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Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race

June 1, 2020

It is with utter heartache that I write this message. The killing of George Floyd, yet again reminds us that racism and hatred is pervasive in our society, community, and neighborhoods. I hope we can all agree that education (for adults and children) is a powerful pathway to gaining a better understanding of why discrimination and the underlying causes of racism exist.

Your children may be asking some big questions right now, or you may feel it is time to start conversations about race in your home. I have included several resources to help support you, and hope that whatever age your child is, you will find a way to begin and further these often difficult, but important conversations. Let us all work together to make all members of our community feel valued, respected, and safe.
Dr. Montessori so wisely understood that, “Establishing lasting peace is the work of education: all politics can do is keep us out of war”.
Please reach out if you need further help or support and let us all stand up for what is just and right. And please remember to stay safe.
In peace,
Debbie
Being Antiracist
31 Children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
Your Kids Aren’t Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup
Raising Race Conscious Children
How to Talk Honestly with Children About Racism from PBS Kids
Children’s Book Lists
These lists of children’s books, compiled by a variety of sources, have themes that aim to accurately reflect the many people, cultures, and traditions of our world; help dispel myths and biases; and promote peace and understanding.
“Books for Peace: An Annotated Bibliography,” from AMS’s Montessori Life magazine, Spring 2016.
“Power Picture Books: Tools for Teaching Peace,” from Montessori Life, Winter 2008 – 2009.
“Children’s Books That Tackle Race and Ethnicity,” by Maria Russo, from the New York Times, September 23, 2016.
LGBT Books for Children, by the Bank Street School of Education, is sorted by category: picture books, juvenile fiction, juvenile nonfiction, children’s poetry, young adult fiction, and juvenile biography.
See What We See, a coalition of writers, scholars, educators, librarians, and activists who believe that what we read can help shape our attitudes and actions, has created this guide for selecting anti-bias books for children.
We Need Diverse Books, a grassroots foundation that invites us to “imagine a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book,” offers suggestions of books for children of all ages.
This Social Justice Book List is an initiative of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year.

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Talking Race with Young Children

February 19, 2021

Talking Race With Young Children It is never too early to have conversations with your children about race, this link is a great resource with an NPR recording and a link to a TEDx talk by Beverly … [Read More...]

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February 19, 2021

Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World by Madeline Levine,PhD This is a must-read for parents who feel overwhelmed, anxious, or just curious about how … [Read More...]

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January 28, 2021

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“When education is transformed, humanity will transform”

January 28, 2021

Successes We Can Learn from Montessori | Serene Jiratanan | TEDxPunnawithi Serene Jiratanan is the founder and Principal of the leading trilingual Montessori school in Bangkok, Montessori Academy … [Read More...]

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