Teaching Tolerance Magazine

Issue 40, Fall 2011

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Game Changers

The 20th-anniversary issue of Teaching Tolerance does not shy away from addressing big questions in K–12 education. Are alternative teacher certifications good for U.S. schools? How can physical education classes be more inclusive? What are the real causes of the Civil War—and how should these be taught? How can white educators have classroom conversations about the n-word?

This issue is jam-packed with stories, tips and strategies for K–12 educators looking to move the needle on inclusion and cultural sensitivity in schools. 

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Features

We ♥ Art!

Arts programs battle budget cuts and perceptions that they’re “extra” classes. But they’re the main reason many struggling students stay focused on school.

Straight Talk About the N-Word

Sean Price's interview with Arizona State University Professor Neal A. Lester. Lester has twice taught courses on the n-word—and found there’s plenty to talk about.

Against the Current

Alternative certification gives educators a different route to the classroom. Does it make them fish out of water once they get there?

Fighting for Human Rights

Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights curriculum inspires students to defend human rights today.

Teaching the Movement

We’ve rereleased the powerful documentary, "A Time for Justice," to help schools educate their students about the civil rights movement.

Departments

Perspectives

20 Years of Change

Teaching Tolerance director Maureen Costello looks back on our 20th birthday.
Letters to the Editor

You Spoke, We Listened

Reader responses: you talk social media, bullying and speaking English.
Ask Learning for Justice

Advice From the Experts

Q: Some of my world history students have taken to drawing Confederate battle flags on their homework assignments. What should I do?
Why I Teach

The Knight and the Cellist

Toni Giarnese found inspiration in her job thanks to a disabled boy who looked a lot like a knight in shining armor.
Down the Hall

"It is about everything you do..."

Administrator William Joslyn says modeling tolerance is key for school leaders. “If we don’t walk the walk, we can’t expect others to.”
Staff Picks

What We're Reading

For rural schools, the growing use of technology can create new problems as it solves old ones.
Story Corner

Healing Touch

Susie King Taylor's illegal education as an enslaved child turned her into a teenage teacher and nurse during the Civil War.
One World

Haim Ginott

Download and post this inspiring quote in your classroom.