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I have five biracial grandchildren, ranging in age from 3 to 10. They are all very bright, healthy, wonderful,
and funny kids. They all have promising futures. However, they will experience some confusion and bewilderment ...because
they have a mixed race heritage.
My two 10 year-olds, a boy and a girl, will be going out into the world –
to sixth grade at their middle schools, a thousand miles apart.
Up to now, they have been cocooned within loving
families and small elementary schools, with the same friends from kindergarten to the fifth grade. This is the last year they
will spend there.
They have been in small classrooms with very caring teachers and principals who have been closely
involved with all students by name, with parents, and other caregivers.
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At middle school my grandchildren
will have new teachers, new classmates from all the elementary schools in their towns, as well as students in the upper grades.
Now, they may be perceived differently than in the past. They will face issues around “who am I?” and
“where do I fit?” based others perceptions in their new school environments and their broader communities.
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