![]() Totally crappy book.with insights like.jews are white before they are think there may be a couple of jews out there that may disagree with this idea. i'm gonna end up being the crazy asian lady again if i don't. i have to find a way to get out of the discussion we're supposed to have about it at work next week. This book is pissing me off so much i can't stand it. i'll finish it because i have to for work, but i'm not going to enjoy it. I'm gonna be honest and say i'm having a really hard time with this book as it seems to paint asians in a very poor light. If this book is appropriate for anyone, it would best apply to educators new to equity work seasoned educators may see it as reinforcing but not reinvigorating the work. I would suggest From #blacklivesmatter to Black Liberation by Keeanga Yamhatta-Taylor, We Want to Do More Than Just Survive by Bettina Love, or White Fragility by Robin D'Angelo to book clubs seeking to have similar conversations before I would recommend this book. I've heard good things about Singleton's Beyond Diversity training, so maybe his concepts lend themselves better to real-time, interactive learning rather than reading from a book.Īt the end of the day, this book does not do any harm, and that is not always the case with books about equity, but I do believe there are other books that do more good. ![]() Additionally, I felt Singleton was overly self-promoting, and the book read more like an ad for the book itself rather than an actual explanation of the strategies and concepts within the book. It provides a glut of "The 4 This" and "The Circle of That" and countless acronyms, but they bog down rather than enlighten. Perhaps most crucially, I do not feel better equipped to lead courageous conversations about race after finishing this book. I was underwhelmed, though, after all the hype. I finally got around to reading this book when I was given the opportunity to join a book club that had selected it as their focal text. You can't get far in equity circles before the title Courageous Conversations about Race comes up. ![]()
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