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Ask Culture and Guess Culture

Ask Culture and Guess Culture

“In some families, you grow up with the expectation that it’s OK to ask for anything at all, but you gotta realize you might get no for an answer. This is Ask Culture.

In Guess Culture, you avoid putting a request into words unless you’re pretty sure the answer will be yes. Guess Culture depends on a tight net of shared expectations. A key skill is putting out delicate feelers. If you do this with enough subtlety, you won’t even have to make the request directly; you’ll get an offer. Even then, the offer may be genuine or pro forma; it takes yet more skill and delicacy to discern whether you should accept.”

Education and Race with Dr. Jackson

Education and Race with Dr. Jackson

Intervention counselor, Dr. Tishara Jackson shares how race impacts the education system, how to start (and have) race conversations, and how we can educate ourselves.

5 Apps to Ask Your Teen About

5 Apps to Ask Your Teen About

As adults, we need to help teenagers think critically about what they see online. Here are a few areas where you can ask questions and engage your teen in conversation!

The Accidental Ally

The Accidental Ally

It will take all of us to work towards better, anti-racist policies in discipline, justice, and mental health. We want to be allies, not bystanders.