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How Do I Ask That?
Encourage students to respectfully ask questions and make statements about other belief systems.
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Families Have Much to Share
Use these ideas to include the religious and nonreligious diversity of students’ home lives in your practice.
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How to Craft an Open Classroom
A teacher examines the intentionality that creates a safe and inclusive environment for LGBT students.
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You Spoke, We Listened
The Spring and Summer issues of Teaching Tolerance sparked tremendous response—from a critique of our latest cover story to praise for the art that enlivens our pages.
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Educating Coworkers on Anti-bias Topics
How do you encourage colleagues to participate in sustained conversations about justice, equity and tolerance?
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Blogging and the Immigrant Experience
To help her students understand each other’s stories, backgrounds and experiences—and to improve their writing—this teacher added blogging to her curriculum.
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Literature
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
The novel's main character, Joey, is introduced in this excerpt. Joey is full of spunk, but he also has trouble focusing and controlling all of his urges—which sometimes leads him to make bad choices.
July 5, 2014
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Danger on my Doorstep
Linda Schubert recounts the fear that consumed her Jewish family living in Nazi-Germany in the late 1930s. Each family member endured individual stress and anxiety, but each also contributed to the family's greater good of the family.
July 7, 2014
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A Message From Our Director
Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello says that none of us can afford to look away from fear or harassment happening in our schools.
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"It is about everything you do..."
Administrator William Joslyn says modeling tolerance is key for school leaders. “If we don’t walk the walk, we can’t expect others to.”