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Knock Knock

Until Daniel Beaty was 3 years old, his father would "knock knock" on his door every morning. This performance explores the shaping of personal identity in an incarcerated parent's absence.

Daniel Beaty

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Class Gender & Sexual Identity

October 30, 2014

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Issue 47, Summer 2014

Radical!

Teaching Tolerance illustration Raadical

Nine visionaries who changed the way we think about education.

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Informational

The Indian Problem Is Getting Worse—Isn't It Great?

In this blog post, Houska emphasizes the enduring spirit of the Native American people and their culture, outlines the group’s past and present obstacles and calls to action young Native Americans to carry on the torch of resilience.

Tara Houska

Grade Level

6-8

Subject

Civics

History

July 29, 2016

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Skye Tooley

Skye Tooley (they/them) is a trans/nonbinary, anti-bias and social justice educator in Los Angeles, California. For the last seven years, Skye has worked to recreate elementary curriculum with a social justice focus and have worked to actively engage their learners in lessons around identity, diversity, equity, action and justice. Over the past two years, they have been involved in union work in their Los Angeles community including the 2018 Los Angeles teacher strike. They have given presentations on LGBTQ+ focused topics to educators across the United States including NCTE 2019. They are a

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Issue 11, Spring 1997

Where's George?

Primary students learn the value of questioning their social studies book.

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Literature

Why Frogs and Snakes Never Play Together A Pourquoi of Prejudice A PLAY IN 3 ACTS

A chance meeting of a family of frogs and a family of snakes in the woods one day allows wonderful new friendships to be made. Later, when the siblings tell their parents about their new friends, they are told never to play together again. Find out why in this easy-to-produce play that teaches about the serious topic of prejudice.

Jeff Sapp

Grade Level

K-2

Topic

Bullying & Bias

Subject

Civics

Geography

July 5, 2014

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Literature

(A)wake

In this poem, the speaker traces the senseless killings taking place abroad and at home, with a particular focus on the African-American community. The speaker also calls communities to action to "grow our hope and heal our hearts" in order to live together in peace.

Jessica Kobe

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Religion Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism

Subject

Civics

History

Geography

September 26, 2016

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Issue 31, Spring 2007

'At Risk' of Greatness

Teacher Lisa Weinbaum honors students who break stereotypes, defy odds and make the world a better place.

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Informational

The Communist Manifesto

This excerpt from the first chapter of The Communist Manifesto establishes the dichotomy between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, which is merely a new relationship of oppressor vs. oppressed in the history of class struggles, as Marx and Engels argue that all societies have had these kinds of contending classes.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Class

Subject

History

Economics

January 5, 2015

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March 21, 2019

What Is the Model Minority Myth?

The myth of the “model minority” is pervasive. It does real damage. And Asian American students aren’t the only ones it harms.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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