The Danger of Coloring Outside The Lines (Guest Post)

Our last guest post comes from someone who’s been doing “the work” for kids in Colorado, not only as an educator to Latin@ / Chican@ children, but also as a teacher leader. Please give your warmest reception to Jozette Martinez-Griffin.

I remember what happened last year when there were other targets, fragmented conversations taking place in whispered corners of the empty school library, the eye rolls shared among administrators and in-the-loop teachers when “those” teachers spoke up in meetings. The lack of support they received as they slowly unraveled in their insecure skins. It was hard to watch, like a car accident, the one that everyone always says is so hard to look away. No one is safe at times like these.

I remember distancing myself from them like they now do to me, not wanting to get too close before the inevitable fare-thee-wells. I remember feeling how they now feel; cozy in their positions, naive in their belief that it could never be them. The arrogance so blatant that they don’t even bother packing up their classrooms for the summer. They’ll be back, and in the same room to boot. I remember being that confident. continue reading

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