We need to step into the uncomfortable in order to start to see how we can all get along.
Talking Point One
"It is about how we think. But always the purpose is to change how we think so that we can change how we act, and by changing how we participate in the world, become part of the complex dynamic through which the world itself will change."
I LOVE this quote! I can't help to think how we need to relay this to our students, however. THEY are going to be the change. How can we tailor this message so they better understand this?
Talking Point Two
There is a point on page five where he starts to talk about the dog and how they don't think much else about being a dog an in many ways are "pure." I couldn't help but think of young children that are very similar. When they interact with each other they don't think of race, social class, or other factors. They just see each other as humans. When does this stop happening? What makes this stop happening?
Talking Point Three
I think it is so important to name racism and the other terms the author mentions. I like the point he makes about if we don't name it, how can we address it. I also appreciate how he goes into depth and talks about why other people might feel uncomfortable but how we still need to name it.
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