Posts by Jessica Spillers
Manchester is my home. I love this city, and I’m here to stay. We’ve had great economic success the past couple of years, but if we don’t balance it out by strengthening our social and physical infrastructure, it will all be for naught.
Outrage has been sparked in Manchester by a classroom activity conducted in concert with a lesson on the Holocaust. The activity, “The Wheel of Power and Privilege,” is meant to be a self-reflection on your own inherent power and privilege. People have suggested it’s wrong for students to feel “uncomfortable” in their classroom while discussing these things that are largely outside of their own control (race, religion, ability, etc.).
The following is a letter to the editor from Ward 8 BOSC Member Jessica Spilllers