“Reformers will highlight one or two Joes a year, while thousands of Joes are left behind because they have to be extraordinary to be White ordinary.”
― Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
― Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
“I realized I could not serve two masters. I could not serve the children and the system. The system was not about helping children; it was about helping the system. If you are a part of the system, by default, you are helping to maintain the system.”
― Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
― Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
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