This response by Christina Torres more than makes up for the hate in the original (paywalled) post. She makes a number of good points.Here's one: talking about race has "resulted in difficult, beautiful, and rich conversations with some of the best people you'll ever meet: my 8th grade students. I have students who disagree with me about politics, and we all survive!" Here's another, and this is even more important: "Teachers don't just teach 'content.' We never have. For generations, we have also taught our students to listen, share, and be empathetic. Teachers don't just help students understand themselves and the world around them, we also model how to have constructive discussions with one another." A society that has lost that core capacity is a society in deep peril.
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