Chapter 2 explores the challenges many teachers face when addressing issues of race and racism in the classroom. Nieto and Bode (2018) note that in the U.S., children are often taught early to avoid talking about race—an attitude known as “colorblindness” or “color muteness.” According to the authors, “in the United States, colorblindness and color muteness begin in early childhood, when children are admonished not […]






