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“Boys Know What Girls Want”: Messages in Popular Music
Do boys know what girls want? You might think so if you believe everything you hear in pop songs.
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“You Guys”?
In a world where words matter, why is there little to no real critical conversation about the mixed-gendered use of “you guys”?
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‘Give Bigotry No Sanction’
Facing History and Ourselves offers lessons that illustrate the freedom our Founders envisioned.
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Creating A New Vision Of Islam In America
In this interview from National Public Radio, host Terry Gross speaks with Imam Rauf about his dream to build a place where Muslims and people of different refligions can go to learn from each other and coexist.
July 2, 2014
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‘Tis Always the Season
Somewhere around Thanksgiving, we’re bombarded with the commercial celebration of the holidays. Schools are no exception, and the hype is difficult to ignore. Is this a great time for our students to study the holidays celebrated throughout the globe?
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Issues of Poverty
“Issues of Poverty” is comprised of four lessons with two overarching goals. First, the lessons aim to help students understand that poverty is systemic, rooted in economics, politics and discrimination. Second, the lessons provide evidence to show that poverty, far from being random, disproportionately affects Americans who have traditionally experienced oppression—African Americans, Latinos, immigrants and children.
February 9, 2012
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Toolkit for "Extreme Prejudice"
Teaching about religious extremism can be challenging, but not teaching about it may sow seeds of intolerance. This toolkit for "Extreme Prejudice" is an activity that teaches students about religious diversity and that extremists—in any religion—represent a small minority of people.
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An American Roster: Presidents in My Class
In this fourth-grade teacher’s classroom, a long lineup of U.S. presidential faces is tacked on the wall. She reflects on how a new president will soon gaze down on her students.
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Provide Accurate Information— and Dispel Misinformation
This is less about a step in the crisis-recovery process and more about your overall management of the response to an incident.
August 27, 2012
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Our Groups of Friends
In this activity, students examine the diversity of their groups of friends.
January 21, 2012