I am interested in any system dynamics models and/or academic papers on systemic racism.
Please share your resources!
Thank you!

Jon

On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 8:15 PM CLE K-12 ST/SD Discussion <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote:
Students need to understand feedback dynamics now, more than ever! - xxxxxx@ccmodelingsystems.com (04 May 2020 17:22 EDT)
Students need to understand feedback dynamics now, more than ever! by xxxxxx@ccmodelingsystems.com (04 May 2020 17:22 EDT)
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    We Can Make the World a Better Place
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    Dear Colleagues
    I hope this email finds you all well, safe and healthy.

    I encourage you to take this unfortunate Covid-19 health crisis to think seriously about the need to move our educational system to a higher level, one where we teach our students those skills that help them understand the importance of the interconnectedness of the natural world, economic world, political world, and our social world, so we can arm them with the power to understand and change their futures by making more informed decisions.

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