Re: our discussion about equity and race. This video from Upworthy is thought-provoking and gives a good idea how we might - gently - end some kinds of white privilege. (Of course, you have to be the kind of person who is able to stand up for others. That's not always easy.) Good op-ed from Web Hutchins (and Judith Billings) who continues to push onward for better civics in our curriculum. From the op-ed : "Seattle can create a unified K-12 school system that celebrates citizenship, cultivates character and boosts academic achievement by adopting the Civics for All Initiative . This 2011 policy proposal calls for district adoption of substantial increases in K-12 civics requirements, media literacy, districtwide K-12 mock elections each November and civics connections across the curriculum. Margit McGuire, director of the Master’s in Teaching Program at Seattle University and a Civics for All board member, asserts that a strong civics fo...