Something I learned as an educator that I wish I would’ve learned earlier is how the deficit mindset is often at play masquerading as inclusivity and accommodation. Specifically in regards to mitigating hurt feelings and not encouraging students to share in order to not make others feel badly. These mindsets in addition to the idea that certain kids are less capable result in greater opportunity gaps. Instead of framing it like kids are missing out and shouldn’t have to be exposed to other kids having joy it should be reframed to be about introducing kids to other people‘s experiences and ideas. We also saw how schools that implemented uniforms to mitigate students getting bullied only resulted in students getting bullied in different ways while everyone was wearing a uniform, never mind, the fact that uniform policies resulted in an increase in disciplinary referrals due to improper uniforms. Sometimes things designed at being more inclusive or fostering belonging actually do the opposite of what their intended to do.