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Every day, teachers are faced with countless decisions. Many of them are quick decisions because they are biased. Bias is everywhere. However, it can have a negative impact on students. It can affect how they are treated and perceived as learners.
Former high school English teacher Tricia Ebarvia wrote the book “Get Free: Antibias Literacy Instruction for Stronger Readers, Writers, and Thinkers” as a way to help educators and students think about five biases that are pervasive in the classroom. She hopes people will see the world with more clarity and be empowered to develop the skills necessary to thrive when they are able to recognize their own biases.
Episode Transcript
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Ki Sung: Welcome to MindShift Podcast. We explore the future of education and how we educate our children. I’m Ki Sung. Tricia Ebarvia, an educator from California, has worked at the intersection between English instruction and a student’s identity. She is a proponent of a more comprehensive way to see ourselves, each other and curriculum. She’s a co-founder of #DisruptTexts and just published a book titled Get Free…
