Some points that came up:

Why are all the teachers women? Why are they all white? Why are they all dressed like that?

Does AI think diversity only matters for age? Or is this an often forgotten form of diversity? How are our communities represented in these images?

Why does the "average" preschool classroom differ so much from "Reggio-inspired" classrooms according to AI? Why does there seem to be some kind of hand gesture associated with gratitude only in the Reggio-inspired classroom image? What does the Reggio-inspired nature of the images have to do with the differing forms of diversity present in the image (hair texture, gender - possibly, hair color, skin color)?

We heard from a special guest, Janna Hockenjos, founder of Earth Friends. She told us a little about what drove her to create a curriculum for young children that centers connecting with the earth through science and environmentalism, and shared some examples of ways she's used it in schools. 

She tells us, "Let's take the doom and gloom out of it." "It's learning how to learn again."

Kirsten, inspired by Janna's work, reminds us of a quote by Jane Goodall: 

"Hope is often misunderstood. People tend to think it is passive, wishful thinking. But this is indeed the opposite of real hope, which requires action and engagement."