From Rachel Davison Humphries <[email protected]>
Subject Fostering Connections, Building Civil Society
Date March 16, 2021 9:00 PM
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In order to flourish, civil societies must be built on a solid foundation of connection and community. No one knew this better than America's Founders. Many of them were proponents of the Enlightenment ([link removed]) , a movement characterized in part as, "an international conversation of ideas that took place in the eighteenth century to increase and classify knowledge," according to historian Thomas Kidd ([link removed]) . What lessons can we learn ([link removed]) from Founders like Benjamin Franklin ([link removed]) and other notable men and women from history ([link removed]) ? How are you building connections and creating conversations in your schools and communities? We want to connect with you
and find out, either in person or virtually. Check out all of our upcoming events ([link removed]) , and reach out via email (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Connecting%20with%20BRI) or on social media.

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We want you to be part of an amazing group of teachers who help BRI with classroom resources! The Bill of Rights Institute is now accepting applicants for our Teacher Council through May 15, 2021. Learn more about the Teacher Council and apply today. ([link removed])
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Please join Gary and Liz live next Tuesday, March 23rd at 4 p.m. ET for the next Teacher Time webinar, "Let's Hear From Some Other Voices." If you're unable to join live, you can watch this and all of the past episodes of Teacher Time on our YouTube Channel ([link removed]) . Learn more and register HERE ([link removed]) .
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Our AP Prep Student webinars started last night with thefirst in a ten-part series focusing on the skills students need to master for the AP U.S. History exam ([link removed]) . This series continues tonight at 7 p.m. ET and runs every Monday and Tuesday evening through Tuesday, April 13. The series on AP Government Skills begins Wednesday, March 24 and continues every Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. ET through April 22 ([link removed]) . If your students are unable to join live, they can watch the recording the next day on our YouTube Channel ([link removed]) .

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The deadline for the We the Students Essay Contest is less than a month away. Have your students submitted an essay yet? Sixteen students will win $20,000 in scholarship funds including a $7,500 grand prize. This year's prompt: What is the relationship between equality and justice? They can learn more and submit their essays ** HERE ([link removed])
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Student Spotlight

Meet Daniel Zhang!
An 11th grader at Cortland High School in Cortland, New York, Daniel Zhang is a recent winner of our ** Think the Vote debate contest. ([link removed])
As a future voter, Daniel cares most about issues concerning young people’s mental health, LGBTQ+ rights, and affordable health care. Daniel keeps a busy schedule. In addition to his academics–his favorite subjects are Physics and AP U.S. History–he also plays tennis, serves as student body treasurer, and is principal chair violin in the school orchestra** ...Read More. ([link removed])



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Join the Debate on Think the Vote!

Encourage your students to join in the latest debate on Think the Vote for a chance to be featured in our ** Student Spotlight ([link removed])
, and to win a $25 gift card and swag for them and for you. This week's question: ** Should the U.S. government increase protections against gender discrimination in the workplace? ([link removed])
Winning students are also entered for a chance to win a $1000 scholarship at the end of the school year.

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Dear John,

This week's newsletter theme is "connection," and reflecting on a full year of the Covid-19 pandemic, I have a new sense, I think, of what connection means. There are so many ways I feel even more connected to those I hold dear, and yet countless ways I feel disconnected. The connections are more intentional but also less spontaneous with everything planned and scheduled. I wonder how much of our civil society relationships rely on the accidental connection of bumping into a new neighbor on a walk versus the planned, logging into a school board meeting? What happens when we keep the planned and scheduled lessons, but there are no accidental conversations with students during passing or lunch? How does it change our relationships? How does it change our society?

I, for one, am so grateful for unscripted experiences and I have loved chatting this week with a few of our "Super Users" (teachers with more than 30 students enrolled) of our new ** Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness digital resource ([link removed])
. It was so nice to connect with teachers I don't know well! It was invigorating! We discussed how they are using it with their classes, the challenges they have faced this year, and how much this free resource has helped them navigate one of the most difficult teaching years in their careers.

And I am also grateful to be in touch with all of you! I hear from you on ** Twitter ([link removed])
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, and I love hearing about how you are inspiring your students and colleagues. And while hours of Zoom calls don't compare to meeting you all over the country, I would love to hear from you on my weekly live Monday morning show! Find it on ** YouTube ([link removed])
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I look forward to staying in touch,

Rachel Davison Humphries
Director, Outreach
Bill of Rights Institute
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