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Empathy: The Antidote to Bullying
If we look into the heart of bullying, what we often find are deficits of emotional control and empathy. Teaching mindfulness can help.
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Trivia and Civil Rights History
An after-school teacher uses trivia to get her elementary students thinking about the world around them—including civil rights history.
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Making “A Place in the Middle” in Every Classroom
Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Dean Hamer shares how his documentary A Place in the Middle, co-directed with Joe Wilson, can help students see the value of inclusion, the power of cultural heritage and their ability to create a more positive school climate.
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What Would You Do?
The TT audience weighed in on a school dilemma ripped from the headlines: ‘Students petition to display Confederate flag at school, turn in 300 signatures.’
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Ain’t I a Woman?
Sojourner Truth delivered this speech at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Born into slavery, Truth is widely known for her abolition and women’s rights work. Two versions of this speech are included.
July 2, 2014
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Against the Current
Native American activists use civil disobedience and consensus-building to resolve an old dispute over natural resources.
August 7, 2017
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The House on Lemon Street
In 1916, one family battled against the unjust laws aimed at immigrants of Japanese ancestry. In doing so, they lent their own voices to the growing chorus of Asian Americans insisting: "We belong here."
July 13, 2018
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Recovering and Teaching Local History
Local history has a profound effect on our communities. It’s up to educators to learn and teach students about the hard history in their own backyards.
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