My dad used to say that every person is a special case. And if you start to think in generalities about types of people then you're being very unfair to the individuals, and you're missing your opportunity to really know someone. So as soon as people start to split themselves into us and them, then it becomes easy to dismiss, or even to destroy, entire groups of people. Every single life matters. Every single story matters. Anything that derails us from that goal of understanding is politically dangerous. It's something that allows people to ultimately be dismissed,. In the worst case, like is happening now in our country, to be scapegoaded.
Stephen Haff is the founder of Still Waters in a Storm, a one-room school serving mostly Spanish-speaking immigrant children in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Previously, he taught English at a public school in Bushwick for nearly a decade, before leaving to recover from the effects of extreme psychological stress that led him to re-evaluate how he would return to serve kids as an educator and activist. In his new book, Kid Quixotes (https://amzn.to/34zxPit). Stephen shares a powerful story about the kids and an incredible 5-year project to translate and perform a modern version of Don Quixote. He earned his MFA in Theater Studies at Yale, and has made a living directing plays and writing essays for the Village Voice and other publications.
You can find Stephen Haff at: Website: http://www.stillwatersinastorm.org/
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