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Teaching in the Shadow of Trauma

When we teachers get a so-called “problem child” in class, it’s crucial to ask ourselves, “What is causing this behavior to manifest? What is occurring in this child’s life that we can’t see?”
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Just Another Face
One educator's reassessment of his approach to teaching and our schools' support of Latino students.
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Giving Girls Their Own ‘Field of Dreams’
At my elementary school in Guatemala last year, soccer fields, basketball courts and baseball diamonds were dominated by boys and a handful of brave, tough girls.
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Art as Resistance, Part 2
In this second blog of a two-part series, a high school English teacher in the Dominican Republic explains how her students’ exploration of social injustices materialized in an action project that no one involved will ever forget.
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Pop Music as Critical Text
Is Beyoncé—or any pop culture icon—someone we should discuss with our students?
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Summer Planning Essentials
Thinking ahead to next school year? Incorporate these suggestions into your planning.
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Appendix B: Supplemental Materials
Supplemental materials to help you advocate for teaching hard history.
November 21, 2023
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Simple Mix Idea Brings Fun, Laughter to Lunch
At first the idea sounded too simple to be anything worthwhile. Have students sit with someone new at lunch? How much effect could that really have? After years of perusing and using Teaching Tolerance’s other resources, I finally felt compelled to try to Mix It Up.
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