Rethinking Schools
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Teach about impact of 1919 #ElaineMassacre (and so many more) on economic rights & the legacy today of Black dispossession (of land, right to organize, businesses, schools). #Reparations
Article & lesson ⬇️ by Linda Christensen of @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
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Article & lesson ⬇️ by Linda Christensen of @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
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Burning Tulsa: The Legacy of Black Dispossession
By Linda Christensen The author describes teaching about racist patterns of murder, land theft, displacement, and wealth inequality through the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. The term “race riot” does not adeq...
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September 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Teach about impact of 1919 #ElaineMassacre (and so many more) on economic rights & the legacy today of Black dispossession (of land, right to organize, businesses, schools). #Reparations
Article & lesson ⬇️ by Linda Christensen of @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/if-we-knew-o...
Article & lesson ⬇️ by Linda Christensen of @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/if-we-knew-o...
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Shortly after 9/11/2001, Pres. Bush proclaimed a “war on terrorism.”
We need to engage students in a deep critical reading of terms such as “terrorism,” “freedom,” “patriotism,” & “our way of life.”
See @rethinkingschools.bsky.social lesson ⬇️ by Bill Bigelow.
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/wh...
We need to engage students in a deep critical reading of terms such as “terrorism,” “freedom,” “patriotism,” & “our way of life.”
See @rethinkingschools.bsky.social lesson ⬇️ by Bill Bigelow.
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/wh...
Whose "Terrorism"?
This lesson helps students examine the definition of terrorism and the use of the term terrorism in the media and U.S. foreign policy.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Shortly after 9/11/2001, Pres. Bush proclaimed a “war on terrorism.”
We need to engage students in a deep critical reading of terms such as “terrorism,” “freedom,” “patriotism,” & “our way of life.”
See @rethinkingschools.bsky.social lesson ⬇️ by Bill Bigelow.
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/wh...
We need to engage students in a deep critical reading of terms such as “terrorism,” “freedom,” “patriotism,” & “our way of life.”
See @rethinkingschools.bsky.social lesson ⬇️ by Bill Bigelow.
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/wh...
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"We need a history that honors the Takiyah Thompsons & Heather Heyers, not the Robert E. Lees. But more than that, we need a history that helps us learn how . . . tear down the racist system that those statues represent." --Adam Sanchez, @rethinkingschools.bsky.social ⬇️
Taking the Fight Against White Supremacy into Schools
By Adam Sanchez As a history teacher, there are times when the past reasserts itself with such force that you have to put aside your plans and address the moment. Charlottesville is one of those times...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
"We need a history that honors the Takiyah Thompsons & Heather Heyers, not the Robert E. Lees. But more than that, we need a history that helps us learn how . . . tear down the racist system that those statues represent." --Adam Sanchez, @rethinkingschools.bsky.social ⬇️
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Teach a free 3-lesson unit about long & ongoing history of voter suppression & the struggle for voting rights in the U.S. #TeachOutsideTextbook #TeachVotingRights
For grades 7+, by high school teacher & @rethinkingschools.bsky.social editor Ursula Wolfe-Rocca ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/te...
For grades 7+, by high school teacher & @rethinkingschools.bsky.social editor Ursula Wolfe-Rocca ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/te...
Who Gets to Vote? Teaching About the Struggle for Voting Rights in the United States
Unit with three lessons on voting rights, including the history of the struggle against voter suppression in the United States.
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August 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Teach a free 3-lesson unit about long & ongoing history of voter suppression & the struggle for voting rights in the U.S. #TeachOutsideTextbook #TeachVotingRights
For grades 7+, by high school teacher & @rethinkingschools.bsky.social editor Ursula Wolfe-Rocca ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/te...
For grades 7+, by high school teacher & @rethinkingschools.bsky.social editor Ursula Wolfe-Rocca ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/te...
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And consider getting "Transgender Justice in Schools" via @rethinkingschools.bsky.social for educators, libraries . . .
"Fueled by courage and love, it provides the support LGBTQ youth require in these challenging times.” – Bettina L. Love rethinkingschools.org/books/transg...
"Fueled by courage and love, it provides the support LGBTQ youth require in these challenging times.” – Bettina L. Love rethinkingschools.org/books/transg...
Transgender Justice in Schools
Transgender Justice in Schools provides inspirational stories from trans students and educators and resources for teachers, students, and parents seeking to build communities where everyone flourishes...
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June 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
And consider getting "Transgender Justice in Schools" via @rethinkingschools.bsky.social for educators, libraries . . .
"Fueled by courage and love, it provides the support LGBTQ youth require in these challenging times.” – Bettina L. Love rethinkingschools.org/books/transg...
"Fueled by courage and love, it provides the support LGBTQ youth require in these challenging times.” – Bettina L. Love rethinkingschools.org/books/transg...
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“The antidote is defiant hope and collective action. ‘To step into a classroom is to express confidence in young people’s capacity to learn, to grow, to change, to make a difference—to do good in the world.” @jessehagopian.bsky.social @rethinkingschools.bsky.social truthout.org/articles/eli...
Elites Want to Turn Schools Into Factories of Hopelessness. We Can’t Let Them.
“End times schooling” risks turning schools into graveyards for hope — but they can also be greenhouses for resistance.
truthout.org
May 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“The antidote is defiant hope and collective action. ‘To step into a classroom is to express confidence in young people’s capacity to learn, to grow, to change, to make a difference—to do good in the world.” @jessehagopian.bsky.social @rethinkingschools.bsky.social truthout.org/articles/eli...