The country is in a period of soul-searching. As you read have the materials in the Module 1 section “Where we are now”: the Miami Dade County Public School Board is implementing a policy to strengthen programs related to systemic racism in the county schools; two young people in Miami suggest that Latinos are among those who do not recognize a problem that is deeply entrenched in our society – as exemplified by the stories of living black in America, and the experience of military veterans after World War II. What is your reaction to what is going on? What does it all mean for your practice in the classroom?
