Friday, March 30, 2012

Teaching About Sensitive Issues in the News


Good stuff from the NYTimes Learning Network

 10 Ways to Talk to Students About Sensitive Issues in the News


"This week it might be the Trayvon Martin shooting, while last week it could have been the “Kony 2012″ viral video, the soldier in Afghanistan accused ofmassacring women and children, or the outcry over Rush Limbaugh’s criticism of Sandra Fluke: In a “flat” social media world, parents and teachers are no longer the gatekeepers, and news of all kinds reaches children — sometimeseven before it gets to adults.
How do you talk about difficult or sensitive news stories with young people, whether in your classroom or at your dinner table?"


http://teachablemoment.org/

No comments:

Post a Comment