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September 10, 2019
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** This Week Is National Suicide Prevention Week
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National Suicide Prevention Week is September 8-14. And while educators can’t—and shouldn’t—act as mental health professionals, they can advocate for students. They can help create schools and communities where all children know they’re valued and loved and where support is available if students find themselves in crisis. We hope these resources ([link removed]) will help.
The Walk of Love // Janice Cohn ([link removed])

Designing Their Own Black Future // Jey Ehrenhalt ([link removed])

When Schools Cause Trauma // Carrie Gaffney ([link removed])
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New Podcast Episode: A Look at Indigenous Enslavement
Millions of Indigenous people lived in North America before European colonial powers invaded. Europeans brought a system of slavery that significantly differed from the historical practices of enslavement among Native nations. In the latest episode of Teaching Hard History, we look at how European concepts of bondage sparked widespread resistance by Native nations, transformed the way Native nations interacted with each other, and resulted in the enslavement and death of millions of Indigenous people.
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** A Guide to Choosing Historic Sites for Field Trips
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Want to take your students on a field trip to a historic home or plantation? Check out our recommendations for how to choose a historic site that honors the enslaved people who lived and worked there. Screening for these principles ([link removed]) in advance of a visit can ensure that you and your students get the most out of your trip.
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** In Defense of Caring About Our Differences
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In a clip from HBO’s
The Shop, comedian Kevin Hart interrupted a question posed to rapper Lil Nas X, who in June came out as gay. Said Hart: “He said he was gay! So what?” It’s a recent example of a common classroom trope. It’s the story told to students from different cultures and experiences: “In this room, we are all the same.” Educators may intend to sound fair, but many students hear that who they are isn’t as important as fitting into a “neutral” classroom climate. Here ([link removed]) ’ ([link removed]) s the message ([link removed]) we should send instead.
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** We’re Looking for the Next Teaching Tolerance Director
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Do you hope to make a positive impact on social justice education in schools across the United States? Come work with TT! We’re hiring a director who will oversee our entire program, from new classroom lessons and TT magazine content to our open-enrollment workshops. Learn more about the position here ([link removed]) .


** Check Out What We’re Reading
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“Students and their fellow plaintiffs are at the center of three ongoing test lawsuits that argue schools have a responsibility to consider and mitigate the effects of trauma on learning. The outcomes of these lawsuits could have ramifications for schools nationwide as evidence grows on the negative effects that traumatic events can have on children's learning and well-being.” — Education Week ([link removed])

“Year by year and shooting by shooting, the question of how to keep students safe was reflected in the phone calls [Superintendent Kyle Newton] would get from parents wondering what was being done. But it really was after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting in 2018 that the pressure to act, rather than react, intensified.” — The Washington Post ([link removed])

“A new crop of student groups, led by highly organized teenagers who have staged major rallies and protests, have helped define a swirling citywide debate about how race and class exclude vulnerable students from accessing all city schools have to offer.” — The New York Times ([link removed])
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