Implicit bias refers to attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions and decisions in an unconscious manner, according to the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, which publishes an annual Implicit Bias Review .
1. REFLECT to yourself or share with one other person: Do you feel you have an automatic preference for white children over black children in your classroom? 2. ACTIVITY: Take the implicit bias test: https://secure.understandingprejudice.org/iat/racframe.htm 3. DISCUSS: You may share your results and/or simply discuss the overall results posted at the end of the test.
How can we overcome our biases?
How can we begin to see all children simply as children no matter of their race, gender, or color?
Even if do have a bias, how can we work on making sure all of our decisions in the classroom are equitable for all?