According to Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (2001), among white college students most likely to be racial progressives (about 10% of a white student body falls in this category), white, working class women are the most likely to exhibit/espouse views of racial progressivism.
Which leads me to some big puzzle-piecing in my mind. Most school teachers in the US are middle class white women (about 85% of the teacher work force). So...is it safe to say that most teachers are not racial progressives?
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
tennis, ankles, and firm so(u)l(e)s
Yesterday I described to C., as we strolled in our swimsuits to lie poolside, that I had rolled my ankle earlier that day on the tennis court in a valiant lunge for a ball. Running shoes aren't fit for the tennis court, because they lack a firm sole, especially the outer edges of the sole that don't allow the side of your foot to hit the court any way but flatly.
Within a beat, she said, "You have a firm soul." I followed up: "You mean, s-o-u-l?" She relied, "Yeah, of all my friends you consider the motivations behind what you do and take it the most seriously."
Which made my heart leap for joy. She's seen me deliberate what to do through many personal dilemmas, and I haven't always been wise. I did my best. It was really heartening to hear her say that, amidst my (now proven to be) missteps, she saw that part of the process in me.
I dare say, affirmative words from a real friend can replace a joy you thought was lost forever. Figuring out who are your real friends is no small discernment, either. Yesterday the sun I felt wasn't only the one that made my skin darker; it was also the warming of reassurance in both these realizations.
Within a beat, she said, "You have a firm soul." I followed up: "You mean, s-o-u-l?" She relied, "Yeah, of all my friends you consider the motivations behind what you do and take it the most seriously."
Which made my heart leap for joy. She's seen me deliberate what to do through many personal dilemmas, and I haven't always been wise. I did my best. It was really heartening to hear her say that, amidst my (now proven to be) missteps, she saw that part of the process in me.
I dare say, affirmative words from a real friend can replace a joy you thought was lost forever. Figuring out who are your real friends is no small discernment, either. Yesterday the sun I felt wasn't only the one that made my skin darker; it was also the warming of reassurance in both these realizations.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Friday, May 3, 2013
Striving in Love
To give voice to love:
it's easy/it's hard
easy: to let impulse compose the poetry, arrange the words, determine the time
hard: to be wise, to walk the patient path, to trust and obey the One who always loves [me/us].
To have a measured gait in love;
To know when I am found, and not lost, in love;
To consider, weigh, and act in accord
with the knowledge I do have,
with what has been set like cards before me,
and
with the balanced love God has set forth as my template:
This is my challenge.
it's easy/it's hard
easy: to let impulse compose the poetry, arrange the words, determine the time
hard: to be wise, to walk the patient path, to trust and obey the One who always loves [me/us].
To have a measured gait in love;
To know when I am found, and not lost, in love;
To consider, weigh, and act in accord
with the knowledge I do have,
with what has been set like cards before me,
and
with the balanced love God has set forth as my template:
This is my challenge.
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