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[https://doi.org/10.4148/](https://doi.org/10.4148/)[ ](https://doi.org/10.4148/)0146-9282.2177  \nThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Educational Considerations by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, [please contact](please contact cads@k-state.edu)[ cads@k-state.edu](please contact cads@k-state.edu).  \nLasater: Judgement Doesn't Heal the Hurting  \nJudgment Doesn’t Heal the Hurting  \nKara Lasater  \nIntroduction  \nThroughout my career, I have had the opportunity to work with many students and families who  \nexperienced various forms of trauma. I have worked with families who experienced trauma  \nrelated to the loss of a loved one, persistent food and housing insecurity, and multi-generational  \ndrug and alcohol addictions. I have worked with children who were traumatized by chronic  \nharassment and discrimination, exposure to domestic violence, and tumultuous parental divorces.  \nWhile I learned many valuable lessons as a result of working with these children and families,  \nthe most important lesson I learned was that judging families serves no productive purpose – it  \nonly further alienates, further shames, and further traumatizes. As educators, adopting non  \njudgmental views of students and families is critical in the development of safe, socially just  \nschools (Missouri Department of Social Services Children’s Division and The Full Frame  \nInitiative 2016; Theoharis 2009), yet sometimes our lack of self-awareness and problematic  \nideological positions lead us to judge. For example, many educators adopt deficit ideological  \nviews of families–a perspective that leads educators to stereotype marginalized families and  \nattribute educational disparities to families’ perceived deficiencies (Gorski 2008; Gorski 2016) .  \nNot only does deficit ideology serve to further marginalize the most marginalized families (e.g.,  \npoor, minority families), it also creates social, psychological, and cultural conditions in which  \npassing judgment is both acceptable and justifiable (Gorski 2012; Patterson, Hale, and Stessman  \n2007) .  \nIn all honesty, reaching this understanding took time, and I made many mistakes along the way.  \nI made assumptions about families without really understanding their personal histories or the  \nsociopolitical contexts in which they lived. I heard their stories without really listening. I  \nwatched other professionals treat them unjustly without ever saying a word. This essay describes my personal journey with families and the ideological shift I experienced as I became more self  \naware and attentive to others’ stories. I tell my story, and with it the stories of others, in hopes  \nthat teachers, school leaders, and all school personnel will learn from my experiences and  \nchallenge themselves to engage in critical self-reflection, to bear witness to the stories of  \nchildren and families who have experienced trauma, and to move beyond judgment.  \n“Righteous” Judgment is Still Judgment  \nI first started working with children and families when I was 23 years old. At the time, I was a  \ngraduate student completing my counseling internship within two community-based men","cbCaiq2tccNQrZD6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiq2tccNQrZD6","pdf",367572,"English","# Introduction\n## “Righteous” Judgment is Still Judgment\n# Throughout My Career\n## Trauma Experiences\n## Deficit Ideological Views\n# Personal Journey and Ideological Shift\n## Listening and Mistakes\n## Critical Self-Reflection\n# Internship Experiences\n## Foster Care Agency\n## Truancy Diversion Program","[{\"question\":\"Why does judging families serve no productive purpose in education, according to the essay?\",\"answer\":\"The essay states that judging further alienates, shames, and traumatizes families. 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