Zinn Education Project

APRIL 27, 2024

By Ricardo Levins Morales. Click image to order poster. Do not reprint without permission of artist. This International Workers’ Day — May 1st — comes in the midst of union victories — and ever ongoing challenges for workers, including teachers. What could be more important for our students than to learn that progress toward greater justice in the world has occurred only when people have organized together and fought for it?

K-12 144

K-12 Social Justice History Teaching 144

Living Geography

APRIL 27, 2024

Whenever I see the Canary Islands mentioned I'm reminded of one of my favourite quiz questions: 'What animal were the Canary Islands named after?' Over last weekend there were large demonstrations in the Canaries over what is described as overtourism. The protests, which are taking place under the banner “Canarias tiene un límite” – The Canaries have a limit – are backed by environmental groups including Greenpeace, WWF, Ecologists in Action, Friends of the Earth and SEO/Birdlife.

Geography 52

Geography Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2024

This story was produced by The 19th and reprinted with permission. More than a decade ago, Celia Sims sat in a room with parents whose precious children had died while at day care. Most had been neglected by their caregivers. Some died from injuries, others in their sleep. Most of the children attended licensed facilities, and at the time, their parents believed that licensing meant providers were safe, that unqualified workers were screened out.

Advocacy 119

Advocacy Humanities Government History 119

Living Geography

APRIL 27, 2024

As part of a current writing project I am exploring some of the indigenous knowledge that we may look to introduce into the geography curriculum. I need to say at the beginning that I am not an expert in this field, and this post is a collation of other people's ideas and drawn from research and reading. I have started to see the phrase indigenous knowledge appearing on some specification updates which I have been exploring in recent months.

Geography 52

Geography Tradition Humanities Teaching 52