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Teaching ‘action civics’ engages kids — and ignites controversy

The Hechinger Report

Peyton’s testimony is an example of “action civics,” a growing, if controversial, trend in American education of which Massachusetts is the undisputed leader. They liken it to a laboratory in science class, where students learn civics by doing civics. Credit: Christopher Blanchette.

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COLUMN: Should schools teach climate activism?

The Hechinger Report

Social justice is a core value of Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, and the school also belongs to a special assessment cons ortium , giving it more freedom in what is taught than a typical New York City public high school. Sanes gets a lot of support for this approach from his administration.

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OPINION: Students need tools to safeguard their mental health in uncertain times

The Hechinger Report

An analysis of Twitter sentiment designed to uncover the state of public mental health tracked similar words and phrases, suggesting rates of anxiety, stress and depression this spring were significantly higher than at the same time in 2019. It seems easy to blame global events for these feelings.

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OPINION: What if everything we believe about education is a lie?

The Hechinger Report

If social justice is your aim, perhaps housing, health care, taxation and income may be more effective public policy levers than education. He also taught civics at Democracy Prep Public Schools, a network of high-performing charter schools based in Harlem, New York. The results have not rewarded our faith. Fordham Institute.

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The Politics and Limits of Aspiration

Anthropology News

First, Sinovuyo described Launch’s distinct approach to life orientation (LO), a compulsory subject added to the national curriculum during the transition from apartheid that focuses on the study of self and society through lessons on personal and social development, civics and human rights, health, and career readiness.

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C. J. Prentiss ¡Presente!: A Path Maker for Justice

Zinn Education Project

Married for 40 plus years, they lived in North Kingsville, Ohio, and continued to support social justice causes with a focus on education. September, 2019. Prentiss served in the Ohio State Senate and Charney was a teacher and labor organizer. When we launched the Prentiss Charney Fellowship, C. Photo by Deborah Menkart.

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Practicing What We Preach: Using Inquiry to Design a Social Studies Methods Class

C3 Teachers

Most importantly, I want the course content to be relevant to their lives as future teachers, and I want them to see themselves as civic and political actors. 6; Love, 2019). From this perspective, the focus on skills, such as describing how the text conveys meaning, supports analysis over simply stating opinions.