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March 6, 2018

Broken and Healing: Normalizing Mental Health Issues in Our Classrooms

Young people stand in a circle holding hands

If we want our students to feel safe and accepting of their own mental health issues, can we model that by being open ourselves?

Topic

Ability Bullying & Bias

March 5, 2018

When Trivia Isn’t Trivial

map showing the territory of the Wampanoag

One teacher explains how she turned “Thanksgiving Trivia” into an opportunity to share under-taught history with her colleagues as well as her students, regardless of the time of year.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

February 26, 2018

Discussing "The Mental Health Issue" After Parkland

Male African-American Teacher Instructing Students | Teaching Tolerance

When talking with students about mass shootings, you can't avoid addressing mental health. This TT staffer offers recommendations for ways you can talk about mental health with your students—without adding to the stigma already in place.

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Ability Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

February 14, 2018

Teaching Consent Doesn't Have to Be Hard

What if teaching consent to middle school students was so easy and uncontroversial that every school did it? The good people at Power Up, Speak Out! believe that's possible.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

February 7, 2018

Hate at School: January 2018

In a black and white photograph, a young girl wearing a head covering looks pensively off camera

Last month, we tracked 64 school-based episodes of hate in 32 states—the most since October.

Topic

Religion Bullying & Bias

January 30, 2018

Florida’s “Hope Scholarship” Passes the Buck on Stopping Bullying

On January 22, a senate panel in Florida approved a bill that would offer vouchers to targets of bullying so they can transfer to a private school. No matter the bill’s intentions, it harms rather than helps children.

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Bullying & Bias

January 8, 2018

Hate at School: December 2017

teenager wearing coat with snow in black and white

Last month, we tracked 37 school-based episodes of hate in 21 states.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

January 4, 2018

Toxic Masculinity Is Bad for Everyone: Why Teachers Must Disrupt Gender Norms Every Day

While we as a society work together for solutions to end mass violence, we educators need to rethink how we teach masculinity through our deeds and actions.

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Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

December 21, 2017

Say No to “Boys Will Be Boys”

huddle of boys with girl in foreground feeling left out

How can we disrupt toxic masculinity in our boys as they come of age? Let’s start by eliminating some phrases from our homes and classrooms.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

December 18, 2017

One Student’s Journey From Anger to Acceptance

Sometimes student growth happens in ways we can’t anticipate or plan.

Topic

Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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