The Literary Canon Is Mostly White. Here’s an Alternative Latin American Reading List

by lindaoppenheim | Aug 12, 2018 | Uncategorized

Alejandra Oliva suggest nine books reflecting Latinx culture that can be read addition to some of the canonical texts of white/Western literature.  Click here to see the titles.

4 Steps to Becoming a Culturally Responsive Teacher

by lindaoppenheim | Jan 18, 2018 | Article

Leticia Skae changed both her approach to teaching and the content of the curriculum to reach and engage her students, steps which resulted in “incredible growth on [the students’] state mandated end-of-course exams.”  To read her complete article,...

11-Step Guide to Understanding Race, Racism, and White Privilege by Jon Greenberg

by lindaoppenheim | Oct 15, 2017 | Website

Educator Jon Greenberg has updated his Curriculum for White Americans to Educate Themselves on Race and Racism – from Ferguson to Charleston  in the form of a step-by-step guide as a primer for white Americans to study and learn about racism.   He rightfully...

A Social Studies Teacher Was Tired of His Black Students Only Identifying With European Culture, So He Did Something About it

by lindaoppenheim | Mar 21, 2017 | Article

Kufere Laing raised money to buy books that helped his seventh and eighth grade social studies students  in Detroit “build their identity, something that typical textbooks don’t provide. ‘Often times, the information put in front of Black students isn’t at...

Boston public schools map switch aims to amend 500 years of distortion

by lindaoppenheim | Mar 20, 2017 | Article, Documents

A district will drop the Mercator projection, which physically diminished Africa and South America, for the Peters, which cut the developed world down to size.