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[quote=Anonymous][quote]How can we achieve excellence for all if we don’t consider the experiences, identities, strengths, and opportunities for these students? We are all different and do not have common motivators or connections. The fundamental purpose of equity is to figure out what we do now that may hurt, harm, and not excel our children and then fix it. That is the responsibility of educators- period![/quote]

Do you really think that teachers do not already do this?  And, what do you mean by "fix?"  Change the rules?  Make the child change or make the teacher change?

Teachers do learn and adapt.  They are not ogres.  EVERY child comes from a different background--even children of the same color.

Here is an example:  as a very young teacher, I taught in the projects.  Mostly African American students.  I taught one child who was being raised by his grandmother.  He would never look me in the eye.  It really frustrated me until another teacher told me that it was a throw back to slavery and his grandmother had probably told him it was disrespectful.  I don't know that to be true, but it made sense.  FWIW, none of the other kids had trouble looking me in the eye and talking to me.
So, I learned that this child was not being disrespectful and I adapted.  But, all the kids did not do this.  Children are individuals and the sooner we quit putting them in pigeon holes, the better.[/quote]

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