Your students have, no doubt, heard about the tragic deaths and mistreatment of so many unarmed Black Americans. And, now what?
Here is a selection of articles, lesson plans, and stories from YES!-trusted partners, like Teaching for Change, Rethinking Schools, I Am an Educator (Jesse Hagopian), Teaching Tolerance, and Zinn Education Project. You’ll also find mind-changing insights from publications and educators you might not be familiar with—yet.
A good place to start is the article, “Dos and Don’ts for Teaching About Ferguson,” by The Root’s Jenée Desmond-Harris. Do ask your students what they want to talk about. Don’t try to make it colorblind.
You know your students best. Choose what you think will resonate with them and start a meaningful discussion. Whatever you do, do something. This issue is not going away soon.
EXPLORE: San Francisco Unified School District Teaching #BlackLivesMatter
