This history teacher elevates his lessons on stereotyping to the next level. How? By engaging his students in reflective investigations of power, history and intention.
It used to be thought that college was where you went to open your mind, explore ideas and, in the words of Robert Maynard Hutchins, former president of the University of Chicago, “be freed from the prison-house of … class, race, time, place [and] background.”
During this time of political and social turmoil, build networks of trusted adults to help young people understand, contextualize and counter manipulative and harmful information.
Scott is a professor and the program coordinator for the Social Science Education Program at the University of Central Florida. He teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in social science methodology, research and theory. Waring serves as the editor for Social Studies and the Young Learner, a co-editor for Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education – Social Studies, and the interdisciplinary feature editor for Social Studies Research and Practice.
Educators can’t display religious symbols in public schools, but that does not mean religious symbols can never appear in the classroom. So when is it OK?
The coronavirus became racialized, so it’s critical that educators understand the historical context and confront racist tropes and xenophobia from students and colleagues.
Teach the Montgomery Bus Boycott in all its complexity and resist telling a simple story. This article is part of a series on Teaching the Civil Rights Movement and complements the curriculum framework of the same name.