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Critical Thinking Skills and Academic Achievement

Willis Hawley's review of research on the effects of racial and ethnic school diversity on critical thinking skills and academic achievement.

Professional Development Topic

Instruction

May 4, 2011

article

July 7, 2009

Brown v. Board: What It Means Today

Examine the impact of Brown v. Board and the state of school segregation today using interviews with 14 Americans from Teaching Tolerance magazine.

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Informational

Prison Writings

When Leonard Peltier thinks of the massacre at Wounded Knee, he hears the screams of women and children. Although the vehicle for killing has changed, Peltier explains how American Indians are still being killed off in the modern day.

Leonard Peltier

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Religion Class Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

Geography

July 2, 2014

article

Issue 17, Spring 2000

Believe and Let Believe

The editor of Teaching Tolerance writes on critics' objections to the magazine's treatment of gay and lesbian issues

article

October 14, 2011

Challenging Stereotypes in 'Peter Pan'

I was putting my 6-year-old son to bed recently when he excitedly announced that he was going to be in the school play. “Peter Pan,” he said.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Issue 49, Spring 2015

What We're Reading

Teaching Tolerance staff review the latest in culturally aware literature and resources, offering the best picks for professional development and teachers of all grades.

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Literature

The Fog Machine

This excerpt focuses on the lives of African American students during Freedom Summer. After reading Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream” speech in class in 1963, students in main character C.J.'s school are asked to share their dreams at an assembly.

Susan Follett

Grade Level

6-8

Topic

Civil Rights Movement

Subject

Civics

History

June 9, 2015

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Issue 56, Summer 2017