In her podcast, Nichols talks about implicit bias and blind spots. I liked the analogy that she used when she compared it to food- she explain that if you only eat meat and potatoes or hamburgers and french fries, you will only meat and potatoes person and there isn't necessarily anything wrong with it, but you are limiting yourself to trying other "tastes". In order to widen our circle and experience connections with the "other" we have to be willing to "try new foods"- in this she means go to new places with people who aren't necessarily like you- like parks, restaurants, shops. I think this makes it a little more simple at first- in order to widen our circle, we have to be willing to try.
What also resonated with me is when she explained that humans are wrong, they are just "human people with failabilities" or imperfections and she encourages us to own it. I think many of us try to be open minded as educators, especially in this district, and are try to fight some of our implicit bias or blind spots. However, when she described how we "OTHER" not just different race, religion, gender, cultural groups, we also "other" parents, admin, teachers, and students as generalized groups, I did see how that is done often, even by me.
What also resonated with me is when she explained that humans are wrong, they are just "human people with failabilities" or imperfections and she encourages us to own it. I think many of us try to be open minded as educators, especially in this district, and are try to fight some of our implicit bias or blind spots. However, when she described how we "OTHER" not just different race, religion, gender, cultural groups, we also "other" parents, admin, teachers, and students as generalized groups, I did see how that is done often, even by me.