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A Light Shines in Charlottesville: an Ode to Joe
What We Learn in High School–A Student Perspective
Tour Our Classroom! Room 313 in Pictures
On Reverse Culture Shock
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Just a friendly reminder to all of us educators—thanks to @yvettedontlie for being a model for interrupting and challenging. I needed this T-shirt after completing some pretty problematic and harmful readings for grad class. Let’s all do better. #decolonizeyoursyllabus

#tbt to my whirlwind of a weekend for the LA premiere of #AmericaToMe. The highlight was definitely spending good quality time with former student Ke’Shawn and his mother Danielle (we saw sea lions!), as well as director Steve James. They have become family to me. Thanks to @vanityfair @participant and @starz for making the reunion and the important conversations about race and equity in our schools happen. And special shoutout to the teachers who drove all the way from San Diego (on a school night!!). 📷the talented @gothicc_lemon

Yesterday, as a part of Stanford University’s graduate orientation, we got professional headshots taken. Swipe to see my high school teacher picture, where no matter how much I tried, it could never be flattering. Looking back, I wish I could tell that younger, frazzled self that it was going to be okay—that she’ll eventually put her best face forward and make change on an institutional level for all her students. #pictureday #phdlife

I totally love this picture of Ke’Shawn, and the “Dr. Stovall’s emergency room” is one of my favorite lessons. Little did I know at the time that I may one day actually become Dr. Stovall. Thanks to @participant for posting this great memory! ・・ . . #Repost @participant: Last Sunday, we watched @msstovall313 explain the distinction between equality and equity to her class: “We often think of equality as being fair because you’re giving everyone the same thing. Equity on the other hand, is giving everyone what he or she needs in order to be successful.” The bottom line? Treating everyone the same is NOT the same as treating everyone equally. #AmericaToMe - Be sure to catch episode 4 this Sunday, on @starz.

Want a peek of the behind the scenes of episode 3 of #AmericatoMe? It was a big deal for my family and I to allow cameras into our home, but it’s a testament to how amazing the film crews were (the team for this trip was the incredible director Steve James, the talented sound producer Zak Piper, and my new BFF producer Janea Smith). Steve rode the 7 HOURS (shakes fist at Chicago traffic and Wisconsin construction) from Chicago to New Richmond in the car with me. I am so utterly grateful they did not include my terrible singing and dancing to Whitney Houston along the way. . It was the perfect dawn for our fishing trip, something I’ve done at least once a year with my dad since I was little. Even now, I try to go home every May for the fishing opener with my dad, but that was the first time I had hooked him :). One of our worries about filming was that people would find our secret fishing spot, and it was really funny trying to get the big camera, boom mic, and a very scared Janea off the train tracks and down to the river. . All in all, the crew was so supportive in telling more about my personal history, and I am grateful they did not include the clip of my 6’8 brother slam dunking over my head. I am also beamingly proud of my wonderful family for showing their hearts even with cameras in their faces.

Who’s watching today? 🙋🏽‍♀️ Repost from @kartemquin ・・・ “Eye-opening" – @nytimes . "Searing" – @variety . "Affecting" – @indiewire . "Razor-sharp" – @slate . "Extraordinarily magnetic" – @guardian "One of the year's best shows" – @hollywoodreporter . . Every Sunday on @starz. Episode 3 airs tonight at 9pm CT/10pm ET — or watch NOW on the @starz app. #AmericatoMe

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