What classroom agreements does the text author suggest should be made with students?
“Respect the teacher”
Stand up against microaggressions and correct harmful action
“Follow the rules of the school”
“Be polite to everyone”
How can people effectively respond to a microaggression?
Change the context or environment to avoid it
Laugh it off
Discuss how to address the insult and take action
Ignore it
What false narrative does the text's author warn against when teaching about kindness and justice?
That kindness is the only tool needed to resolve conflicts
That kindness alone can bring social progress
That there is no such thing as systemic injustice
That all historical figures were perfect
What should be included alongside teaching kindness?
Charitable activities
Academic skills
Emotional expression
A deeper understanding of justice
Why is teaching only kindness considered insufficient?
It makes students too passive
It ignores students' emotional intelligence
It doesn’t address inequities and real-world injustice
It doesn’t focus on academic achievement
How can you handle microaggressions in the classroom?
Only addressing major incidents of discrimination
Ignoring them to avoid conflict
Addressing them with sensitivity and specific language
Teaching students to forgive easily
What does a “culture of justice” in the classroom mean?
Teaching only kindness and emotional intelligence
Giving students more freedom to express their feelings
Making justice a central part of the classroom’s culture
Focusing on rules and behavior management
What is the goal of combining kindness with justice?
To guide students to act on specific actions against bias
To encourage kindness above all else
To make students more emotionally intelligent
To teach better conflict resolution
Why teaching only kindness can be problematic for students?
It makes them shy and reserved
It makes them overly generous
It leads to them being overly competitive
It ignores the complex realities of systemic injustice
What can we emphasize about teaching Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message to students?
Teaching both his peaceful and radical messages for equity
Ignoring his ideas on social justice
Cherry-picking quotes about everyone getting along
Focusing only on his peaceful approach
