BLESS

Yeah, this could be the prosecutors’ fault OR no matter what you charge a white policeman with, if they killed a black person nothing is gonna happen to them.

BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO TO THE TOMATOES? THEY PUT THE FLU VIRUS IN THE TOMATOES AND NOW WE ALL HAVE CROHN’S, CANCER, AND AUTISM.

So much this.

I had that exact reaction.

Just to clarify, I tried to edit but couldn’t figure out how. When I say “I agree with their equation” I mean “I agree with the decision that they made in this specific case” Obviously, I wasn’t there, so I’d be willing to hear from folks who were triggered and thought that this shouldn’t have been done at all and…

I’m glad that it worked for you, but I want to reiterate that what I disagree with is the “not rolling over” vs “not being too forceful.” I don’t think that there’s a “too forceful” here. I think you can apply too much force in one (wrong!) direction, and that can be bad, but I don’t think you can be too forceful.

Hi! here are my thoughts, as someone who has worked on this issue on a similarly prestigious campus.

“working with the administration to get policy changes in place”

Not familiar with whether it’s ok to just reply with a thank you, but thank you ! <3

So, I’ve pointed out that science is great for solving problems. Studying health disparities among people in categories that society reinforces and systemically shits on is a problem! So go for it, study the health disparities in native/first nations/native american communities.

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Ok so I think science does awesome things. Modern medical advances are cool, knowing about space is awesome, going to the bottom of the ocean is great, and doing things that make crops easier to grow, things easier to produce and be longer-lasting, among a host of many other things are cool things.

Well, so when I say that something is actively harmful, I don’t mean that it’s possible or good for students to stop doing it in individual classrooms. I think that privileging “standard” English as the only correct way to speak and write is actively harmful, but at the end of the day, most students need to be able to…

Haha you’re not the only person I’ve heard who says that! I agree, it’s definitely a different skill set. Teaching in low-income urban environments brings a host of challenges, and every school and neighborhood is different in its specific culture and challenges. I don’t really mean suburban school == easy and urban…

Oh I definitely agree it’s not *only* about race, and hope that I didn’t say anywhere that race was the only important factor. I actually picked the urban/suburban divide because they were general categories that kind of hold a lot of things in them. Not just race, but poverty, racism, police presence and general…

but... not ALL white teachers!

You just said that white people are the only ones who are *willing* to work hard for no pay, but I’m stupid. Sure thing ;)

Hm, so I don’t mean “nothing” in the sense that both are at complete and total opposition. I would say that it’s a radically different skill set. White suburban kids are privileged—they are more likely to have a parent read to them when they’re little, grow up in a home with maybe one other sibling, have educated…

I mean so I hear you, and I think that in these situations it’s hard not to take it personally. Not to assume what you’re feeling and how you’re reacting, but I imagine that it’s hard not to read something like this and not see “COUNT MOCKULA, TEACHER, IS CONTRIBUTING TO A TERRIBLE PROBLEM.”