Thread by @triciaebarvia

"Expanding the canon isn’t only abt creating a culture in schools where SOC see people who look like them represented... but also de-centering whiteness so that all Ss have expanded perceptions of the intellectual legacies of POC" #DisruptTexts longviewoneducation.org/beyond-champio… @doxtdatorb

We "need to talk about how systemic racism and intergenerational poverty – not lack of passions – force too many people to ‘keep getting by’. Mindset doesn’t beat structure." Such an excellent pt, @doxtdatorb. /1

In one of my classes, we study commencement speeches. One of the most popular among Ss is Job's "Do What You Love" address. Message really resonates, I think, bc Ss feel pressured into following a specific "mold" (esp. as high achievers) /2 #aplangchat news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/job…

Then I share w/them this criticism the DWYL mindset:

“Who, exactly, benefits from making work feel like nonwork?”

"In masking the very exploitative mechanisms of labor that it fuels, DWYL is, in fact, the most perfect ideological tool of capitalism." /3

slate.com/articles/techn…

it's always been interesting to me that when we problematize the DWYL mindset through the lens of economic equity and justice, they are very resistant to the criticism, even many Ss who sympathize and believe in advocating on other social justice issues. /4

I suspect that some Ss don't like seeing the potential negatives of the DWYL mindset bc it challenges their sense of a "passion first" career choice. Teen years are positioned as "finding yourself." But the DWYL mindset is a privilege & privilege is hard for many to recognize. /5