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Latest from Teaching ToleranceThursday, March 08, 2012 By SPLC
Are You a Star-bellied Sneetch? "You might think such a thing wouldn't matter at all," Dr. Seuss wrote. But there was no room for plain-bellied sneetches to play and have the best things. That was left to the "ones with stars upon thars." In honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday, help young students explore fairness and equity through the world of the sneetches. Minnesota School District Agrees to Protect LGBT Students Minnesota's largest school district has agreed to adopt a wide-ranging plan to protect LGBT students from bullying and harassment, in a settlement that will resolve an SPLC lawsuit. A Violent Path for Voters On March 7, 1965, hundreds of people started a peaceful voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. Troopers and deputies shoved, beat, tear-gassed and cattle-prodded marchers. The day became known as Bloody Sunday. The nation was outraged. The march was completed on March 25. The Voting Rights Act was signed in August of 1965. Save the Date for Mix It Up 2012 National Mix It Up at Lunch Day is Oct. 30. Mark your calendar and start thinking about how to help students cross social barriers and get to know someone new at lunch. Of course, many schools Mix It Up several times a year. But join us on Oct. 30. Students Want to Change the World Some of the most inspired ways to impact change have come from young people. Whether it's children marching to fight Jim Crow segregation or high schoolers joining the Occupy D.C. protest, students have made a difference. In the article, From Awareness to Action , educators get ideas to steer the creativity to make change. Hawo Changes Her Town with Dinner When Somalian refugee Hawo was relocated to a small southern town, its residents were scared —of her religion, of immigration, of the unknown. So Hawo hosted a dinner party to break the ice. Watch Hawo's Dinner Party: The New Face of Southern Hospitality and see how dinner can change a town. Women Fought to Learn In the journey for equity in secondary education, women have come a long way. Consider that physicians believed learning was hazardous to women's health. Now more U.S. women attend college than men. That's thanks, in large part, to Title IX legislation. As we mark Women's History Month , explore other impact women have had on our communities. What's Ahead: New Teaching Tolerance Lessons Plan ahead for the next four weeks: March 5: Watch It: Examining Gender Stereotypes in Media (3 of 5) March 12: Using Role Plays to Understand How Gender Stereotypes Affect Our Lives (4 of 5) March 19: Transforming Critiques of Gender Stereotypes Into Action (Grades K-5) (Gender Expression series 5 of 5) March 26: Gender Studies (new series 1 of 4) Don't Wait—Tell Your Colleagues About Us! If you like what you read at Teaching Tolerance, then forward this newsletter to your colleagues. If a friend sent this to you, sign up for your own FREE e-newsletter here . Follow Teaching Tolerance on Twitter . Become our fan on Facebook . We welcome your feedback. You can reach us online or by mail: 400 Washington Ave. Montgomery, AL 36104 |