Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Liz Kleinrock
- ISBN：0325118647
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Summary
Most educators want to cultivate an antibias and antiracist classroom and school community， but they often struggle with where and how to get started。 Liz helps us set ourselves up for success and prepare for the mistakes we'll make along the way。
Each chapter in Start Here， Start Now addresses many of the questions and challenges educators have about getting started， using a framework for tackling perceived barriers from a proactive stance。 Liz answers the questions with personal stories， sample lessons， anchor charts， resources， conversation starters， extensive teacher and activist accounts， and more。 We can break the habits that are holding us back from this work and be empowered to take the first step towards reimagining the possibilities of how antibias antiracist work can transform schools and the world at large。
We must remind ourselves that what is right is often not what is easy， and we must continue to dream。 Amidst the chaos， our path ahead is clear。 This is our chance to dream big and build something better。
Each chapter in Start Here， Start Now addresses many of the questions and challenges educators have about getting started， using a framework for tackling perceived barriers from a proactive stance。 Liz answers the questions with personal stories， sample lessons， anchor charts， resources， conversation starters， extensive teacher and activist accounts， and more。 We can break the habits that are holding us back from this work and be empowered to take the first step towards reimagining the possibilities of how antibias antiracist work can transform schools and the world at large。
We must remind ourselves that what is right is often not what is easy， and we must continue to dream。 Amidst the chaos， our path ahead is clear。 This is our chance to dream big and build something better。
Reviews
Lyndsay
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Practical suggestions for K to 6 educators to incorporate ABAR focus into their classrooms。 Full of examples and resources。
Rebecca Killen
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This was one of the most concise， easy to read books of its kind that I’ve ever read。 Each page was impactful。 I loved that at the end of every chairperson she adds resources。 I went on to follow more people on social media， check out more books and add some podcasts to my list。If you want to learn more about anti-racism in education， seriously， start here。
Jennifer
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“One of the most annoying representations of diversity is the image of people from different backgrounds standing in a circle holding hands。 Diversity and multiculturalism are far too often presented as ideals” rather than the realistic messiness of being different。 MLK had a dream; how will we help our children dream of something better than what’s on the screens in front of them？“Racism is the product of power and prejudice。。。with whiteness perched on the very top。” Yet “If educators solely re “One of the most annoying representations of diversity is the image of people from different backgrounds standing in a circle holding hands。 Diversity and multiculturalism are far too often presented as ideals” rather than the realistic messiness of being different。 MLK had a dream; how will we help our children dream of something better than what’s on the screens in front of them？“Racism is the product of power and prejudice。。。with whiteness perched on the very top。” Yet “If educators solely rely on diverse learning materials without modeling conversations and actively engaging with their students， we intellectualize the idea of diversity。” Racial literacy “means recognizing how your own race impacts your perspective and lived experience。” Like reading， we build a foundation of racial literacy by breaking down vocabulary， developing daily fluency， interacting with partners and small groups， asking comprehension questions to check for understanding， and applying what is learned to the world around us。 “Toxic environments are created when adults witness biased actions and words from children and fail to address them。。。We cannot fix problems we do not talk about。” Free speech is not consequence free speech; “in ‘safe’ spaces， you either hide what you want to say or hope that no one seeks to hold you accountable if you say something problematic” while “in ‘brave’ spaces， you say what you want and take responsibility for saying it。”Our district motto is “Always Learning， Always Growing。” “When we get to a place where we think we’ve learned all there is to know。。。we stop growing。” Rather than arguing to win， we teach our children to seek to understand。 Our purpose is not to change minds but to the possibility of a change in perspective。 。。。more
Cindy Gerwin
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My mind is swimming with possibilities！！！ "Who you are personally， is how you show up professionally。" - Sonja Cherry-Paul。 The goal of teaching for equity and inclusion is for ALL students to feel seen， heard， valued， and respected。 It encompasses so many research-based best practices in teaching。 When done correctly it has the power to transform communities/world。 When done incorrectly can cause harm， but making mistakes along the way is not a reason to stop （or outlaw） the work that needs to My mind is swimming with possibilities！！！ "Who you are personally， is how you show up professionally。" - Sonja Cherry-Paul。 The goal of teaching for equity and inclusion is for ALL students to feel seen， heard， valued， and respected。 It encompasses so many research-based best practices in teaching。 When done correctly it has the power to transform communities/world。 When done incorrectly can cause harm， but making mistakes along the way is not a reason to stop （or outlaw） the work that needs to be done to make our world a better place for everyone。 I am reminded of my friend Shana Frazin’s words， “being human is a cooperative act。”This book is FULL of SO many practical ideas to co-create a classroom environment that is grounded in humanity。 。。。more
Jen
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Highly recommend for educators！ This book is a great hands on resource; it gives practical steps to make ABAR a core part of your teaching。 Tips on including caregivers & administrators are also included。
Mary Thomas
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I am beyond thrilled that this book exists in the world！ Kleinrock’s thoughtfulness and care for all learners， caregivers and educators is fully apparent in every sentence。 The book is full of practical examples from her own teaching experience as well as quotes and examples from other educators。 Each chapter tackles a commonly expressed barrier to ABAR work in the classroom and details how to get started， take action and sustain the work。 I felt so many pieces of my own practice affirmed by thi I am beyond thrilled that this book exists in the world！ Kleinrock’s thoughtfulness and care for all learners， caregivers and educators is fully apparent in every sentence。 The book is full of practical examples from her own teaching experience as well as quotes and examples from other educators。 Each chapter tackles a commonly expressed barrier to ABAR work in the classroom and details how to get started， take action and sustain the work。 I felt so many pieces of my own practice affirmed by this book and am excited to return to it again and again as a resource。 I particularly loved the sentence starters/scripts she provides in chapter three “How Can I Hold Space for Difficult Conversations in My Class？”I listened to the audio， but will definitely be reading the print again。 Thank you so much， Liz for this essential contribution to foundational professional texts for teachers。 If you work with children in any capacity， buy this， read this， share this！！ 。。。more
Mark Danforth
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A recommended read for anyone who works or spends time with children， even parents！ Start Here， Start Now kicks off helping educators understand the concepts and importance of antibias and antiracist work before providing concrete strategies and actionable tools to help bring an ABAR lens to any academic subject。 This is a book I wish I'd read before becoming a teacher over a decade ago。 A recommended read for anyone who works or spends time with children， even parents！ Start Here， Start Now kicks off helping educators understand the concepts and importance of antibias and antiracist work before providing concrete strategies and actionable tools to help bring an ABAR lens to any academic subject。 This is a book I wish I'd read before becoming a teacher over a decade ago。 。。。more
Nawal Q Casiano
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Loved this for its directness without losing nuance or practicality。 Liz provides a plethora of ideas for how to begin anti racist anti bias work in education spaces without relying on bandaid solutions and easy pitfalls。
Brittney
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I will be ordering my own print copy of this book ASAP。 There are so many great ideas with resources。。。 ACTUAL RESOURCES to use。 The book is well organized and addresses many things to think about as an educator。 The book is great for both first year and veteran teachers and is for all grades levels K-12！ The content in this book can easily be implement in any subject that you teach。 I will definitely be using this book next school year and diving deeper into it。 My favorite thing about the book I will be ordering my own print copy of this book ASAP。 There are so many great ideas with resources。。。 ACTUAL RESOURCES to use。 The book is well organized and addresses many things to think about as an educator。 The book is great for both first year and veteran teachers and is for all grades levels K-12！ The content in this book can easily be implement in any subject that you teach。 I will definitely be using this book next school year and diving deeper into it。 My favorite thing about the book is the number of great resources that can be easily implemented！ 。。。more
Toni Rose Deanon
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Great takeaways to implement right away。 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Katy
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Great resources and strategies to implement into classrooms。 Would recommend for teachers- but especially elementary teachers。
Alex
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This is such a fantastic resource I wish I had when I started teaching。 Liz put together a book that is packed full of resources but is also nuanced and embraces the complexity。 One of the things I loved the most about it was how Liz shared some of her own missteps and growth as an educator， which creates such a loving invitation for readers to be accountable for their own growth。 The text is clear and accessible， with so many resources for further reading。 Definitely recommended for new and sea This is such a fantastic resource I wish I had when I started teaching。 Liz put together a book that is packed full of resources but is also nuanced and embraces the complexity。 One of the things I loved the most about it was how Liz shared some of her own missteps and growth as an educator， which creates such a loving invitation for readers to be accountable for their own growth。 The text is clear and accessible， with so many resources for further reading。 Definitely recommended for new and seasoned teachers alike。 。。。more
Lisa Penninga
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I LOVED this book。 Each chapter not only offers teaching ideas and solutions to problems all educators are facing in the classroom， but she alsoOffers additional resources within each focal area。 I learned a lot and took three pages of notes。 Highly recommend to all teachers since the ideas could be applied k-12！ “The purpose of this work in schools is for our young people to recognize that people are multi-faceted， everyone has an identity， and everyone’s identity matters。”“Embrace the beauty a I LOVED this book。 Each chapter not only offers teaching ideas and solutions to problems all educators are facing in the classroom， but she alsoOffers additional resources within each focal area。 I learned a lot and took three pages of notes。 Highly recommend to all teachers since the ideas could be applied k-12！ “The purpose of this work in schools is for our young people to recognize that people are multi-faceted， everyone has an identity， and everyone’s identity matters。”“Embrace the beauty and messiness of diversity。”“Relationships are at the root of all ABAR work。” 。。。more
Elizabeth Konneker
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So many fantastic ideas contained in these pages！ I loved how every chapter delivered on its promise of giving actionable advice that any educator could use in their own classrooms pretty much as soon as they would like。 I found this book to be immensely informative and useful in any conversation with children even outside of the classroom。 It can be tough to know how to start ABAR work with young learners in appropriate and thoughtful ways， but this is a great place to start。
Brandon Westlake
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