Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

He writes, “Nearly everything about the war — the start and end dates, geography, vital military roles, the home front, and international implications — looks different when viewed from the African American perspective.” Again, it’s an example of how a textbook completely leaves out voices that are vital in understanding events.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

I, like so many Geography teachers, jumped on this as a learning opportunity. Looking back at the resources that I created (below), I attempted to highlight the issues surrounding human rights alongside logistical controversies such as the climate and resources.

Geography 52

Geography Social Justice Humanities Cultures 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

In earlier grades, students are supposed to learn how Mississippians contributed to the Civil Rights Movement and the events that happened here. The book was valuable for state geography and basic vocabulary, she said, but using it to teach about the Civil Rights Movement was out of the question.

K-12 97

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 97

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

While an individual or group may think that they are an island, the geography teacher in me can see that their island, like everyone else’s, is in the middle of concentric circles of scale. They are fundamentally values of human rights that are shared amongst vast numbers of the world’s population.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40