Natalie Proulx outlines in her New York Times Article research related to teacher's racial identity and the impact on students. Geneva Gay's Video talks about the many different characteristics of identity and how these characteristics can be used as baselines for the creation of identity. Use your understanding of both the article and the video, to add to the discussion by selecting one of these prompts: Does the research presented in the article resonate with you? Do you feel like you learn more, perform better or are more interested in class when your teacher shares your race, gender or some other identity factor? Why or why not? Can you give an example? Have the majority of your teachers throughout your schooling shared your race, gender or another important aspect of your identity? How do you think this has affected your learning - if at all - and why? What are your thoughts (agreements or disagreements) on Dr. Gay's assertion about an individual's capacity to independently construct him or herself?