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Adapted from Yardsticks by Chip Wood, Children, Race and Racism: How Race Awareness Develops by Louise Derman-Sparks, Carol Tanaka Higa, and Bill Sparks and Perspectives for a Diverse America by Teaching Tolerance
IDENTITY DIVERSITY
I know that all my group I have accurate, respectful words
I know and like who I am and can I like knowing people who
identities are part of who I to describe how I am similar to
talk about my family and myself are like me and different
am, but none of them fully and different from people who
and describe our various group from me, and I treat each
describes me and this is share my identities and those
identities. person with respect.
true for other people too. who have other identities.
I know about my family history and I can feel good about my I feel connected to other I know that the way groups of
culture and about current and past identity without making people and know how to people are treated today, and
contributions of people in my main someone else feel badly talk, work and play with the way they have been treated
identity groups. about who they are. others even when we are in the past, is a part of what
different or disagree. makes them who they are.
I know my family and I do things the
same as and different from other people and groups, I want to know more about other peoples lives and experiences,
and I know how to use what I learn from home, and I know how to ask questions
school and other places that matter to me. Grades respectfully and listen carefully and non-judgmentally.
I know about the actions of people and groups I know some ways to interfere if someone is being
who have worked throughout history to bring hurtful or unfair, and will do my part to show respect
more justice and fairness to the world. even if I disagree with someones words or behavior.
JUSTICE ACTION
Adapted from Perspectives for a Diverse America by Teaching Tolerance