Reflection:
When I was reading this book, I felt both aware and challenged. Some of the ideas about racism and privilege were things that I already knew, but the way it was written made me think more deeply about my own role in making change. It reminds me that anti-racism is something we need to keep working on, learn about it, and understand, and not just leave it.
Connection:
This connects a lot to Allan Johnson’s idea of “saying the words” and talking openly about privilege and power. In the book, he pushes readers to name racism and privilege so we can change it, which is exactly what Johnson argues that silence keeps the system going. I also saw a good example of this in my service learning site: when a teacher talked directly about fairness and why some students might not have the same opportunities, it really made the class reflect. That moment felt like a “tap on the glass,” just like Leslie Grinner says, we started to see what’s usually invisible. This is something I learn about in my FNED-246.
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