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\\xa0In this clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.031, Camryn Thompson addresses the impacts of implicit racial biases and microaggressions in schools. Speaking with her former English teacher, she details personal experiences and shared anecdotes in which students were (intentionally or unintentionally) made to feel different, excluded, or less\\xa0 capable than their peers. Host Ryan Tibbens suggests that the cumulative effects of these unintentional expressions of implicit or subconscious bias may actually be more damaging to many students than the more overt, explicit acts that school staffs tend to focus upon. The two then discuss how school leadership should respond and promote anti-racist culture.


** DISCLAIMER -- This episode contains honest, open discussions about race, racism, and bias in schools. Both Camryn Thompson and host Ryan Tibbens engaged in this discourse to share perspectives and learn. For those listening with a more critical ear (or predisposition to cancel culture/virtue signalling), please extend a little grace.\\xa0 We're all trying to get better.\\xa0 Also, as a teacher, I have referred to professional experiences that have occurred in six different schools and with a wide variety of coworkers; I do not intend to disparage any person or institution, nor do I intend to speak on "out of place" or on behalf of my employer. I am solely responsible for my views.\\xa0 At a few points in this discussion, specific names are obscured so that listeners focus on the broader issues rather than individual schools or people involved in the situations.\\xa0 If you have a suggestion or question about content in this episode, you can contact ClassCast Podcast directly via readthinkwritespeak@yahoo.com.