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How to educate truthfully within institutional constraints

I teach ethnic studies and my principal told me to avoid discussing reparations because parents are complaining, but my students are asking direct questions about why their schools have fewer resources than schools in whiter neighborhoods.

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Professional survival conflicts with ethical obligation to provide honest education about inequality.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Reparations — the philosophical case?”

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