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Domestic Tranquility
The editor of Teaching Tolerance reflects on the lessons of Sept. 11.
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Muslim Girls Design Their Own Culturally Appropriate Basketball Uniforms
This article details the experiences of members of a middle-school girls’ basketball team who were torn between playing a sport they loved and wearing culturally and religiously appropriate clothing.
December 7, 2015
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Why Can’t We Be (Digital) Friends?
While working on a project for class, a student of mine casually mentioned the names of some of my relatives. When I looked up in horror, he rattled off all of the towns in which I had ever lived. I was shaken. How did he get all this information about me? Simple. He had an app for that.
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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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This lesson plan is to accompany the Teaching Tolerance magazine article "Exposing Hidden Homophobia"
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When “Have A Nice Day” is Considered Weird
It’s not that hard to stick out in middle school. The unspoken code of social conduct is unyielding and inflexible. Anything outside of those narrow parameters is weird, and weird makes kids uncomfortable.
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Persuasive Letters
Students write to a business, school or community leader to call for action in response to a social justice issue from the central text. Alternatively, students can write open, persuasive letters to their peers or family members.
July 13, 2014
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Alabama’s Immigration Law: The New Jim Crow
Alabama’s new law—with provisions against hiring, harboring or transporting undocumented immigrants—is bad enough for adults. But it is potentially disastrous for kids.