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Appreciation and Appropriation Outside the Classroom
By distinguishing between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation, teachers can help students better understand cultural enrichment spaces.
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Teachers Against Child Detention Book and Letter Drive
Estimated Time One week Why? Sharing a book they love helps students develop empathy. Articulating why the book is meaningful to them challenges students to communicate their thoughts and feelings in writing
February 6, 2019
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Northwest Community Organization pamphlet, 12th Street Detroit
In response to the 1967 Detroit Race Riots (which took place during the “Long, hot summer of 1967”) the Northwest Community Organization worked to address some of the underlying issues that persisted in urban areas, like residential segregation.
July 18, 2022
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Standing Up Against Discrimination
People sometimes look the other way when they see an act of discrimination because they do not know how to stop it. This lesson provides students with real-world examples to help them identify peaceful ways to respond.
July 10, 2017
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Section II: Classroom Culture
Best Practices for Serving English Language Learners and Their Families
July 5, 2017
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July 26, 2017
Personal Stories
This online sidebar accompanies the Teaching Tolerance article " Possession Obsession." Anna Sanchez (not her real name), 19, wishes her school had taught that control can signal abuse rather than love. At age 13, she
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Speaking Up Without Tearing Down
A veteran human rights educator explains the value of teaching students to call each other in rather than out.
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For These New York City Fourth Graders, a Project on Immigration Hits Home
To study immigration with her fourth-grade students, half of whom are from immigrant families, this teacher decided on a class project that went far beyond Ellis Island.
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The Privacy Paradox
This lesson teaches students to understand the impact of online actions on their personal privacy.
September 26, 2017
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A Message From Our Director
LFJ Director Jalaya Liles Dunn insists, “How we respond to this urgent moment will determine how we shape the meaning of justice.”