I love quotes

I agree with what everyone has been saying. I loved this class and there was a lot of information thrown our way. I liked the way the class was structured, a good model for my future classroom, and I thought through much discussion I hopefully absorbed a least the most important points and overall big picture. The ice breakers were something that I formerly disliked but learned to like. The "I am from" poems were also very powerful. Here are a few quotes that I found helpful from this class, I think they are all Zalika's words:

"Purposeful goal, flexible paths."

"Choose the bridge you are going to die on."

"Memorization is not the same thing as understanding."

"Be Safe and Be Kind. Kind is different than nice, it requires more than what might feel comfortable."

"Power in love not in fear."

"Self-identifies as black."

(When talking to parents about their child's transition issues) Child has a flexibility muscle and needs to work, that is what we are trying to do in class.

(From the Boys of Baraka) "The war is here." "My boy isn't gonna be a statistic." "Try to make a difference."