tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181533216875568450.post861101849520220572..comments2024-03-01T00:50:54.460-08:00Comments on Plain Jane Activism: What Do Teachers, Comedians, and Meeting Facilitators Have in Common?Mae Suramekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782021107361247495noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181533216875568450.post-49668276739932313642013-05-18T06:41:28.378-07:002013-05-18T06:41:28.378-07:00Thinking about a story my daughter related to me a...Thinking about a story my daughter related to me a few weeks ago about the topic of an impromptu discussion in her 7th grade Honors English class. One of the kids (White) asserted that their school did not have much ethnic diversity. Another kid (also White disagreed and, to prove his point, stood up and began pointing to each of the other students in the class who clearly had ancestors from somewhere other than merely Western Europe (aka non-White or Other) and saying their names. It took a while for the resultant vocal furor to subside; the teacher was able to guide the discussion toward at least a fleeting discourse on whose ancestors came from where. But while my daughter was sharing this, all I could think of was what probably was going through the heads of those kids held up as examples of ethnic diversity...I'm going to share this post with her teacher, Jane, in the hopes that the conversation can continue.Bhanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029110900610923879noreply@blogger.com