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I'm changing into working clothes and eavesdropping on to two conversations simultaneously. "It's not that we hate Mexicans. We just worry that they're invading our culture," a man says. His friend responds, "You can't go anywhere without seeing Spanish. Read More...
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2010 06 30

John Spencer

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One of the kids in my third hour came in after school with an idea of a video we could create. It's only twenty seconds long, but I really like how it turned out. Read More...
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2009 03 19

John Spencer

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thoughts on the innaugaration

Today I posed the question to my students, "Will Obama's presidency change race relations in America?" The dialogue was great, if a little too abstract. It was easy for them to wax idealistic, given their age and the clear contrast to the pictures we'd Read More...
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2009 01 20

John Spencer

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Survey Saturday: Racism

In the staff lounge, as teachers gear up for the Cardinals game, I casually mention that I won't watch but a few minutes of it. "Why's that?" a teacher asks. "I find football boring." "At least the cheerleaders are interesting," a teacher shoots back. Read More...
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2009 01 18

John Spencer

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