OKC National Memorial & Museum Offers Resources for Teachers To Discuss Capitol Attack
Across the state, some teachers are navigating conversations with their students about the attack on the US Capitol in Washington D.C. Wednesday.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is offering guidance to teachers. If we sit silent, we re guilty,” Executive Director Kari Watkins said.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum said it considers what happened yesterday to be an insurrection and domestic terrorism. They re strong words. Both of them are strong words. But that goes back to our Better Conversations. We ve got to start using strong words. We ve got to start talking the truth. Because we ve danced around things for years,” Watkins said.
Among the many things the educators at Tulsaâs Monroe Demonstration Academy try to instill in their students is a quintet of core values.
When students are able to return to the school in early 2021, they will be greeted by physical representation of these values â Empowerment, Community, Respect, Responsibility and Excellence â in murals by Oklahoma artists that will adorn the schoolâs walls.
The first mural, 10-foot by 10-foot image on the theme of âEmpowermentâ by Oklahoma City artist Lucinda Jones, was completed last week. Tulsa artist Alexander Tamahn spent last week putting the finishing touches on the 8-foot by 24-foot mural he is creating to embody the concept of âCommunity.â