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Advice From the Experts
TT answers your tough questions. This time, we discuss “colorism” and helping schools in crisis.
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Self-Care in the Movement
Being healthy and nurturing ourselves enable giving that stems from general well-being and overflow.
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School as Sanctuary
Immigrant and refugee students and families are under threat. Many schools have joined a movement to protect them.
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Toolkit for “Bring It Home”
Interested in making your school safer for LGBT students? There are many ways to do this, ranging from small instructional changes to major organizational undertakings. The following tips are organized by level of action
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Addressing Anti-immigrant Myths and Rhetoric
This week students witnessed troops being deployed to the southern border in response to migrants seeking asylum. They also heard anti-immigrant rhetoric and threats to the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment. This edition of The Moment offers resources you can use to dispel myths, humanize immigrant experiences and make your support for all students heard.
- Ten Myths About Immigration
- This Is Not a Drill
- Julia Moves to the United States
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Anti-Immigrant
Animus toward people perceived to be immigrants led to a significant amount of harassment in schools; about 18 percent of the incidents that educators reported were directed toward people seen as “foreign.” This category
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Dealing with depression -- through faith and acupuncture
“Esperanza is an undocumented Mexican immigrant in Compton, California. She suffers from fears and anxieties caused by her four previous deportations and her high-stress role as her family’s caregiver. Esperanza doesn’t see depression as a health problem. When she shares her struggles with a local priest, she discovers a network of support that ranges from her compadres to a free clinic.”
June 26, 2019
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Bullying: Guidelines for Teachers
This piece accompanies Bullying Basics. Some anti-bullying policies actually do more harm than good. Educators can use these tips to intervene appropriately when bullying occurs.
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Toolkit for "Teaching at the Intersections"
This toolkit for “Teaching at the Intersections” provides anti-bias essential questions and readings from Perspectives for a Diverse America that can be used to build student understanding of intersectionality in grades K-12.