Liz Kleinrock

This week's revolutionary is Liz Kleinrock, an anti-bias and anti-racist (ABAR) educator. By day she's an elementary school teacher; outside of school hours she holds workshops for adults, is a TED speaker, and founded Teach and Transform.We discuss the challenges of unlearning racism, growing up isolated in your own community, and why teaching empathy should start young.Some Questions I Ask:What does being a teacher mean for you? (0:41)What are some obstacles to teaching ABAR to adults? (4:21)What can you tell us about being a trans-racial adoptee? (10:57)Did you feel equipped, as a child, to handle the conversations around racism that were thrust upon you? (15:07)How do you feel about the way the term “intersectional” is used today? (22:05)What is Teach and Transform? (29:24)What are some challenges around teaching consent? (35:01)In This Episode, You Will Learn:Why children are easier to teach than adults (3:03)How fear of failure perpetuates racism and white supremacy (6:15)About Liz’s experience growing up and experiencing everyday racism (12:55)The complicated nature of living at the intersection of being Korean and being Jewish (17:49)How being a teacher helped Liz learn to dismantle systems of oppression (26:45)About Liz’s upcoming book (33:42)Why building empathy has to start early (40:18)ResourcesTeach and TransformLiz's TED TalkFollow Liz on TwitterFollow Liz on InstagramFind books by your favorite R&R Lab guests—all in one place! Check out the Continuum Bookshop today, powered by Bookshop.Org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.