tag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182 2019-08-30T16:45:34Z Christina Torres is an 8th Grade English Teacher at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii. She has worked with Teach For America, Hope Street Group, the Center for Teacher Quality, and Teaching Tolerance. Find her online: Teach. Run. Write. Movable Type Pro 5.2.7 tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.79583 2019-08-30T00:44:00Z 2019-08-30T16:45:34Z

This is the end of this story, but our students are already writing new ones. I can't wait to read what's next.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org This is the end of this story, but our students are already writing new ones. I can't wait to read what's next. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.79486 2019-08-04T12:13:00Z 2019-08-04T18:16:14Z

A new set of lesson plans from the popular researcher Brené Brown has caused some online debate, with many educators now thinking about the shame and trauma students carry with them.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org A new set of lesson plans from the popular researcher Brené Brown has caused some online debate, with many educators now thinking about the shame and trauma students carry with them. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.79435 2019-07-28T19:42:00Z 2019-07-30T17:42:12Z

The stereotypes of the "giving Indian" or the "aloha spirit" as a mask to ignore the very real issues these communities face are things we must actively combat in our minds and our classrooms.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org The stereotypes of the "giving Indian" or the "aloha spirit" as a mask to ignore the very real issues these communities face are things we must actively combat in our minds and our classrooms. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.79390 2019-07-15T03:15:12Z 2019-07-14T19:11:42Z

No space is truly safe if it does not reckon with the complete and total experience and existence our kids face each day.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org No space is truly safe if it does not reckon with the complete and total experience and existence our kids face each day. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.79295 2019-06-30T16:25:00Z 2019-06-30T16:23:09Z

By allowing ourselves to dive into someone else's story and voice, we're able to not just gain perspective on our work but also on our own identities.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org By allowing ourselves to dive into someone else's story and voice, we're able to not just gain perspective on our work but also on our own identities. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.79294 2019-06-26T18:28:00Z 2019-06-26T18:27:48Z

All countries must be included in the conversation about "global education" because all countries bring different things to the table.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org All countries must be included in the conversation about "global education" because all countries bring different things to the table. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.79104 2019-05-29T01:59:00Z 2019-05-29T01:58:57Z

We must give students the power to explore and share their stories and broadcast them, record them, so we don't unfairly distort the truth of who they or we are.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org We must give students the power to explore and share their stories and broadcast them, record them, so we don't unfairly distort the truth of who they or we are. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.79095 2019-05-20T18:00:00Z 2019-05-20T18:50:23Z

It's on educators to consciously choose to work on our implicit and explicit biases to start undoing the systemic oppression that has led us here. In doing so, we can help our students hopefully create a world much more loving, inclusive, and safe than the one we've created for them now.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org It's on educators to consciously choose to work on our implicit and explicit biases to start undoing the systemic oppression that has led us here. In doing so, we can help our students hopefully create a world much more loving, inclusive, and safe than the one we've created for them now. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.79081 2019-05-17T14:21:00Z 2019-08-15T01:26:01Z

We study literature in order to help our students, the future generations, develop their values and morals and better understand the world.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org We study literature in order to help our students, the future generations, develop their values and morals and better understand the world. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.78890 2019-04-16T19:28:00Z 2019-04-16T19:40:23Z

This work must be led by those who have been historically oppressed, and if I want to support them, that means I must work to explore their writing and show my students just how powerful those voices are.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org This work must be led by those who have been historically oppressed, and if I want to support them, that means I must work to explore their writing and show my students just how powerful those voices are. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.78886 2019-04-15T17:47:20Z 2019-04-15T17:48:00Z

The field of education is missing a critical voice in how we can go about creating substantial and lasting change within public education and beyond.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org The field of education is missing a critical voice in how we can go about creating substantial and lasting change within public education and beyond. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.78794 2019-03-28T19:07:00Z 2019-03-28T19:08:01Z

Teaching with a socially conscious lens is not easy, nor does it happen overnight. There are some small steps you can take, though, to move you in the right direction.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org Teaching with a socially conscious lens is not easy, nor does it happen overnight. There are some small steps you can take, though, to move you in the right direction. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.78627 2019-03-04T19:34:00Z 2019-03-04T19:38:04Z

"Aloha" isn't just a greeting; in a way it is their way of life, and when you distort that sacred word, you distort their way of life.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org "Aloha" isn't just a greeting; in a way it is their way of life, and when you distort that sacred word, you distort their way of life. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.78566 2019-02-25T21:18:08Z 2019-02-25T21:18:25Z

Educators engaging in emotion-talk with students can encounter obvious barriers when not taking the individual's cultural background into account.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org Educators engaging in emotion-talk with students can encounter obvious barriers when not taking the individual's cultural background into account. tag:blogs.edweek.org,2019:/teachers/intersection-culture-and-race-in-education//182.78514 2019-02-19T01:53:00Z 2019-02-19T03:05:42Z

There are some meaningful and important ways we can recenter power in our students' critical thinking.

Christina Torres http://christinatorres.org There are some meaningful and important ways we can recenter power in our students' critical thinking.