Rosalind's Classroom Conversations, September 2014 For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers A few days before I started sixth grade at a private school, I went with my mother to buy uniforms. While she beamed, I miserably pulled the green and white striped dress over my head. I clearly remember the looks from people when I wore that uniform in “public.” It felt like I had a sign above my head that said, “I’m rich and a snob.”
My mother, like many…