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Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets

Elephant in the class room

American education systems 
and structures are

designed

to produce inequitable outcomes.

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That’s the elephant in the (class)room.

The design behind the system.

We know it’s there, and we know it needs to change.

But we seldom even acknowledge it.

If our schools are going to redesign inequitable systems

And build solutions that center humanity, justice, and self-actualization

for every young person, educator, and community as a whole

We have to start with acknowledging the elephant.

We have to start with
acknowledging the elephant.

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And then acknowledging that equity is not a destination.

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Elephant in the class room

It’s not a tactic.

It’s not a theory.

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Equity is a journey. Equity is a practice.

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New Teacher Center has a vision for addressing the elephant in the (class)room and reimagining what public education can be.

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Elephant in the class room

When we center teaching in the humanity of educators, students, their families, and communities

through three powerful, integrated shifts in mindset and practice

we can reshape and rebuild our educational systems.

We call these shifts

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Anchors for Equity

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Explore the Anchors for Equity

Learn about the commitments you can make to each Anchor. Spend time on an experience journey to build your own custom approach to the work. Hear from everyday educators working on equity in their classrooms and districts.

Card Anchor

Embrace

teaching and learning as a dynamic relational human exchange

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Expand

our concepts of educator and community in schools

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Co-Design

systems to sustain equity

Read the Elephant in the (Class)room Vision
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