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Sarah Durand - replied to the discussion What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 18:43:24 -0400

Reply to What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing?

One simple thing that I will continue to do in my work is to challenge the language used to describe students. Aggressive, violent, defiant- question we were taught to always ask is, “According to who?” I am going to push all educators I work with to use asset based language when discussing students and observations rather than judgements…

Sarah Durand - replied to the discussion Areas of Privilege in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 18:37:59 -0400

Reply to Areas of Privilege

I feel that mental health can be seen as a privilege when we consider the barriers black individuals face in our society. They are constantly having to be on high alert unlike those of us who are white. This constant state of alert leads to mental health issues due to the connections built in the brain. Not to mention the impact of…

Sarah Durand - replied to the discussion Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 18:21:30 -0400

Reply to Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario?

A friend of mine asked me a very interesting question the other day when discussing why after so long we still have such racism in our education systems. His question to me was, Who does anti-racist education benefit? He is a very vocal and active anti-racist educator within his school setting who since finding his voice has lost connections…

Sarah Durand - replied to the discussion Overall Emotions in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 18:06:50 -0400

Reply to Overall Emotions

Ivan and Toni I have watched the same impacts on black people I care about growing up. The constant messages they receive are they are not enough. I find this course has been very helpful in providing the language necessary when addressing the issues that permeate our society. As an educator I feel better equipped to address issues that arise…