“You can strive to make every conversation one that dismantles...systems of oppression. Every conversation can contribute to building a more just and equitable world, a world in which every person's full humanity is centered and seen, a world in which conversations are bridges to connection and healing.”
“Culture, it turns out, is the way that every brain makes sense of the world. That is why everyone, regardless of race or ethnicity, has a culture. Think of culture [schema] as software for the brain’s hardware. The brain uses cultural information to turn everyday happenings into meaningful events.
If we want to help dependent learners do more higher order thinking and problem solving, then we have to access their brain’s cognitive structures to deliver culturally responsive instruction.”
-Zaretta Hammond, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain