Penn GSE News Archive
White parents, want to raise anti-racist kids? Be mindful of your actions
Howard Stevenson spoke about how parents can best address race with children. “They’re listening to you, but they’re also watching how you say it,” he said.
How to talk to kids about racism, explained by a psychologist
Howard Stevenson spoke with Vox about how parents can teach their children about racism. He explained that simply being a good person is not enough. To teach their children, parents need to understand how racism works and how to fight it.
When police kill black people, the whole community suffers. Experts offer coping strategies.
Howard Stevenson said, “We underestimate the negative effects of swallowing our feelings during racial moments. Research is showing more and more that if we don’t manage racial stress and trauma, it comes out in our health and bodies and sleep.” To make progress, people need to start having hard conversations about race to improve racial literacy — the ability to read, recast, and resolve a racially stressful moment.
‘Racist’ and ‘culturally offensive’ images pulled from hugely popular trading card game
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas said racist imagery and tropes in popular media can reinforce negative attitudes about people of color.
Kids need to talk about George Floyd, protests and racism. With coronavirus school closures, it's hard to do.
Howard Stevenson said, "Teachers can be incredibly powerful in teaching young people to engage in these conversations rather than avoid them."
Why many Philly students aren’t logging on for school, and what that could mean for September
Caroline Watts commented on the six weeks it took for the Philadelphia school district to distribute laptops to its students after Gov. Wolf ordered schools to close. “The greater the lag in the time off, the harder it is to engage students,” said Watts.