The View From Here

Julie Landsman, author of A White Teacher Talks About Race, taught in the Minneapolis public schools for 25 years and blogs on the TC Daily Planet.

In spite of our broken democracy

By Julie Landsman, The View From Here

You know the warning on your car mirror: “Objects In Mirror May Appear Larger Than They Are”. This phrase reminds me of the distorted ways we sometimes see and experience this world.

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Letting down our students, our teachers

By Julie Landsman, The View From Here

“I am afraid nothing will change”

“Nothing’s gonna change, it isn’t ever going to be any different.”

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Triple play: Boston to Texas to DC

By Julie Landsman, The View From Here

Three events sent me into a tailspin of despair this past week. I know many who felt this way judging from Facebook and personal emails.

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Where do we start?

By Julie Landsman, The View From Here

For the last two weeks I have had the pleasure of speaking with faculty and students in parts of the rural Midwest.

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A school system that has lost touch

By Julie Landsman, The View From Here

Sometimes you have to jump in and speak out. Sometimes you hold back, see where the wind takes you, decide later to write something, say something.

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