10 Things Every Adult Should Do After The Trayvon Martin Tragedy
- Jose Vilson wrote in Education, Race and Students

Although I’ve written about the Trayvon Martin case extensively (see here, here, and here) by no means do I consider myself the sole expert on boys of color. I teach them, and I used to be one before I became a man of color. Yet, the things I knew as a former boy of color haven’t changed much. We need change.

In the wake of the Trayvon Martin case, here are some things anyone (specifically adults) can do to help our students do better both academically and socio-emotionally:

1. Value them.
2. Listen to them.
3. Show them other ways, but don’t force them.

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