JAMILA LYISCOTT
Rather than make assumptions about your students’ attitudes toward their own language practices, create critical, safe, and brave space to unpack what they already feel and know. If your racial, linguistic, or cultural identities differ from those of your students, be sure to regard this in how you plan and prepare for such space.
I like this quote. In my opinion it is not for STEM teachers, it is for all educators and everyone has a direct connection with the students.
As all public schools has diversity we need to be more open to all cultures. Science and math are not easy subjects to be learned and if we couldn’t build a good rapport with our students and learn who they are? Where did they come from? What do they like or do not? and the most important why they act this way; our mission will be harder.