The Projects

1. Describe a situation in which you have been the victim of or observed someone else being the victim of racism? What are your thoughts on the causes, effects and possible solutions to such incidents?

2. What can we do as educators or what can the school environment do to prevent racism among students? How can we raise student awareness of and/or generate a true understanding of the more subtle or more systemic incidents of racism?

Please visit this site:

http://youthvoices.net/elgg/

And then respond here. What did you see on Youth Voices? What did you notice about their writing? their ideas? their use of the space? What else is going on in this “place”? What value do you see in engaging students in using this space? What questions does this raise for you? Try for some general observations as well as some secific comments or examples.

Welcome to The New York City Writing Project’s Workshop Series Online. Here is where we will post comments, questions, ideas and feedback. Let’s start with a reflective question about the Workshop Series so far:What activities, discussions or assignments have resonated with you so far? What has remained with you to think about or use in your teaching life? Or, simply, what have we done or talked about that you are still thinking or wondering about? Please add a comment by Wed. 5/14.