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March 3, 2011

After the Screaming Stops

Shrinking there on the stool in the science classroom, I just want to gather my ungraded quizzes and my dignity and flee to freedom. But, I don’t. I sit there, paralyzed by the assault. “We are not your enemies,” I finally counter. “We are not Blake’s enemies.”

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November 18, 2011

Finding the Civil Rights Movement in Oregon

As a middle school student, I was perplexed by a quote by George Santayana that my history teacher posted on the wall. It read, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” As a budding history teacher, it continued to puzzle me.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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October 17, 2016

Life After Diversity Training

When the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights mandated diversity trainings for this school district, everyone pulled together to make some serious changes for the better.

Topic

Bullying & Bias Rights & Activism

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February 26, 2015

What Is Your American Flag?

Two drastically different images of the American flag have appeared in popular culture. What might they reveal about the state of race relations in the United States?

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Issue 51, Fall 2015

You Spoke, We Listened

The Spring and Summer issues of Teaching Tolerance sparked tremendous response—from a critique of our latest cover story to praise for the art that enlivens our pages.

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Informational

The First Americans

The Grand Council Fire of American Indians wrote this letter in response to the Chicago mayor's 1927 campaign against the use of British textbooks in public schools. The letter condemns the misrepresentation of Native American history in schools.

The Grand Council Fire of American Indians

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

July 3, 2014

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Literature

i will be chosen

i will be chosen is an anthem for all middle schoolers who knows what it feels like to be left out. Now, they’ll know what it feels like to be included and to win, in more ways than one.

ramesh kathanadhi

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Bullying & Bias

July 9, 2014

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What is a Family?

This lesson provides a framework that will help students talk about their own and others’ families in safe, caring ways.

Grade Level

K-2 3-5

Subject

SEL

Arts

July 10, 2017

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Introduction to the Teacher’s Guide

Teaching 'The New Jim Crow' Introduction to the Teacher's Guide In many ways, this is a dream come true. I have long hoped that a set of materials would be created that would support high school teachers who want to

July 6, 2017

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Curriculum and Instruction

The topics and strategies in this section provide tools to help educators build students’ understanding of justice and develop skills to take action and participate in a diverse democracy.

May 23, 2023

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