WWEC 2018

This session will address five important facts that every educator should know about race.  It will begin with a documentary that looks at the social construction of race and will be followed by a moderated discussion.

This session will address five important facts that every educator should know about race.  It will begin with a documentary that looks at the social construction of race and will be followed by a moderated discussion.

James Redford documented the lives of staff, led by Principal Jim Sporleder, and students at Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla, Washington. Students at this high school had behavioral issues and poor academic performances and were usually suspended from school. After discovering the studies on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the high school changed its approach to handling the students with kindness and in-school suspension versus automatic punitive punishments.

James Redford documented the lives of staff, led by Principal Jim Sporleder, and students at Lincoln Alternative High School in Walla Walla, Washington. Students at this high school had behavioral issues and poor academic performances and were usually suspended from school. After discovering the studies on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the high school changed its approach to handling the students with kindness and in-school suspension versus automatic punitive punishments.