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Investigating Dominant Culture Without Replicating Dominant Culture: An Attempt

Dominant culture as field of inquiry offers several possible entry points for individuals and groups to consider.

9 min readJul 9, 2022

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The Professional Development We Deserve

How do we as educators get the professional learning experiences we deserve on a consistent basis?

7 min readJun 29, 2022

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Who We Are, Where We Sit and Why It Matters

It sounds radical but we may not all have the same assignment when it comes to building more equitable structures and communities.

7 min readAug 2, 2021

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“One Step In, One Step Removed”: An Ode To Status Literacy

Status both confirms and complicates the experience of being dominant culture adjacent.

8 min readApr 22, 2021

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Sherri Spelic

Brandon Taylor’s ‘Real Life’ and Contemplating Black Male Interiority

I’ve just finished reading Brandon Taylor’s debut novel, Real Life, and now I’m thinking about … Black male interiority.

8 min readOct 22, 2020

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Identity, Education and Power

When History Won’t Quit

I’m annoyed, restless and irritable. Why? Because it’s history. Again. Fricking history banging on my door again, yelling “You awake?”

7 min readJun 21, 2020

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When History Won’t Quit

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Sherri Spelic

Smooshed: Labor, Boundaries and Roles Under COVID-19

In light of recent events, I did what many digital citizens would do: I wrote a thread on Twitter.

4 min readMar 20, 2020

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Smooshed: Labor, Boundaries and Roles Under COVID-19

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Sherri Spelic

Coming To Terms With ‘Winners Take All’

‘Winners Take All’ portrays the quandary of the very wealthy to “do good” without changing the status quo.

7 min readNov 10, 2019

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Coming To Terms With ‘Winners Take All’

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Sherri Spelic

Absurdities of Now, Visions of “Better”

Encountering truths and figuring out where to go next.

8 min readAug 29, 2019

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Absurdities of Now, Visions of “Better”

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Sherri Spelic
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Identity, Education and Power

Wishing Good Will and Good Writing Were Enough

When white American authors use “we”, are people of color also invited?

5 min readJun 10, 2019

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Wishing Good Will and Good Writing Were Enough

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Sherri Spelic

Sherri Spelic

Leadership Coach, Educator, Workshop presenter & facilitator, avid reader & writer @ home on the edge of the alps. Publisher of "Identity, Education and Power"

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