How can disadvantaged students succeed in school? For sociologist Anindya Kundu, grit and stick-to-itiveness aren’t enough; students also need to develop their agency, or their capacity to overcome obstacles and navigate the system. He shares hopeful stories of students who have defied expectations in the face of personal, social and institutional challenges.” – TED Talks, www.ted.com/talks/

“How does bias distort our thinking, our listening, our beliefs… and even our search results? How can we fight it? This hour, TED speakers explore ideas about the unconscious biases that shape us.” – TED Talks, www.npr.org

The article “Why White School Districts Have So Much More Money,” from the NPR, discusses the financial differences between white school districts and more diverse school districts and how these differences are affecting the students. 

“Host and producer John Biewen set out to take a different kind of look at race and ethnicity, by looking directly at the elephant in the room: white people, and whiteness. White supremacy was encoded in the DNA of the United States, and white people dominate American life and its institutions to this day, and yet whiteness too often remains invisible, unmarked, and unnamed. In embarking on this journey into whiteness, past and present, Biewen sought guidance from an array of leading scholars, and from professor, journalist, artist, and organizer Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika.” – Scene on Radio, http://www.sceneonradio.org

This webinar looks into what causes stress and distress in adolescents and how we can support our students during those times.

In this article, different kids give us their insight as to what a safe space means to them and how we can achieve that as volunteers and mentors.

TED Ed is an educational platform that explore the ideas of teachers and students from around the world.