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Discrimination in Banned Books

The last week of September is Banned Books Week. Many teachers use the event to talk about free speech with their students. I also use it to begin a conversation about discrimination.

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Rights & Activism

August 24, 2009

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Issue 62, Summer 2019

The Subscribed Classroom: Using Podcasts to Teach About Social Justice

Illustration of an open book where one of the pages is set up in the style of a podcast episode player.

More and more educators are turning to podcasts to bring new ideas, arguments and voices into their classrooms.

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July 6, 2022

Don’t Stop Talking About Gun Violence

A child's feet with sneakers on them stand in front of words that include protect, students, mass shooting, cries, brutality, activism, walkout and more etched in chalk on the ground.

We must push for more restrictive gun laws to change the cycle of mass shootings, collective outrage and minimal action.

Topic

Rights & Activism

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Informational

The Silencing of Mary Dyer

In this chapter, Carnes details oppression experienced by the early New England colonists. In particular, he chronicles Mary Dyer’s path from a once uncomfortably conforming Puritan to an outspoken Quaker unshaken by threats, banishment and even death.

Jim Carnes

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

History

January 23, 2017

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Informational

Why I’m A Racist

A white man writes about his journey to understanding his racial privilege and the “benefit of the doubt” that life has afforded him.

Jeff Cook

Grade Level

9-12

Subject

Social Studies

December 5, 2017

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February 22, 2019

What We’re Reading This Week: February 22, 2019

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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March 4, 2019

It's Time to Talk About Dr. Seuss

Theodore Seuss Geisel, also known as Dr. Seuss, holding a copy of his book 'The Cat in the Hat'

In light of a new study revealing stereotyped characters across Dr. Seuss’s children’s books, published just before Read Across America Day, how can educators engage older students in a critical discussion of this canonical author?

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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October 26, 2018

What We’re Reading This Week: October 26, 2018

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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July 12, 2019

What We’re Reading This Week: July 12, 2019

A weekly sampling of articles, blogs and reports relevant to TT educators.

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Anti-Muslim

Anti-Muslim incidents numbered the fewest among the five categories reported by educators (6 percent) and those reported in the news. Altogether, we identified more than 200 anti-Muslim hate and bias incidents. The vast

May 1, 2019

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