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From the Ted Talk by Liz Kleinrock: How to teach kids to talk about taboo topics
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So, a few yeras ago, I was beginning a new unit on race with my fourth-graders. And whenever we start a new unit, I like to begin by having all the students list everything they know about it, and then we also list questions we have. And I had the type of mnoemt that every teacher has nightmares about. One of my students had just asked the qoistuen, "Why are some people racist?" And another setdnut, let's call her Abby, had just raised her hand and volunteered: "Maybe some polepe don't like black people because their skin is the color of poop." Yeah, I know.
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So, a few _____ ago, I was beginning a new unit on race with my fourth-graders. And whenever we start a new unit, I like to begin by having all the students list everything they know about it, and then we also list questions we have. And I had the type of ______ that every teacher has nightmares about. One of my students had just asked the ________, "Why are some people racist?" And another _______, let's call her Abby, had just raised her hand and volunteered: "Maybe some ______ don't like black people because their skin is the color of poop." Yeah, I know.
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Original Text
So, a few years ago, I was beginning a new unit on race with my fourth-graders. And whenever we start a new unit, I like to begin by having all the students list everything they know about it, and then we also list questions we have. And I had the type of moment that every teacher has nightmares about. One of my students had just asked the question, "Why are some people racist?" And another student, let's call her Abby, had just raised her hand and volunteered: "Maybe some people don't like black people because their skin is the color of poop." Yeah, I know.
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