As we prepare for a new school, unsure of what it will look like, it is imperative that educators prepare to address not only the core standards but the SEL needs of students. What is it like to be a child unable to play with friends, or a teen needing socialization to become a citizen of the world, or a young adult unsure of the future just as you enter the world. Critical thinking and Bloom's Taxonomy in our planning has never been as important as it is in this moment.
Diversity
Which of the six stories of us/them were created through COVID relief funds?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-harvard/harvard-to-pay-back-money-for-small-businesses-trump-says-idUSKCN2233BR
How did diverse groups join together to support reconciliation and justice?
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/university-students-voice-concerns-on-covid-19s-impact-on-fellow-peers
Which of the six stories of us/them were created through COVID relief funds?
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-harvard/harvard-to-pay-back-money-for-small-businesses-trump-says-idUSKCN2233BR
How did diverse groups join together to support reconciliation and justice?
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/university-students-voice-concerns-on-covid-19s-impact-on-fellow-peers
Equity
Application:
How can protests avoid 'either or' and instead mentor our young people to bring about hope and change that uses the language of 'both and'?
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/03/869208191/obama-urges-young-people-to-keep-up-their-protests-to-bring-change
Is the common language of COVID-19 the language of inequality and crisis? Do we assign the language of “responsible people” to one race and”irresponsible people” to another race?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/we-dont-know-whats-behind-covid-19-racial-disparity/612106/
Do government systems facilitate partial assimilation with academic entities in order to develop mentors that will bring about social activism and equal treatment for those they service?
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/11/832453262/in-painful-decision-nyc-mayor-says-schools-will-close-for-rest-of-academic-year?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=nprblogscoronavirusliveupdates
Application:
How can protests avoid 'either or' and instead mentor our young people to bring about hope and change that uses the language of 'both and'?
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/03/869208191/obama-urges-young-people-to-keep-up-their-protests-to-bring-change
Is the common language of COVID-19 the language of inequality and crisis? Do we assign the language of “responsible people” to one race and”irresponsible people” to another race?
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/we-dont-know-whats-behind-covid-19-racial-disparity/612106/
Do government systems facilitate partial assimilation with academic entities in order to develop mentors that will bring about social activism and equal treatment for those they service?
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/11/832453262/in-painful-decision-nyc-mayor-says-schools-will-close-for-rest-of-academic-year?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=nprblogscoronavirusliveupdates
Inclusion
Application:
Can we develop a new language of COVID 20 and include on our psycho-social environment?
https://www.charterforcompassion.org/covid-20
How will we include compassion and resiliency for self, community, and others even if our systems have Six Fallacies That Will Stall COVID-19 Recovery?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajshreeagarwal/2020/05/27/six-fallacies-that-will-stall-covid-19-recovery/#93e7f436b137
Application:
Can we develop a new language of COVID 20 and include on our psycho-social environment?
https://www.charterforcompassion.org/covid-20
How will we include compassion and resiliency for self, community, and others even if our systems have Six Fallacies That Will Stall COVID-19 Recovery?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rajshreeagarwal/2020/05/27/six-fallacies-that-will-stall-covid-19-recovery/#93e7f436b137
Discussion Questions:
At this point in time, can equity be our common language? Are the political, economical, educational, and medical systems focused on promoting equity? What common language can we create that will begin to equalize all systems and create a universal language that will help us create a new identify?
Does President Obama sanction protests as a way to establish equity?
President Obama urges our youth to bring about hope and change using a broad coalition. "This is not an 'either/or' — this is a 'both/and' — to bring about real change, we both have to highlight a problem and make people in power uncomfortable."
At this point in time, can equity be our common language? Are the political, economical, educational, and medical systems focused on promoting equity? What common language can we create that will begin to equalize all systems and create a universal language that will help us create a new identify?
Does President Obama sanction protests as a way to establish equity?
President Obama urges our youth to bring about hope and change using a broad coalition. "This is not an 'either/or' — this is a 'both/and' — to bring about real change, we both have to highlight a problem and make people in power uncomfortable."
