It’s no secret that cultural responsiveness is a sought-after practice. At Bank Street, it is part of the educative canon. However, it is also not a secret that practicing it […]
Category: Culturally Responsive Practice
Colorism and the Bronx
Bank Street is big on social justice. We roar like lions at the inequities of our educational system. It is a source of pride for many of us graduate students […]
Experiences With Bank Street’s Center On Culture, Race And Equity— Summer Musings (Or Lack Thereof)
Basically, at this point in the year, I’m a zombie. I’m so tired, my eyelashes ache – which I can assure you, can be a normal symptom after every school […]
Culturally Responsive Practice – Shared Funds Of Knowledge With Our Community
This city is a melting pot. It is a classic phrase: true, utilized, and heard quite possibly too often, yet it remains an apt description of the absolute fusion of […]
Talking about Race in the Classroom
“Shallow understanding from people of goodwill is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection” – Dr. Martin Luther […]
Reflection on the roundtable: ‘Still Separate, Still Unequal’
On Monday, February 10th, the Bank Street College Alumni Association hosted a roundtable discussion called “Still Separate, Still Unequal, Challenges Facing Public Education 60 Years after Brown v. Board of Education.“ The […]