Hey Advocates,
Unfortunately, another senseless act of violence occurred earlier this week in the US. My heart goes out to the Covenant School community.
Darlene and I were in San Diego this week at the Deeper Learning Conference. We facilitated a four-hour workshop, "A Deep Dive into Amplifying Student Voices." We believe that students need to occupy spaces where they can freely be themselves. However, society has taught us which identities are prioritized and valued. Doing so contributes to normalizing how different identities from the dominant group are devalued and othered. Schools are spaces that are supposed to serve all students; when students' lived experiences are not valued or treated as equally important, they either adapt to the culture or ostracize themselves due to feelings of oppression.
Our session was about developing a framework for fostering a culture of belonging in which each student feels valued and loved at your school. We had participants...