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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...
Teaching Resources to Help Students Make Sense of the Rampage at the Capitol Dozens of lesson plan ideas, activities and Times materials for exploring the causes and consequences of this assault on democracy in the United States. Pro-Trump extremists overruning the Senate chamber. Hundreds of protesters roamed the halls of the Capitol on Jan.6, taking photos and breaking into offices. Related ArticleCredit...Win McNamee/Getty Images By The Learning Network Published Jan. 7, 2021Updated Jan. 15, 2021 Not since the War of 1812, when British forces set fire to the Capitol, have the halls of powe...
For teachers, the riot is a tough subject to discuss Laura Meckler, Donna St. George, Hannah Natanson and Perry Stein, The Washington Post Jan. 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail David Stewart went to sleep Wednesday night wondering how he would explain the chaos that had transpired in the nation's capital that day, only 10 miles from Alexandria, Va., where he teaches elementary school. He decided to let his fourth-graders bring it up, and it didn't take much to open the floodgates, even over Zoom. Students said they were upset, angry and scared. "Some talked about how they were sad because they s...
How to talk to your kids about the riot at the US Capitol St. Louis education experts weigh in on the important conversations in classrooms and homes after the D.C. riot Author: Tracy Hinson (KSDK) Updated: 7:15 PM CST January 7, 2021 ST. LOUIS — Powerful images from Wednesday's breach of the United States Capitol, turned into conversations Thursday. "At school this morning, we just asked does anyone want to talk about what happened last night," Casey McBride, who is a teacher at Kairos Academies, said. So that's exactly what the teachers and students at Ka...