Author: Adrian Mack

Although some SEL programs directly or indirectly address D&I, many of these programs at best perpetuate identity blindness, and at worst rely on and reinforce the white supremacist idea of “grit” as an equalizer, rather than emphasizing that equity is an action that the privileged themselves must take. Centering “grit” and “resilience” in these programs underestimates, and consciously seeks to downplay, the lived experiences of being marginalized and oppressed, instead putting the onus on them to “fix” themselves.