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Hate at School: A Back-to-School Look at the Past Year
“Back to school” shouldn’t mean “back to hate.” Here’s a look at the hate incidents we reported last school year—and steps for making this year better.
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Is Your Collection Complete? What The Little Mermaid Can Teach Us About Class Libraries & Curricula
As fans celebrate the announcement that the newest live-action Disney film will feature a black actor in the lead role, we are yet again reminded of the importance of representation. This summer, we hope you’ll reflect on your own practice and check out these resources to ensure all students are reflected in your classroom and curriculum.
- Picture Imperfect
- Window or Mirror?
- Discovering My Identity
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Solidarity as Social and Emotional Safety
This model of social and emotional learning emphasizes mutual aid, restorative justice and safety by design.
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“Holden Caulfield is a typical teenager”?
When this teacher’s classroom of white students identified The Catcher in the Rye protagonist Holden Caulfield as a “typical teenager,” she knew she needed to broaden their idea of what “typical” teenage problems look like.
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What We're Reading
Learning for Justice loves to read! Check out a few of our favorite books for diverse readers and educators.
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What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!
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Hold the Wind
This spiritual illustrates the relationship between Christian allusions and imagery with the desire for freedom from enslavement.
January 5, 2018
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Letter to Ziba B. Oakes, February 1, 1855
King writes to inquire about the availability and price of certain categories of enslaved persons in Charleston, South Carolina. King also makes some general comments about the state of the economy in Milledgeville.
January 6, 2018
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Our Fall Magazine Is Here!
In this issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine, learn more about the under-reported crisis of suicide among black children, the ways anti-LGBTQ organizations are targeting schools and so much more. And check out our poster featuring the advice Toni Morrison shared with her students: “If you are free, you need to free somebody else.”
- Toni Morrison
- Black Minds Matter
- They Didn’t Back Down
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Teaching in the Wake of Police Violence
Yesterday, the police officer who shot Atatiana Jefferson inside her home during a wellness check was charged with murder. But the grief and righteous anger at her killing continue today. How will you talk with your students about injustice, police violence and the fact that black lives matter? Here are a few places to begin.
- Don't Say Nothing
- Discussing Race, Racism and Police Violence
- Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters | Part I