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THE MOMENT
Explore Honest History by Building Partnerships
To understand the complexities of the present, we must connect with the hard history of our country’s past. And we can learn about that honest history outside the classroom—in museums and field trips—because, as LFJ School Partnerships Program Manager Jey Ehrenhalt explains in the latest issue of the magazine, “No educator can accurately map out the whole landscape of our history alone. We are all stronger when we traverse the terrain together.”
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A Student’s Take on Sugar-coated History
In this 2022 LFJ magazine feature, a Black Alabama teen explains that “A dishonest education is disorienting and destructive to a student’s understanding of the real world.” Here’s her advice to teachers.
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Preserving a More Honest History (2019)
Ideally, these sites—historic homes and estates—should know how “to put enslaved people and the institution of slavery in context, how to humanize people whose humanity was stripped away and how to create an empathetic bridge between us today and the individuals who were enslaved.”
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Film Kit: Bibi
This short film explores intersectionality in a powerful way, illustrating the beauty and conflict that can arise as we move between languages, places and societal expectations. For those who work to help young people honor their own and others’ complex and unique identities, the film kit and lessons are remarkable resources.
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The article, “Bibi, Complete Sentences and the Stories Students Need” explores the value the short film, Bibi, holds for students as they “find many mirrors. … And all students will understand the power of being listened to—the need to be understood. The importance of such stories cannot be overstated.”
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And watch the Filmmaker and Cast Q&A featuring writer and director Victor M. Dueñas, writer and actor JM Longoria, producers Edward Enriquez-Cohen and Vanessa Perez, and Academy Award-nominated actress Adriana Barraza as they discuss the film, how they hope educators utilize the lessons of the film, and what messages they hope students take away from watching the film.
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Virtual Open-enrollment Workshops
Explore the schedule, and register today for Learning for Justice professional development workshops for educators and anyone who coaches classroom teachers and administrators. Each 90-minute workshop costs $15 per participant and is delivered via Zoom.
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Check Out What We’re Reading
“Facing pressure from parents empowered by a new state education law, the Miami-Dade County School Board has reversed itself on adopting two new textbooks for the coming school year, leaving students without a sexual education curriculum for the next several months.” — The New York Times
“‘What we’re seeing across all industries, really, is that teens are stepping up to fill this gap as older workers age out of the workforce or are either still unable or unwilling to come back.’” — The Washington Post
“Amid a growing movement of youth climate activism in the streets, where young people who can’t vote can be heard, a youth climate case will go to trial in 2023 for the first time ever.” — Teen Vogue
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