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Set in Stone
How do monuments that venerate individuals who promoted hate and bigotry affect our efforts to create a more tolerant society?
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A Message From Our Director
TT director Maureen Costello thinks students have one simple request: “See me.”
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One Nation, Indivisible
Teaching Tolerance director Kelvin Datcher ponders the legacy of Brown v. Board.
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Reflection: When I Feel...
This activity helps students and adults understand the difference between charity (responsible for others) and service (responsible to others). Use in conjunction with class discussions and activities examining the difference between charity and empowerment.
July 6, 2009
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Remembering a Tragedy: The Indian Removal Act
One hundred eighty years ago today, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This law set in motion the long, agonizing chain of events that ultimately led to the Trail of Tears.
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The Resurgence of Hate
The purpose of this activity is to take a look at one of the most famous hate groups, try to understand why its members believe the way they do and learn what can be done to stop hate groups from returning to their historic levels of power and influence.
January 11, 2010
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When Bad Things Happen, Be a Helper
When it seems that tragedies are happening in rapid succession, we evoke a quote from educator and television host Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. As a boy, his mother told him that when scary thing happen to “look for the helpers.”
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Toolkit for "The Ripple Effect"
This toolkit for "The Ripple Effect" couples two powerful YCteen stories with the rigorous literacy strategies and tasks from TT's classroom resources.
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Keep on Mixing!
National Mix It Up at Lunch Day may be over, but focusing on social divisions in schools is still a priority.
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Escuela de la frontera (Border School)
A small Catholic school and its students grapple with life and learning in the shadow of two nations.