Anger is often treated as something dangerous, especially when it comes from the margins. In this episode of Our Classroom, Roberto Germán reflects on anger not as a problem to eliminate, but as information worth listening to. Drawing connections between poetry, education, and the present moment, this conversation explores how anger is policed, silenced, and misunderstood, and how it can become a catalyst for care, accountability, and protection when we choose to engage it with intention.

Teach in Truth.

Lead with Courage.

Belong to a Community That Gets It.

If you’re looking for a space to continue reflecting, learning, and navigating uncertainty alongside other educators committed to equity, truth, and impact, you’re invited to explore My Classroom Gold.

No pressure—just an open door.

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When we label student behavior as “misbehavior,” whose norms are we actually using — and who gets left out of that definition? In this episode of Our Classroom, Lorena Germán joins to help us explore how behavior, SEL, race, and power intersect, and what becomes possible when educators move from managing behavior to understanding it through an antiracist lens.

Teach in Truth.

Lead with Courage.

Belong to a Community That Gets It.

If you’re looking for a space to continue reflecting, learning, and navigating uncertainty alongside other educators committed to equity, truth, and impact, you’re invited to explore My Classroom Gold.

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Recorded from Panama City on the day of arrival, this episode of Our Classroom is a quiet, journal-style reflection on what it means to teach while still orienting—emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

Host Roberto Germán explores the idea of arrival as both a physical and professional experience. Through travel, observation, and humility, he draws parallels between navigating a new place and navigating the uncertainty many educators are facing right now.

This episode isn’t about answers or strategies. It’s about permission—to slow down, to pay attention, and to remain human in the work.

• Teaching while still “arriving”

• Humility as a professional posture

• The pressure to perform certainty in unstable times

• Paying attention as a form of care

• Why slowing down can be an act of wisdom

• Community as a place to hold complexity

Teach in Truth.

Lead with Courage.

Belong to a Community That Gets It.

If you’re looking for a space to continue reflecting, learning, and navigating uncertainty alongside other educators committed to equity, truth, and impact, you’re invited to explore My Classroom Gold.

https://www.multiculturalclassroom.com/founding-member

No pressure—just an open door.

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