Teaching Tolerance's weekly newsletter, with resources on mental health, American slavery, "When They See Us" and more.

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August 27, 2019
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** Talk About Mental Illness All Year —Not Just After a Shooting
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The days and weeks following a national tragedy shouldn’t be the only times we talk about mental health with students. In addition to identifying mental health issues and improving students’ access to care, It is critical schools promote mental health literacy and reduce stigma year-round. Read why ([link removed]) .
Educators and Their #Community: Finding Solidarity on Social Media // Cory Collins ([link removed])

The Walk of Love // Janice Cohn ([link removed])

When Schools Cause Trauma // Carrie Gaffney ([link removed])
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Podcast Episode: The Hidden History of American Slavery
American slavery shaped our modern world and most certainly the foundation and development of what is now the United States. The Smithsonian’s Eduardo Díaz and Renée Gokey discuss the importance of learning about Indigenous enslavement. And TT Director Maureen Costello explains all of Teaching Tolerance’s classroom resources available for teaching this history, including a first-of-its-kind K–5 framework. Listen here ([link removed]) .
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** How One School Stopped Tracking Students
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Tracking and ability grouping remain common practices in schools across the country, despite research showing these practices contribute to segregated classes and opportunity gaps. In Walla Walla, Washington, a group of educators decided to try something different. Click here ([link removed]) to learn more about this school’s path to de-tracking students.
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** Talking White Fragility With Author Robin DiAngelo
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Robin DiAngelo, author of the bestselling book
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism, believes white people committed to anti-racist work need to start with themselves. For the latest issue of our magazine, we sat down with DiAngelo and discussed why white educators must build their emotional stamina to do this work. Read the story and watch the video of our interview with DiAngelo here ([link removed]) .
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** When They See Us in Schools
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Netflix recently released Ava DuVernay’s powerful limited series
When They See Us. It tells the story of the Central Park Five, now known as the Exonerated Five: black and brown teenage boys wrongfully convicted of the sexual assault of a white woman in 1989. As a white educator who teaches about mass incarceration, a Teaching Tolerance Awardee decided she won’t be using the show in her classroom. Here’s why ([link removed]) —and what she’ll teach instead.


** Check Out What We're Reading
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“We know from starvation studies that hunger negatively impacts concentration, particularly on demanding, long-duration tasks. … You can see how a chronically malnourished child would be less alert and attentive in class, less likely to process and retain important building blocks of learning, and over time, less likely to succeed academically.” — Teen Vogue ([link removed])

“Called ‘A Peace Plan for a Safer America,’ the ambitious platform … goes much further than the current debate over universal background checks and ‘red flag’ laws, which would apply to people who could be a danger to themselves and others.” — The Washington Post ([link removed])

“For gender-nonconforming campers, a new all-gender cabin at Camp Tawonga was a rare respite from the outside world, where bullying and the feeling of not fitting in can make growing up difficult.” — The New York Times ([link removed])
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