Most will agree that teachers, as poorly as they are paid, are at the frontline of how generations of children go out into the world. Teachers help shape a child’s moral compass and worldview, whether they intend to or not. So today, I would like all hands up for fighting white supremacy in the classroom. […]
Long gone are the days of that one high school class on balancing a checkbook. Today’s teens so motivated they are creating super PACS. Our responsibility is to prepare and educate them to the best of our ability, and that includes finances. I implore you to start giving the children in your life a head […]
Being a leader could matter to 1 person or 1 million people. But to act on injustice or inequality, I recognize that girl leaders females have different obstacles. As Clare Boothe Luce perfectly says, “Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, “she doesn’t […]
Children’s literature is driven by what schools, families, and libraries purchase. In my thirteen years in teaching, I’ve seen the deterioration of curriculum affecting racial literacy. This is caused by teachers and curriculum creators with increasingly limited power to determine what they’re teaching and the resources they can draw from. The answer to implicit racism […]
Welcome to #DiverseKidLit ! Please join us in sharing your diverse children’s book links and resources, as well as visiting other links to find great suggestions and recommendations. What Is #DiverseKidLit? Diverse Children’s Books is a book-sharing meme designed to promote the reading and writing of children’s books that feature diverse characters. This community embraces all kinds of […]
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