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Making Homelessness More Than a Stereotype
My middle school students had started to use words like “bum,” “creeper,” and “hobo” to describe people who are homeless in our city. To my eighth-graders, it was comic relief.
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Leading Conversations After the Insurrection in Washington D.C.
In the coming days and weeks, we hope you'll offer students important context for the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol—and we'll keep sharing resources to help you do so. But we know you're likely already talking with students about what happened. We hope these resources help.
- Leading Conversations After Crisis
- Let's Talk!
- To Sustain the Tough Conversations, Active Listening Must Be the Norm
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Honor Black, Indigenous and People of Color Mental Health Month
It’s essential to reduce the stigma associated with mental health and to affirm practices for wellness—especially during Black, Indigenous and People of Color Mental Health Month. These LFJ resources remind us of the ongoing impact of racism and bias and provide recommendations to support adults in helping young people during these polarizing times.
- Self-Care in the Movement
- Black Minds Matter
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Getting Clear of the ‘They’ Rhetoric
After reading a Teaching Tolerance Facebook post asking how we would be marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, I started to think about how I would address this in my classroom. My new group of sixth-graders will be 10 and 11 years old. What they know about these events will not be from their memories but from what they have learned from their parents and teachers. And given the proximity of our school district to New York City, it is quite possible that I will have students who lost a family member on that day. However I decide to approach it in the classroom, it isn’t going to be easy.
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What We're Watching
Dim the lights and get ready to learn with these TT-approved films!
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The Global Climate Strike and Student Action
Young people have always fought to create a future that is safer and more just—for themselves and for all of us. As students around the globe walk out this Friday to support environmental justice, we hope you’ll find ways to celebrate and support student action during the climate strike and beyond. Here’s how to start.
- The Youth-Led Global Climate Strike and Celebrating Student Action
- From Birmingham to Parkland: Celebrate the Power of Young Voices
- Permission to Walk Out: They Didn’t Ask, I Didn’t Give It
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Extremism
In this cartoon, Emad Hajjaj illustrates religious extremism and the role of interfaith relationships.
October 30, 2014
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Our New Magazine Issue: White Supremacy in Education
Our Spring 2021 issue is here! This issue introduces our new name, Learning for Justice, and dives deep into the ways that white supremacy manifests in U.S. schools—including in teacher preparation programs and distance learning. You’ll also learn the stories of educators and students who push back against white supremacy on their campuses and in their communities.
- Issue 66, Spring 2021
- “We Won’t Wear the Name”
- It Was Always About Control
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Discussing the History of Slavery With Children
The 1619 Project series airing on Hulu during Black History Month reminds us of the importance for parents and caregivers, along with teachers, to talk with children about slavery in age-appropriate ways. LFJ’s new article and our supplemental resources—podcasts and short videos—provide recommendations for conversations and user-friendly access to information about the history and legacy of slavery.
- Teaching Hard History: American Slavery |Key Concepts Videos
- Teaching Hard History Podcast Series
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Labor Matters
Draw on your students' prior knowledge to help them understand the importance of the labor movement.
July 6, 2009