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Liz Kleinrock: How Can We Broach Hard Conversations With Kids, From Race To COVID-19?
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Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Teaching For Better Humans 2.0.
About Liz Kleinrock's TED Talk
When one of Liz Kleinrock's fourth grade students made a cringeworthy comment about race, rather than change the subject, she chose to turn the moment into a teachable one—and start a conversation.
We also check back with Kleinrock to hear her suggestions for talking to kids about COVID-19 and all the changes taking place around them.
About Liz Kleinrock
Liz Kleinrock is an anti-bias educator and consultant based in Los Angeles.
Kleinrock earned her M.Ed in 2013, completing her thesis on social and emotional learning based on research conducted with her students.
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She is also a published author with Teaching Tolerance, an organization that creates curricula for teachers. Her work has gained national recognition through a mini-documentary called Ms. Liz's Allies. She received Teaching Tolerance's 2018 Award for Excellence in Teaching and currently serves on the Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board.
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