We don't need to teach books that capitalise on inaccurate stereotypes and vulgar tropes about marginalised communities.
.......
Instead, white savior books reinforce the
extremely demeaning and derogatory notion that indigenous, black, and
brown people exist only to serve the needs, goals and aspirations of
white people - which when read could increase students' stress levels,
while also negatively impacting their self-esteem and limiting their
ability to see themselves as powerful agents of change in the world.
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In the meantime, it's high time educators realised
that our policies about racism in school texts must go far above and
beyond a conversation about racial slurs.
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