When Good Intentions Harm: Teaching, Whiteness, and the Scalable Power of the Model for Perpetual Growth and Progress

On Racial Harm, Pedagogical Responsibility, and the Framework That Can Transform Both

Author’s Note

Before entering this reflection, I want to offer a word of care. Like “The Mirror and the Mask,” the story that follows emerges from a classroom exchange. It is not shared to single out or shame an individual student. To do so would risk undermining the trust that makes teaching—and transformation—possible.

Instead, this account is offered a…