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When Our Leaders Let Us Down
How do we talk to our students about incidents like last week’s Ralph Northam blackface photograph scandal?
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Talking With Students About Transgender Athletes
As lawmakers across the country continue to restrict the rights of trans people—particularly trans students—educators can take this moment to start a conversation about transgender identity, justice and ways to take action.
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Making Space for Tough Talks in Class
One teacher reflects on his first year in the classroom and the importance of trusting students with critical topics.
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Toolkit for An Educator’s Guide to the Immigration Debate
Teach AND learn about immigration with these literacy activities.
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Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds
Developing Language to Talk About Texts
This strategy gives students tools to use when exploring, thinking about and discussing read-aloud texts.
July 13, 2014
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Sexism in the Civil Rights Movement: A Discussion Guide
A closer examination of heroes in our culture.
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Rosa’s Law Changed Words—Now Let’s Change the Prejudice
On the rare occasion that I spend time with people who are not educators, it’s inevitable that someone will drop the word “retarded.” The “R-word” has been used colloquially for decades to describe and degrade anyone or anything out of the ordinary, inferior, or somehow slow. I can still hear the snickers from my own classmates back in 10th-grade health class when we read the words “fire retardant” in our textbook.
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Toolkit for “Straight Talk About the N-word”
As Neal A. Lester reminds us in “ Straight Talk About the N-word,” the term is one of the most loaded words in the English language. Is there ever a place for the n-word?
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History Can Guide Us Toward a Just Future
“The civil rights movement offers a blueprint for creating meaningful social change,” writes Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D. Making connections for young people between past movements and present circumstances is imperative, as is having meaningful support in place for honest conversations that can sometimes be difficult. These LFJ resources can help.
- From MLK to #BlackLivesMatter: A Throughline for Young Students
- History Moves With Us
- A Care Plan for Honest History and Difficult Conversations
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What’s My Complicity? Talking White Fragility With Robin DiAngelo
For well-intentioned white people doing anti-racist and social justice work, the first meaningful step is to recognize their fragility around racial issues—and build their emotional stamina. 'White Fragility' author Robin DiAngelo breaks it down.