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May 24, 2013

Helping Students Build a World Without Hate

An Anti-Defamation League video inspires this teacher to help his students imagine—and build—a world in which everyone thrives.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Immigration Bullying & Bias

March 7, 2013

Phone Calls Cross Boundaries

Despite language barriers and inadequate translation, teachers can find clarity and solutions by reaching out to students’ families.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Immigration

February 7, 2013

Galimoto Connects Students to the World

This teacher helps students find commonalities between their own complex lives and the experiences of children a world away.

Topic

Class Immigration

October 22, 2012

Have You Thanked a Parent Lately?

My third-hour class was a challenge. The students were young, the class was large, and most students just needed a required fine art credit. Not great art lovers, they spent their considerable energy doing everything but their art projects.

Topic

Immigration

October 12, 2012

Cesar Chavez Monument Means More for Students

As a child I asked my father whether there was someone like Martin Luther King Jr. who had fought for Latino rights. “Yes,” he said, and told me that his name was César Chávez. My father, a former farmworker who had toiled in the agricultural fields from childhood until adulthood, taught me about César Chávez, Dolores Huerta and the farmworker struggle.

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

July 10, 2012

Celebrating Leo and the Special Olympics

Every morning, Leo's smile brightens the cafeteria at my elementary school. He hobbles in, holding his teacher's hand. His eyes squint at the bright lights. He squirms at loud noises. And always, he smiles.

Topic

Ability Immigration

April 4, 2012

Dr. King’s Global Impact

When I teach lessons about Martin Luther King Jr., I always wonder exactly how students will connect with the events and themes. My adult students are refugees and immigrants from different cultural backgrounds. Some of them were cultural minorities in their countries. Others are experiencing racial discrimination for the first time in the United States.

Topic

Immigration Rights & Activism

January 13, 2012

Seeking the Warmth of the Union Suit

Last summer, my students were fascinated with union suits, the one-piece undergarment. We were getting ready to visit the Minnesota History Center, where a display featured a Minnesota-based company that got its start as a producer of union suits. We previewed the museum’s collection online. The students were quite taken with the red wool outfit with the “trapdoor” over the rear end.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Immigration

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