3.2 Action Plan!
The session will begin with the instructor reciting the poem "I, too" by Langston Hughes.
I, Too
BY LANGSTON HUGHES
I, too, sing America.
I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.
Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table When company comes. Nobody’ll dare Say to me, “Eat in the kitchen,” Then.
Besides, They’ll see how beautiful I am And be ashamed—
I, too, am America.
Final Discussion
Share your experience reflecting on the books and presenting your proposal.
Share your gratitude and well wishes with your colleagues.
Action Plan
For your final assignment, you will write a reflection on your experience during this course and create an action plan.
What did you learn?
How do you know you learned it?
What helped/hindered your learning?
What struck you/ or stayed with you?
How has this experience impacted your teaching and learning?
Use the template to organize your goal(s) and action steps to begin your journey by creating an anti-racist classroom.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NfJtkdS9gmjQaHdSY2uDrsIoWQjMXwkO/view?usp=sharing
Thank you
Thank you for taking a step to start doing the work necessary to begin dismantling the systems of injustice, inequities, and oppression. I see you and I value you. Together we will leave the world a better place than we found it.
References
Hughes, L. (n.d.). I, too by Langston Hughes. Retrieved May 11, 2021, from https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47558/i-too
Additional Resources
https://www.pbs.org/education/blog/a-call-to-action-for-white-educators-who-seek-to-be-anti-racist
https://taneshabforman.com/2020/09/disrupting-white-supremacy-culture-as-a-school/
http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES