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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Looking at Education as a Civil Right – SchoolBook

Looking at Education as a Civil Right – SchoolBook:

Looking at Education as a Civil Right

Lessons about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. are presumably going on in classrooms all over the city this week, in anticipation of the holiday on Monday to honor Dr. King.
Or maybe not.
Some teachers have complained privately about the need to freshen up their approach to this important chapter in American history, and studies have shown that many teachers could use some help: students are woefully ignorant of knowledge of that era.
How are you teaching about Dr. King and the civil rights movement? The Learning Network, a blog about using Times content for teaching and learning, is collecting best classroom practices, which it will then round up and