Monthly Archives: June 2018

I’ve haven’t posted anything in a couple of weeks. I’ve been busy trying to do some corrections to the first full-draft of my dissertation and then of course there was May Week in the midst of that. I am looking forward to having some more time to focus on strengthening my writing and thinking ofContinue reading “Borders”

Gifted education is considered a form of special education. Giftedness is defined by the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC),[1] a national organization of parents and educators that advocates for gifted education, as: Those who demonstrate outstanding levels of aptitude (defined as an exceptional ability to reason and learn) or competence (documented performance or achievementContinue reading “Gifted Education”

Hate and ignorance have not driven the history of racist ideas in America…racist policies have driven the history of racist ideas in America… The beneficiaries of slavery, segregation, and mass incarceration have produced racist ideas of Black people being best suited for or deserving of the confines of slavery, segregation, or the jail cell. (Kendi,Continue reading “Segregation is not a binary cab express”