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Ideally, the pursuit of equity is both a cause and an effect–the natural product of a child-centered curriculum designed to promote wisdom and critical literacy. By helping students see and think and act and hope and design and restore and protect, we can help them live better lives in the places that are important to them. This is equity as a cause.
Equity as an effect is the long-tail outcome–or countless outcomes–where knowledge applied with careful scrutiny and care and affection yields itself again: Equity yields equity.
In public education, it is common to honor equity as a goal but we can also honor it as an input and output for the curriculum, teaching strategies, learning models, reading lists, and countless other bits and pieces of what we do as teachers.
Below is some of content that addresses some of the concepts related to equity, including race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, geography, technology access, and more. Contact me at [email protected] or using the contact form below with any questions or concerns or ideas or opportunities. I’d love to hear from you.
–Terry Heick
Founder and Director, TeachThought
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 214 Let’s Talk About Rooting Out Anti-Black Racism In Our Schools Drew Perkins talks with Tyrone Howard, professor of education at
Teaching is easy. Teaching well is very, very hard to do day in and day out, especially in the schools that need it most.
Part of teaching during the Black Lives Matter era is helping African American students know and tell their stories with wisdom and urgency and affection.
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 213 Enduring And Sustainable Anti-Racism Drew Perkins talks with Irshad Manji, Director for Courage, Curiosity, and Character at Let Grow, about
With the current COVID-19 crisis we are facing a time where schools are closed and many students are trapped in an abusive home. But there is hope.
The right questions and resources for teaching human rights can help create more inclusive environments for the next generation of learners.
Actors Theatre of Louisville announces Actors Theatre Direct: on-demand content to ensure that theatre continues to thrive during COVID-19 quarantine.
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 194 Coming of Age As A Student in Black and White America Drew Perkins talks with Veda Pendleton about her book
Drew talks with Steven Wilson about his work and concerns that some anti-racist efforts might be counter-productive to that important cause.
Effective teaching about the Holocaust requires asking students the right questions, and that is the beginning of any inquiry-based lesson.
Audience and purpose are elemental. They have to come first or none of it makes any sense. Who are you teaching, and why? Who exactly, and why exactly?
What kinds of ideas cause lasting change? Which books can promote social justice and activism? Which books can encourage students to change their world?
