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'I wouldn't want this to happen to someone else.'

'I wouldn't want this to happen to someone else.'

Jan 16, 2021 Metro photo Things were tough for students in 2020 — a pandemic, isolation, parents losing jobs, virtual school, and nationwide protests — but 2021 is already presenting new challenges. One of those issues is how teachers should present the siege of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 in a way that addresses kids fears, allows for discussion and teaches civil responsibility with civility. Editor’s note: The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Today’s piece is by David Schonfeld of University of Southern ...

It’s a fraught task. Even the news media wasn’t sure what to call this unprecedented attack on U.S. democracy. Was it a coup? A riot? An act of domestic terrorism?

Teachers scrambled to create lesson plans to help students make sense of the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol right after it happened. It’s a fraught task. Even the news media wasn’t sure what to call this unprecedented attack on U.S. democracy. Was it a coup? A riot? An act of domestic terrorism? Likewise, it’s not clear where lessons should begin. The Conversation U.S. asked six education experts how teachers – and parents – can help young...