How Do We Create Spaces for Healing as Educators of Color?

16/10/2019

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Episode Synopsis

Education tends to make the most rational people seem crazy. So, it begs
the question, how do we heal in these sick environments? My go-to answer is
to typically just burn it all down and start anew, but we know that those
efforts usually just end up looking like a new emperor in the same old
clothes.

So, where does our healing come from?

It starts with acknowledging the hurt that has been caused by systems of
oppression -- and the equal importance of finding healing for the students
and often-overlooked educators who bear the deepest wounds.

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