I'm very interested in youth activism and youth coming together to fight racism and other prejudices. Most of the readings I've completed focus on Black youth empowerment or (young) women empowerment. Whilst at the base level it is the same type of hatred and skewed policies that allow for this type of prejudice to exist - it's very different. Young Black men have to be cautious of wearing certain clothes or speaking in a particular way - but more times than not, suspicious parties will keep their distance. In the instance of Muslim-Americans, suspicious parties, even with no grounds, stop & frisk or begin surveillance.

So many situations - just like this, can really be alleviated by setting firm expectations at the beginning of the year. The point of this article is to show some simple ways that teacher and student opinions or mind sets differ - but in any classroom, but especially in ones where student and teacher may share different values, it is important to have clear expectations.

I had to laugh about this a bit - as an early educator, I feel all to often kids ask questions that I'm stumbling and bumbling to try and answer in the most appropriate way. But when I unpack this type of situation and put it in the context of a wobble it makes sense. Next time a student asks the same difficult question, I'll have a better idea of how to answer. It's all a process.

I really enjoy the yoga metaphor. It really reinforces the try, try again methodology that we as educators preach to our students. We need to take a bit of our own advice and recognize that we're human and learning is fluid.

As an educator, we need to ask this question daily. As society continues to evolve - we need to think about how we can meet the needs of our students and help mold global citizens.

I think this is still very relevant. Whilst all children have ability to attend school - all schools are not created equal. This has clear connection to not only modern society but also to equality or inequality within education.