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Teachers Union Pres.: We Need Students To Be Problem Solvers ‘So We Can Confront the Institutional Racism’ in This Country

‘We should never underestimate our students’ ability to come together with these shared stories’
By Grabien Staff

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PRINGLE: "It’s good to be with you this morning. What it says is that as educators we must continue to lift our voice to ensure that our students have the truth. We know, I can tell you as a teacher for over 30 years, this is what I know about my students. When they teach ⁠— when you teach them the truth, they have the creative imaginations about what they can actually do to make a difference so that they can actually confront the injustices that have been built into every social system within this country. We should never underestimate our students' ability to not only learn about the complete and rich history of this country, but to come together with their shared stories and make sure that they have the opportunity to be those problem solvers we need them to be so we can confront the institutional racism that this country lives with every single day, and it’s not just about history. It’s about right now, as we very well know."

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