In late August, they asked teachers if they would be adding this summer’s events in Charlottesville, Va., to their curriculum. We heard from many, and, with help from Talya Minsberg, a New York Times social strategy editor, they feature some of their voices below.they have also published a from The Times, The Learning Network and around the web that address the events and their implications.Discussions of race and identity are nothing new to classrooms across the United States.But the charlottesville — which occurred days before some returned to school — sent some teachers searching for new answers to the old question of how to address divisive, heated current events in the classroom.
whould you teach charlottesville if you where a teacher? storms answer - probibly not becuse should is just boring to me any way why make it more boring.
how do you think the kids whould take to it if you where a teacher? the kids may find it more boring than school now so idk why teachers whould try to do this now to there kids.
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I would teach them fun activities and teach what they want to know because kids learn fast if they know and like what they are doing. I would do nothing during there summer because summer is there freedom and school to them is like jail.
1. First I have to wipe the tears from my eyes because Im laughing so hard.
2. I don't have any idea what your asking.
3. Summarize not plagiarize.
4. I would talk to my students briefly about it and maybe even have an open discussion about it.
I would not want to teach there because teaching is boring to me and I would get bored of teaching. I would be a fun teacher so I would make class time fun so the kids do not hate me.
Storm,
Two big issues-one, much of your summary is plagiarized, not summarized. You also didn't reply to any student comments.
I would teach about Charlottesville because it teaches the kids about unkempt peace and how it can hurt many. It also teaches the importance of trying to keep peace between all people. I think the kids might be interested in it because they are millennials eventually going out into the world so they need to know about the recent events.
I would teach it by telling students it is ok to voice your opinion as long as you do it in a respectful manner, I would also try to teach my students the difference between right or wrong, I would hope that my students would listen to me and respect me but again that is totally their decision.
I would still teach there because it's a good opportunity to teach the difference between right and wrong and also because that is my job. I think it's good to talk about these kinds of things with students in a controlled environment, so the learn that what has happened is wrong. As a teacher it is your job to educate some uncomfortable topics and teach right and wrong ways to look at life.
I would teach it because I think it's good for people to know whats going on in there community is good and it could help change the way kids see things and how involved they are in the community. I think the kids would still like it as long as you make it as interesting as possible
Yes I would still teach and I think some day I would like to be a teacher and help kids learn and problem solve. I think kids would like me as a teacher I would help them a lot with there grades and being able to do what most of them want to do.
I am a little confused on this subject, but I think that anyway you can get what happens in the community tied in with school is a good thing. I think that this would interest some kids because some kids think this kind of stuff is interesting.
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