Bringing Microaggressions Out Of The Shadows At TC

BY MATTHEW GONZALES The theme of this issue is the “Hidden Curriculum,” which refers to the unwritten, unofficial, and often unintended lessons, values and perspectives that students learn in school. While pondering what this concept meant to me as a former teacher, I began to consider what this means to me with regard to my… Read More Bringing Microaggressions Out Of The Shadows At TC

A Call to Address Microaggressions At TC

BY CHRISTINA CHAISE Racial microaggressions are brief, ordinary instances of verbal, non-verbal and/or visual/environmental indignities that impart disparaging messages, consciously and unconsciously towards racial/ethnic minorities (Sue, et al. 2007). Intentional or not, they have real implications for students of color. Some even argue that these everyday experiences of racial aggression and trauma affect students of… Read More A Call to Address Microaggressions At TC