Just like Teaching Tolerance does not actually teach tolerance, EmbraceRace does not actually embrace race. Their manipulative titles do not represent the intolerant and racist content they push out to teachers and parents to share with children as young as kindergarten. Among the resources teachers
There are many misconceptions about the broad term “curriculum,” which is used to describe what educators are teaching, but it’s not easy to understand what one means using the term because of its many definitions. “Curriculum” has various meanings and interpretations including curriculum at the
The Tuskegee Airmen are among America’s greatest heroes whose stories must not be forgotten. It is essential that their efforts and accomplishments are recognized in our great history, for they are the ideal role models for all young students. The challenges of segregation, discrimination, and
The 1619 Project’s goal of having Americans destroy their own country is far more dangerous than the severe inaccuracies presented in its poorly written, uncited essays. The false facts presented in the essays of the project will be discovered and debunked quickly by students with
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark achievement in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. With the incredible perseverance of the people fighting for civil rights, it was inevitable that they would be victorious. However, the passage of the Civil Rights Act
Teach For America is one of the most well-funded and destructive educational non-profits in America. Although it started out with good intentions, a deeper look into the organization reveals that many of the individuals who work there are outwardly promoting socialist ideas and are forcing
Learning for Justice (formerly known as Teaching Tolerance), a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), does anything but teach justice and tolerance. Promoting domestic terrorist Bill Ayers as a role model for educators and declaring that capitalists are white supremacists, it is clear
Most historians and history teachers agree that preserving history is of the utmost importance; as history gets lost to time, so do its lessons. The choice to nearly omit the horrific atrocities of Joseph Stalin from many curriculums is a dangerous one. Erasing Stalin’s deadly
When Malcolm X and Bill Ayers become the model of protest, the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and those who peacefully protested will be erased from history, leaving much of our youth with the idea that violence is how progress is made. Many students
Making an emotional connection to people and events in history helps students understand it better. In this World War II lesson, students will learn about the enormity of the undertaking of D-Day including its purpose, risks, sacrifices, and success. Students will read letters from soldiers
