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GUESTS: Mary Ellen Wessels - Middle school social studies and humanities teacher at Gate City Charter School for the Arts, a public charter school in Merrimack that integrates art into the curriculum. Benjamin Bacote - High school English and social studies teacher at Waterville Valley Academy, a private school for snowsport student-athletes. For social studies teachers looking for additional resources, check out the New Hampshire Institute for Civics Education and the #sschat, a national resource for teachers. Also check out the N.H. Civics: Mikva Challenge, a program that enables students to identify, research, and find solutions for issues that are important to them. ....
Listen to the broadcast version of this story. Granite Staters met the day with mixed reactions: some felt hopeful and some disappointed - others shared cautious optimism as we look towards the next four years under a new presidential administration. Here’s some of what you told us: It was really amazing to me that I could see, even a vice president, that was a woman. It felt like an important, symbolic thing. People say, but it’s just symbolic. But no, I think it’s important. Mary Ellen Wessels, teacher in Nashua We cannot put enough emphasis on what this moment meant for women and children who look like me.One of my biggest concerns is that people are going to expect change overnight, and I think that Biden and Harris together are really committed to helping us untangle the mess that we’ve been given, but I don’t think it’s going to happen overnight. ....