Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

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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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The story of a fictional little girl named Heather with two moms enraged conservative families , who were dead-set against a Rainbow curriculum that included teaching social issues in classrooms. So here we are again, with echoes of the Scopes trial a century ago when Tennessee tried to ban the teaching of evolution.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Learn More Fight for Life in Cancer Alley New Human Rights Watch Report Human Rights Watch released a devastating new report called, “We’re Dying Here”: The Fight for Life in a Louisiana Fossil Fuel Sacrifice Zone. Download the lesson for free. The No War, No Warming poster is from Visualizing Palestine.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 10, 2024

about her new book, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine about how racism shapes health and healthcare; maternal health and midwives; her family of physicians; healthcare as a human right; and more. Find more classroom resources including lessons, podcasts, films, and articles to teach about Palestine-Israel.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Despite our school’s commitment to social justice and our district’s prioritization of equity, there were still staff members who were unwilling to voice public support for all students. Advocacy and LGBTQIA+ rights organizations are desperate for teachers to share classroom experiences that might inform policymakers’ decisions.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

While many education groups provide resources for teaching about the crisis as a “conflict” rooted in antisemitism and Islamophobia, that sole emphasis is misleading. As educators, let us recommit to teaching and working for the dignity of all peoples. Teaching the Seeds of Violence in Palestine-Israel by Bill Bigelow.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2017

We can’t teach safe sex if kids don’t understand their own and others’ gender identities. Eight transgender people have died this year, and 22 transgender people died last year in the United States because of violence , according to the Human Rights Campaign. It was the most ever recorded, according to the advocacy group.

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