In this episode, I give alternative interpretations of why students may seem "out of it" in our classrooms.  I talk about how a student's lack of engagement may be the result of going through high stress/traumatizing events.  Therefore, we need to be kind to our students by acknowledging their realities and letting them know that they are always welcome in our classrooms.  This will have a student-equity effect if we acknowledge that we interpret different bodies differently, e.g. male/female/nonbinary, race/ethnicity, etc., and so we must purposefully reteach ourselves how to treat students with the respect and compassion they deserve.