Kids are talking. They’re discussing politics. God. Race. Sex. And other things they shouldn’t be talking about at school. Teachers may redirect controversial debate unrelated to school subject matter, but that won’t silence discussion. Neither will...
“We do not tolerate racism at our school,” said Mrs. Kurt, a fifth-grade teacher. “We ignore skin color and only see our students,” agreed Mr. Tucker. I wondered how it was possible to see children, but not the color of their skin. All of us enrolled in the...
