Is Lord of The Flies racist? Creating a school ecosystem for meaningful race conversations

Matthew Kay is a teacher, an author, and a columnist whose book entitled NOT LIGHT, BUT FIRE: HOW TO LEAD MEANINGFUL RACE CONVERSATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM addresses the how behind race conversations in classrooms and schools. Mr. Kay doesn't want to convince you that race conversations are necessary, if you aren't already a believer. Instead, he wants to help those who see the importance of race conversations and aren't sure how to approach them. Of course, there is no easy silver bullet. But Mr. Kay offers us some little ways that we can start to make progress toward better conversations around race. Last, Mr. Kay wrote an article about administrators who collect lesson plans and how this practice can be improved so that it isn't met with a collective "eye-roll" and ends up better meeting student needs.

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