After reading, Race: Some Teachable and Uncomfortable Moments by Heidi Tolentino, here are my thoughts: I understood Carlen’s reaction by stating, “You can never know what’s it’s like. You will never understand.” However, I appreciate the fact that Jess was trying to understand and that should be acknowledged, too. The teacher was trying to shed light on racism because those difficult conversations need to take place in our classrooms. Our classrooms should be a safe haven for ALL of our learners. One of the problems with racism is that we don’t have those open discussions about it and I believe that nothing will ever change if we don’t engage in those difficult conversations. Carlen’s reaction made me think of this video that I view as powerful and eye opening. With all the racial events that have occurred in the world, my husband I had a similar talk with our daughters. Procter & Gamble made this video which shows “the talk” that ...