It's that time of year again. The leaves are changing, everyone is dressed in cozy sweaters, warm apple cider fills the air, and it's time to vote.
And if it's time to vote, it's time to teach kids in classrooms across the country about the American electoral process-- a job that can have it's challenges at any time, but seems to be particularly difficult in 2020-- it's a presidential election year. We're in a pandemic. The West is burning. The South is flooding. And the nation is fraught with racial tension after the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others by unchecked police.
So, how are social studies educators supposed to balance teaching elections and not coming across as biased, while championing equity?
Listen to this episode, and let Bianca Moore, a defense attorney in NOLA, and Wesley Hedgepeth, a high school social studies teacher in Richmond, VA guide you through all things election and equity in the classroom.
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Don't forget to register for the first VCSS Scholars' Hour!
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Links from today's discussion:
Avid Conversation Starters
411 Vote
Political Compass
iSideWith
1619 Project
U.S. Census Database
The Harkness Method
NCSS
