The Nueva School's Innovative Learning Conference

Citizen-activist Eric Liu encourages us all to become power literate in order to effect change. He posits that “the deepest truth is that we the people are not merely the passive receptacles or objects of power. We are the very source of power...We generate it. We give it.” Inspired by this, we developed a new framework for approaching issues of privilege and positionality after experiencing resistance from students about discussing privilege. Instead of focusing on privilege and who has it, we’ve asked students to map their relationship and access to power and consider their responsibility to use that power for the greater good. Join us to learn more about implementing a similar framework, resulting in increased participation and fluency in conversations about equity and justice.