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A high school social studies teacher argues for rethinking how we teach civics so that students learn that organizing, activism, and civil disobedience are as important as the Constitution.Back in the 1980s, I taught an elective class at Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon, called Literature and Social Change. It centered around the questions “What is a good society and how can we get there?” Rethinking Schools is the country’s leading grassroots magazine for social and racial justice in education. Short Stuff 24.4 March 4 Protests to Defend Public Education Students and teachers in at least 32 states and as far away as South Africa participated in a March 4 Day of Action to protest cutbacks, higher student fees, and the privatization of education. Estimates as high as the hundreds of thousands made this the largest coordinated student [ ] Periodicals Adbusters: www.adbusters.org; 1243 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B7; 800-663-1243; fax: 604-737-6021; info@adbusters.org. Canadian journal that promotes critical thinking about consumer culture. See Adbusters Media Foundation under Organizations. Colorlines Magazine: www.arc.org; 900 Alice Street, Suite 400, Oakland, CA 94605; 510-653-3415; fax: 510-653-3427; arc@arc.org. Published quarterly; subscriptions $24/year. An award- winning national magazine that [ ] Organizations Adbusters Media Foundation;www.adbusters.org. 1243 West 7th Ave., Vancouver, BC, V6H 1B7, Canada; 604-736-9401;fax: 604-737-6021; e-mail:adbusters@adbusters.org. Adbusters describes itself as a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age. Adbusters publishes a magazine of the same name, sponsors Buy Nothing [ ] Catalogs Asian American Curriculum Projects; www.asianamericanbooks.com. 83 W. 37th Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403. 800-874-2242; fax: (650)357-6908.e-mail: aacpinc@best.com. An extensive catalog of resources and services that underscore the importance and diversity of the Asian-American experience. Books for students of all ages. Center For Media Literacy. www.medialit.org. 4727 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 403, Los Angeles, CA 90010. 800-226-9494;fax: 213-931-4474. e-mail; cml@medialit.org. A [ ] Audio/Visual Resources The prices below are current as of Spring 2001, and in most instances apply only to individual purchasers from the Teaching for Change catalog, www.teachingforchange.org. Institutional purchasers should contact the distributors, if listed. All starred resources [*] are available from the Teaching for Change catalog, www.teachingforchange.org; 800-763-9131. *Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation,by Puhipau [ ] Children s Books/Catalogs All starred resources [*] are available from the Teaching for Change catalog, www.teachingforchange.org; 800-763-9131. América Is Her Name, by Luis RodrÍguez, illus. by Carlos Vásquez. Simultaneously published in a Spanish edition, La Llaman América, trans. by Tino Villanueva. Willimantic, CT: Curbstone, 1998. These books are the first children s picture books to be published by Curbstone, which has long published [ ] Books and Curricula to Promote Justice All starred resources [*] are available from the Teaching for Change catalog,www.teachingforchange.org; 800-763-9131. *Affirming Diversity: The Sociopolitical Context of Multicultural Education, Sonia Nieto. White Plains, NY: Longman, 1996, second edition. Of the scores of books on multicultural education, Nieto s is one worth reading. The central message of this 422-page book is that multicultural education is essential [ ] Projects for Math, Maps and Misrepresentation This file is being posted on the Rethinking Schools Web site (www.rethinkingschools.org) to accompany Math, Maps, and Misrepresentation, by Eric Gutstein, which appears on p. 112 ofRethinking Our Classrooms, Volume 2. Real-World Projects The following is a brief, chronological list of the projects done by my students in mathematics class in seventh and eighth grade. [ ] Abbreviated United Nations Declaration of Human Rights This file is being posted on the Rethinking Schools Web site(www.rethinkingschools.org)to accompany A New U.S. Bill of Rights, by Larry Miller, which appears on p. 70 ofRethinking Our Classrooms, Volume 2. Articles (Right to): Equality Freedom from Discrimination Life, Liberty, Personal Security Freedom from Slavery Freedom from Torture and Degradation Recognition as a Person before [ ] Complete United Nations Declaration of Human Rights This file is being posted on the Rethinking Schools Web site(www.rethinkingschools.org)to accompany A New U.S. Bill of Rights, by Larry Miller, which appears on p. 70 ofRethinking Our Classrooms, Volume 2. Preamble Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation [ ]In the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery — and as communities across the United States erupt in rebellion against police violence, systemic racism, dehumanization, and injustice, we know that it is nowmore important than ever that our classrooms and homes be spaces for resistance against white supremacy.The INDIES recognize the best books published in 2019 from small, indie, and university presses, as well as self-published authors.Read the Special Dedication from the Editors ofRethinking Ethnic Studies.Rethinking Schools began in 1986, when a group of Milwaukee education activists — teachers, teacher educators, and community members — met to talk about how they could bring more critical voices into the conversation about public schools and libraries. These founding Rethinking Schools editors saw a school curriculum that was conservative, dumbed-down, and dominated by corporate-produced textbooks. Inappropriate standardized testing was rampant. Racial bias infected every level of schooling.

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