Experts share tips on how to talk to your kids about race A Minnesota Children s Museum virtual discussion and new MPR podcast offer tips on how to raise anti-racist kids. April 23, 2021 9:57am Text size Copy shortlink:
Since George Floyd s death, the need to address racism and white privilege in Minnesota has come to the forefront.
Q: Why is it so important to talk to kids about race?
A: One of the reasons why we struggle with the issue of racism so much in our country and in particular in Minnesota, where we have some of the worst opportunity and achievement gaps between white people and people of color is because we cannot talk about it. I can t tell you how many times I have been in meetings with very smart, high-level people, and the minute I say something about racism, the room gets quiet. Nobody has anything to say.
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Washington Pavilion To Debut Traveling Literacy Exhibit
Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites.
This traveling literacy exhibit will be at the Washington Pavilion from February 20th through May 30th.
Storyland: A Trip Through Childhood Favorites will transform three well-known and cherished picture books and turn them into real-life learning environments in both English and Spanish.
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The three stories getting this special treatment are “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter, “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats, and “Where’s Spot?” by Eric Hill.
Brandon Hanson, Director of Museums at Washington Pavilion explained, The young children in our community will love to play and learn in this hands-on adventure of three well-known children’s books. This exhibit will spark a child’s joy of reading by allowing them to actually play in Peter Rabbit’s garden or use their imagination to find Spot the dog.
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