Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum Reboot

<p>This week on TeachLab, we’re republishing our first episode with the brilliant Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, to bring her lessons of equity and race back into light during these challenging times of the COVID pandemic. Now with a new segment called “Dear Teacher”, a message from Dr. Tatum directly to teachers around the world.</p><p>Next week, we’ll be back with a new episode in our COVID-19 series, talking with Paul Reville, founding director of the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Redesign Lab, and former Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.</p><p><strong>Episode 1 Summary:</strong> Our host Justin Reich has a powerful conversation with renowned author, psychologist and educator Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum. Dr. Tatum shares some of the stories that inspired her bestselling book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Black-Kids-Sitting-Together-Cafeteria/dp/0465060684/ref=dp_ob_title_bk"><i>Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? And Other Conversations about Race</i></a> and offers tips for addressing the ongoing challenges of racial issues in classrooms and schools.</p><ul><li>Dr. Tatum encourages teachers to take the first step in tackling racism by talking about it, because “if we can’t talk about it, we can’t fix it”.</li><li>Dr. Tatum says that all of us can take a leadership role in making institutions more sensitive towards inclusivity by using her ABCs of leadership<ul><li>Affirming Identity</li><li>Building Community</li><li>Cultivating Leadership</li></ul></li><li>Dr. Tatum tells us that there is value in sitting together with those of a shared identity, and it’s not necessarily a problem “So I often say, let's worry less about who's sitting where during the break times, and think about what's happening inside the classroom. Are there opportunities inside the classroom to help kids navigate those differences?”</li><li>She shares stories of how ignoring identity and engaging in color blindness is not helpful. “One father said it really bothered him when teacher