 30, 2017 | Abused Children, Child's Experiences, Trauma Recovery
This post is a link-fest that provides critical research on why children act out, are checked out, or even drop out of school. Keep in mind, that information about ACEs is not limited to children’s behavior and physiology, but also why parents, teachers, and...
by Laurie | Aug 29, 2017 | Colleges & Universities, Public School, Race Experience
(None of My Brothers or Sister Went College…and that is Truly a Shame) The only stress that rivals back-to-school time, is apply-to-college time. For some families, college applications are the culmination of a decade (or more) of preparation, for others,...
by Laurie | Aug 28, 2017 | Child's Experiences, Race Experience
(The teacher I needed would have looked like this) I have to give kudos to WestEd’s Center for Child and Family Studies as a forerunner in embracing, against the social trend, the concept of “Cultural Continuity”. Their research supported the fact...
