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Official reports have been declaring systemic racism in North America's education system for more than 30 years. What will it take to change?
Even before COVID-19, education experts were sounding the alarm about the future of racialized children in our schools. And the COVID-19 pandemic has only underscored — even deepened — the divide.
On this episode of Don't Call me Resilient, we speak with Kulsoom Anwer, a high school teacher who joined us from her classroom in one of Toronto's most marginalized neighbourhoods. With her is Carl James, professor of education at York University. Together we discuss the injustices and inequalities in the education system and, in the conversation, we also explore some possible ways forward.
Every week, we highlight articles that drill down into the topics we discuss in the episode. This week, both articles say that combating racism in schools is not only possible, but also that solutions are in the hands of educators.
To make change, teachers must not only question existing power dynamics, but they must also acknowledge and validate the racism that is experienced by Black, Indigenous and racialized youth.
This week:
- Tanitia Munroe says that while school boards may not be ready to find systemic ways to combat anti-Black racism in Black youth's lives, educators are in a unique position to correct these injustices .
- Jerome Cranston says one-off anti-racism training won't help. What we need instead (besides a fairer education system) is long-term, embedded critical race curricula .
- In case you missed it, check out Black History: How racism in Ontario schools today is connected to a history of segregation
For a full transcript of this episode of Don't Call Me Resilient, go here .
Read more: Short-term anti-racist training is not enough to counter systemic racism in Canadian education
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