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Teaching and Affirming LGBTQ Youth after the ‘Bostock’ Decision
This summer’s landmark Supreme Court case made it illegal to fire someone based on their gender or sexuality. But ‘Bostock’ is a baseline, not a ceiling.
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An Aesthetic of Blackness: Strange and Oppositional
This text by bell hooks shares her experiences involving her upbringing, space, culture, family and more in order to reflect about her identity, community and aesthetics of Blackness. hooks also emphasizes freeing the creative spirit, supporting artistic expression and acknowledging social hierarchies, the African diaspora and cultural production.
July 18, 2022
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It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
Although the problem is widespread, not every school is affected. About one-third of the educators reported witnessing no incidents in the fall of 2018. Some noted that school had been in session for only a few months
April 23, 2019
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Puerto Rico: Decency, Outrage and Collective Power
A Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board member encourages us to bring the lessons of the Puerto Rico protests into our practice and our classrooms this year.
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Advocating to State Legislators
Some states are restricting or limiting educators’ ability to teach honest history in their classrooms. Advocate against this.
November 21, 2023
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Little Rock 60 Years Later
Looking back and looking ahead at the struggle to end segregated education.
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Methods Courses
Building on what students have learned in foundations courses, methods courses tend to focus more closely on processes and procedures for teaching specific student populations or for teaching specific disciplines. This
October 24, 2018
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Stereotypes and Tonto
This lesson revolves around Sherman Alexie’s poignant yet humorous and accessible essay, “I Hated Tonto (Still Do).” It explores the negative impact that stereotypes have on the self-worth of individuals and the damage that these stereotypes inflict on pride in one’s heritage. The reading is supported by a short video montage of clips from Western films. The clips offer students the opportunity to evaluate primary sources for bias and bigotry, as well as providing context for the protagonists’ experiences in the essay.
March 17, 2010
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The Students Have Spoken
Last week, we posed a question to students via their teachers: What advice would you give to the new president? Their thoughtful responses blew us away.
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Heading Off the Storm of Hate, Together
Our colleagues at Not In Our Town weigh in on strategies for confronting bias, intolerance and bullying.