I suspect English teachers - specifically English Literature (if that’s a thing elsewhere, certainly was in England and Wales) - probably have read lived experiences and accounts of what has happened to marginalised people in the past. Being able to critically evaluate texts forces you to see different views of things - the ideal way to foster understanding of other positions even if you don’t agree with them.
Purely speculative post based on anecdotal evidence, but good on them.
I suspect English teachers - specifically English Literature (if that’s a thing elsewhere, certainly was in England and Wales) - probably have read lived experiences and accounts of what has happened to marginalised people in the past. Being able to critically evaluate texts forces you to see different views of things - the ideal way to foster understanding of other positions even if you don’t agree with them.
Purely speculative post based on anecdotal evidence, but good on them.