Eric started reading The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones
The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Company
In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty …
As someone who was a fat child in school who was constantly harassed because of my weight, even by the teachers, it is hard for me to believe that they weren't aware of what they were doing. Having children stand on scales and weigh themselves is something that definitely is a conscious decision and can negatively impact a lot of us, especially those of us who are "abnormal" weights (according to society).
I adore this book, but this bit does bother me because it's giving space to an unthinking teacher who has never interrogated their beliefs to do something wrong "by accident," when that something wrong requires multiple conscious decisions in their curriculum and lesson planning.
