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SPEAK UP!

SPEAK UP!. RESPONDING TO EVERYDAY BIGOTRY.

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SPEAK UP!

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  1. SPEAK UP! RESPONDING TO EVERYDAY BIGOTRY

  2. Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny.From freethechildren.org

  3. Today’s activities • Read handouts and discuss • Round Robin share out • Think/Pair/Share

  4. What can I do at school about… • Negative Remarks? • Familial Exclusions? • Biased Bullying? • In-Group Bigotry? • A Teacher’s Bias?

  5. Think/Pair/Share • Think: How will you and your students prepare to speak up? • Pair: Turn to the person next to you. • Share:

  6. Speak Up pocket guide video YouTube sharing Pocket Guide

  7. THINGS I CAN SAY

  8. What was this student trying to convey to his female classmates? Is there another way to say it? Student Gender example Pd7 YouTube sharing

  9. INTERRUPT • “I DON’T LIKE WORDS LIKE THAT.” • OR • “THAT PHRASE IS HURTFUL.”

  10. How can you make it clear that you are attentive to the needs of the child and also appeal to the parent’s sense of fairness? Parent example Pd1 YouTube sharing

  11. QUESTION • “WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?” • “WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY…?” • OR • “TELL ME MORE…”

  12. What does the student understand about stereotypes and privilege? What does those who were laughing understand about stereotypes and privilege? Student example- Stereotypes Pd3 YouTube sharing

  13. EDUCATE • “DO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF THAT WORD?”

  14. What might the principal in this case do? What might an individual teacher do or say? • Principal example Pd4 YouTube sharing

  15. ECHO • “THANKS FOR SPEAKING UP, (NAME). I AGREE THAT WORD IS OFFENSIVE AND WE SHOULDN’T USE IT.”

  16. How would you advise the girl to respond? What else can you do? Student gender example Pd2 YouTube sharing

  17. The Dynamic and The Location

  18. How might the targeted student have felt when this comment was made? Student example Pd6 YouTube sharing

  19. Does the context and significance of the comment change if this teacher is from a background similar to the student? Does the significance change if a student makes the comment? Teacher example Pd5 YouTube sharing

  20. Six steps to Speak UP • Be Ready • Identify the Behavior • Appeal to Principles • Set Limits • Find an ally/Be an Ally • Be Vigilant

  21. Thank you! Tiffany Young, Equity and Diversity Specialist tyoung@washoeschools.net 775-850-8038 Fatima Rivas, Equity and Diversity Specialist frivas@washoeschools.net 775-789-3437

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