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The Unaffiliated Unite
Secular students are forming clubs for mutual support—they’ll need teacher-allies.
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What Do I Say to Students About Immigration Orders?
Educators are fielding questions from students about recently issued executive orders on immigration, refugee resettlement and a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Here are some suggestions for how to best answer students.
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James Baldwin vs. William F. Buckley Debate at Cambridge 1965
In 1965, James Baldwin and William F. Buckley debated the American Dream’s effect on the America Negro. The debate took place at Cambridge University, and the spectating student body proclaimed Baldwin the winner by a landslide—164 to 44.
February 21, 2019
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The True History of Voting Rights
In this lesson, students learn about the expansion and restriction of voting rights in the United States, examine court rulings, discuss voter disengagement, and explore a voting rights timeline. Students will also learn how to register to vote.
October 8, 2020
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Participating in Digital Communities
This lesson aims to help students learn to safely and respectfully participate in different kinds of digital communities.
September 25, 2017
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You Are the Product
In this lesson, students will explore the concept of “going viral” and how advertisers use social media to promote their products and identify potential customers.
October 3, 2017
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If Anger Were The Problem
A domestic violence counselor reflects on recent assaults in our schools.
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Your Students Love Social Media ... and So Can You
Want to engage students? Meet them on society’s newest public square.
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Thinking With Hannah Arendt About Responsibility
What makes 20th-century political theorist Hannah Arendt’s analysis so relevant to our times, and what might educators gain from studying her works?
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Foreign Language Study Can Benefit Students With Autism
Parlez-vous français? This educator reflects on what students on the autism spectrum, including her own daughter, can gain from foreign language study.