Trigger warning: This post contains thoughts on racism and the Black Lives Matter movement that are still forming. Please read and feel free to share your comments, along with links to other sources/leaders/ideas. Please also be kind. No matter how long I teach, I will always be amazed at the things students feel comfortable sharing with me. Even first-time students will confide things perhaps better saved for a priest or lawyer. Incontinence, IBS, marital woes—nothing seems to be off limits. Nor should anything be off limits. As a teacher, my first responsibility is to create a safe space for students […]