I don't doubt that a unit about the "War Between the States" has to address slavery, and in that context it's about Black people. If I was going to try to teach fifth graders about slavery (and nobody would hire me to do that), I'd spend time on what slavery is, slavery in history and modern times…
I don't doubt that a unit about the "War Between the States" has to address slavery, and in that context it's about Black people. If I was going to try to teach fifth graders about slavery (and nobody would hire me to do that), I'd spend time on what slavery is, slavery in history and modern times, kinds of slavery. One objective would be to help them recognize if someone is trying to enslave them.
Your comments are perfect examples of examining the banned content from an equity lens. If teachers and students were given leeway to do this instead of taking orders from administrators, I think it would have been a much better learning experience for everyone involved including the publisher of the content who would have received feedback from ALL relevant stakeholders. Just my humble opinion. Thanks for posting.
Certainly nothing at a fifth grade level.
I don't doubt that a unit about the "War Between the States" has to address slavery, and in that context it's about Black people. If I was going to try to teach fifth graders about slavery (and nobody would hire me to do that), I'd spend time on what slavery is, slavery in history and modern times, kinds of slavery. One objective would be to help them recognize if someone is trying to enslave them.
Your comments are perfect examples of examining the banned content from an equity lens. If teachers and students were given leeway to do this instead of taking orders from administrators, I think it would have been a much better learning experience for everyone involved including the publisher of the content who would have received feedback from ALL relevant stakeholders. Just my humble opinion. Thanks for posting.