Ending the Silence.

Item request has been placed! ×
Item request cannot be made. ×
loading   Processing Request
Read Online Read More Add to Saved list
  • Author(s): Marriott, Donna M.
  • Source:
    Phi Delta Kappan. Mar2003, Vol. 84 Issue 7, p496. 6p. 1 Chart.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      CURRICULUM; RACISM; MINORITIES; ETHNIC groups; RACE relations; SLAVERY; JUSTICE; LIBERTY; LESSON planning; LOGIC in teaching
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the author's efforts to tackle racism by developing a curriculum for her classroom, after attending training sessions that raised educator awareness of the issue. Her thoughts on designing a course of action for a yearlong study that began with engaging students in conversations about liberty and justice; Use of 'The Story of Ruby Bridges,' by Robert Coles to racialize justice, 'The Eagles Who Thought They Were Chickens,' by Mychal Wynn to racialize liberty, 'A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman,' by David Adler to focus on a heroine who stood against slavery, and other books; Reflections of the author on how the children responded to the curriculum.