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Joseph’s Castle in the Sky
A trip to Haiti gives Joseph a new perspective on his identity and his adoption.
January 23, 2017
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You Forgot Your Skirt, Amelia Bloomer!
Amelia Bloomer was a woman who liked to think, live and even dress unconventionally, and she encouraged other people—particularly women—to do the same.
July 7, 2014
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White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
McIntosh's article details the ways in which white people—male and female—are given unacknowledged advantages. She focuses on situations in which skin-color is the dominant priveleging factor (over class, religion, ethnic status, or geographic location) but acknowledges that many of these attributes are interconnected.
July 5, 2014
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Strategies for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Prejudice: Essential Principles
These design principles developed by the CODA panel are meant to provide guidelines for action to those selecting or developing strategies to improve intergroup relations.
May 10, 2011
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Trivia and Civil Rights History
An after-school teacher uses trivia to get her elementary students thinking about the world around them—including civil rights history.
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Magical Cloaks and Targets?
In the wake of more shootings, this white educator and father contemplates how he can undermine a system that makes his sons and him safer than their African-American counterparts.
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“Science Serves Everyone”
Supporters of the scientific consensus on the human role in climate change and those who deny this consensus are ramping up their messages these days, causing a serious dilemma for science teachers. How can educators act on this teachable moment?
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Just Peace: A Message of Hope
In this book excerpt Mattie Stepanek describes what it is like living with a rare neuromuscular disease. Defying many developmental odds, Mattie recounts highs and lows as he travels toward his tenth birthday, living on what he terms “the edge.”
July 5, 2014