In your opinion, what is the impact of white privilege/fragility on education and how do we create conditions for sustained engagement in uncomfortable conversations about race and racism, without centering white needs for comfort? Further, explain, why are the created conditions relevant to educators.

Although research indicates that ideas about race are constructed as early as preschool, white adults often deny that racially
based privileges exist. When challenged, white people resort to the discourse of self-defense. In conversations about race,
and although no physical violence occurs, white people will characterize themselves as victimized or attacked. Claiming to be unfairly treated, they blame others from their discomfort. In that regard, white fragility is not fragile at all and can be a form of
bullying that allows white people to regain control and protect their position. -Robin De’Angelo

In your opinion, what is the impact of white privilege/fragility on education and how do we create conditions for sustained
engagement in uncomfortable conversations about race and racism, without centering white needs for comfort? Further,
explain, why are the created conditions relevant to educators.

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