Like most concepts, “resilience” can be used to oppress. I’ve heard messages that shift the burden of ending systemic injustice onto marginalized people, such as If you were more resilient, then racism wouldn’t really bother you. People wielding these types of messages have corrupted a powerful tool. One that educators, in particular, are in need of. […]
“Change needed to happen for kids yesterday. There’s no time for this.” I’ve heard many iterations of this argument when talking to educators about the need to build relationships at the outset of a coaching relationship. In all of these instances, my response is the same: I hear your anger and sadness, and yes, kids […]
Today I’m sharing four questions to think through your readiness to center equity in your leadership or coaching practice. […]
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A few tips for how you can turn learning into action to center equity this school year. […]
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By Elena Aguilar, President and Founder In Episode 5 of The Bright Morning Podcast, I spoke to a very special person who told me a story about a couple of powerful conversations about race, racial identity, and racism. I want you to be able to have powerful conversation—conversations that heal and bring us into closer, […]
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By Elena Aguilar, President and Founder Ja Young’s words echoed in my mind for a long time after we recorded our conversation. My name made other people feel uncomfortable. I want to hear my name from people. People who don’t have names that we’re comfortable saying in our English-speaking mouths, who don’t hear their names […]
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On Thursday, February 20, 2020, Jessie Cordova and Elena Aguilar engaged in a discussion focused on the ideas driving Elena’s book coming this fall – Coaching For Equity. […]
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Lori Cohen concludes her series on looking at your sh** and focusing on equity. She writes, “I challenge you to do one thing a day that allows you to be a threat to inequity.” […]
Check out this toolkit for sharpening your equity tools. If you work in education, you have signed on to call yourself an “educator” – and that means a lot. […]
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It is time for all of us to see that equity work is non-negotiable if we truly want to transform the world. […]
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