Educators4NYC

"Because treating people fairly often means treating them differently.

Image: Four people with different needs, who wish to cycle.

Panel 1: 'Equality' Four identical bicycles - only one of the people can cycle comfortably.

Panel 2: 'Equity' Four different bicycles, adapted to the needs of each person - now all four can cycle comfortably.

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"Because treating people fairly often means treating them differently.

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"This is something that I teach my students during the first week of school and they understand it. Eight year olds can understand this and all it costs is a box of band-aids.

"I have each students pretend they got hurt and need a band-aid. Children love band-aids. I ask the first one where they are hurt. If he says his finger, I put the band-aid on his finger. Then I ask the second one where they are hurt. No matter what that child says, I put the band-aid on their finger exactly like the first child. I keep doing that through the whole class. No matter where they say their pretend injury is, I do the same thing I did with the first one.

"After they all have band-aids in the same spot, I ask if that actually helped any of them other than the first child. I say, “Well, I helped all of you the same! You all have one band-aid!” And they’ll try to get me to understand that they were hurt somewhere else. I act like I’m just now understanding it. Then I explain, “There might be moments this year where some of you get different things because you need them differently, just like you needed a band-aid in a different spot.”

"If at any time any of my students ask why one student has a different assignment, or gets taken out of the class for a subject, or gets another teacher to come in and help them throughout the year, I remind my students of the band-aids they got at the start of the school year and they stop complaining. That’s why eight year olds can understand equity."

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"I remember reading somewhere once “we should be speaking of equity instead of equality” and that is a principle that applies here me thinks."

Primary source document for historical context when discussing current events in Afghanistan!

Brzezinski Interview | David N. Gibbs The Brzezinski Interview with Le Nouvel Observateur (1998) Translated from the French by William Blum and David N. Gibbs. This translation was published in Gibbs, "Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion in Retrospect," International Politics 37, no. 2, 2000, pp. 241-242. For article full text, click here....

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Happy National Teachers Day! Our educators are essential, and care for our students even as they are denied crucial resources. As the only educator in this race, I know that we cannot transform our system without their input and support.

When I met with some of our educators last month, they told me about some of the challenges they have faced during and before the pandemic: classroom inequity, lack of resources and cultural responsiveness. (QT the photos)

We have to do more. We must democratize our educational system, ensuring that those directly impacted by our school systems have power in the decision-making process and building a community-centered governance focused on parents, educators and students. -DM

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We are at a historic crossroads in New York City and we are building an equally historic campaign — proven by the powerful coalition of everyday New Yorkers coming together to co-create a just future for our City. People on the ground are seeing themselves respected and reflected in this movement.

We’re so grateful for the support of these community members and leaders. Together we’re building something that is reflective of the transformative power of our communities. Thank you Derek, Émilia, Jesse, Melissa, Shawna and Zachariah for unapologetically elevating the voices of your communities in Queens and thank you for joining this movement to ensure our voices never go unheard again.

Morales Announces Plan to Remove Mental Health Calls from NYPD Response Medical professionals and social workers would staff it.