tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post6063653461174347393..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Pruning pale male panelsdoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-14648330204929121492015-03-17T17:01:54.835-04:002015-03-17T17:01:54.835-04:00This so made me laugh, especially the image of the...This so made me laugh, especially the image of the panel on race.Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-28265805881074540562015-03-15T07:33:37.835-04:002015-03-15T07:33:37.835-04:00Dear Michael,
I edited out a chunk of the origina...Dear Michael,<br /><br />I edited out a chunk of the original post discussing regional differences and tossed in "national" instead. If you're on an island of white folks and have no money for speakers, well, not sure what can be done. <br /><br />Why not have the session anyway? Just frame the question differently. White folk need to start explaining to other white folk why their color blindness is a problem. Heck, title the panel "White Folk and Race" get a mixed bag of white teachers up there, and see what develops. Even two hours of awkward silence is a start. It's not people of color who need this discussion.<br /><br />Thanks for starting the conversation.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-17435829395434427192015-03-15T07:18:44.339-04:002015-03-15T07:18:44.339-04:00Michael, I have thought quite a bit about this as ...Michael, I have thought quite a bit about this as I am the primarily organizer of a conference on the Educon model at my school. We have had an all white, make business panel for two years even though we tried to get both women and minority voices there. We had only one session led by a female person of color.<br /><br />Recruiting speakers is hard (we don't pay them) and my local of circle of educators is very white. I am trying to reach out and broaden my connections, but locally there is not very much diversity in education.<br /><br />Thanks for encouraging me to keep trying. Another struggle is that I would love to have a session on race and privilege at the conference but it is hard to ask a teacher of color that you do not know well to be a part of it. They may not be comfortable with the conversation themselves. I also want to avoid them being the "token person of color" for when we want to talk about race. concretekaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03817234454056267050noreply@blogger.com