Inspired by Frederick Douglass's call to action, ""it is not light that is needed, but fire"", Matthew Kay has spent his career learning how to lead students through difficult race conversations. He not only makes the case that high schools are one of the best places to have those conversations, but also offers a method for getting them right.

What should conversations about race look and sound like in the elementary classroom? How do we respond authentically and truthfully to children's questions about the world? And how can we build classroom communities that encourage these meaningful conversations about race? Matthew Kay and Jennifer Orr take on these questions and more in We're Gonna Keep On Talking: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Elementary Classroom. A companion work to Kay's Not Light, But Fire, this book focuses on the unique and powerful role discussions about race can play in the elementary...