How to Start Talking About Race in the Early Elementary Classroom

Experts agree that while children shouldn’t be exposed to graphic or otherwise inappropriate information, parents and teachers should discuss race and racism openly and early. That’s because beginning in preschool, research shows, kids begin sorting people by race. By age 6, “children can be conscious of social stereotypes,” and “naturally attribute positive traits to their own ethnic or racial groups,” Taylor writes.
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