In the Elementary Classroom – w/ Kate Shuster, Marian Dingle, Bria Wright, Marvin Reed and Alice Mitchell

<p>For elementary teachers approaching the topic of slavery, it can be tempting to focus only on heroes and avoid explaining oppression. But teachers’ omissions speak as loudly as what they choose to include. And what children learn in the early grades has broad consequences for the rest of their education. Dr. Kate Shuster guides us through the new <a href= "https://www.tolerance.org/frameworks/teaching-hard-history/american-slavery/k-5-framework"> Teaching Hard History K–5 framework</a> from Teaching Tolerance. We also learn how four elementary teachers are beginning to use it in their classrooms.</p> <h2>Resources and Readings</h2> <ul> <li><em>Teaching Tolerance</em> magazine, "<a title= "“We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams”" href= "https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/summer-2018/we-are-our-ancestors-wildest-dreams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We Are Our Ancestors' Wildest Dreams</a>"</li> <li>James Madison's Montpelier, <a href= "https://www.montpelier.org/visit/mere-distinction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Mere Distinction of Colour</a> (exhibition)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Kate Shuster</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Kate Shuster" href= "https://www.tolerance.org/author/kate-shuster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Teaching Tolerance articles</a></li> <li>Teaching Tolerance, <a title= "Teaching the Movement | 2014" href= "https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/publications/teaching-the-movement-2014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Teaching the Movement</a></li> <li>Teaching Hard History, <a href= "https://www.tolerance.org/frameworks/teaching-hard-history/american-slavery/k-5-framework#essential-knowledge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">K-5 Framework: Essential Knowledge</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Bria Wright</strong><br /> Fifth grade, Raleigh, North Carolina, <a title= "Meet Our Advisory Board!" href= "https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/meet-our-advisory-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board</a></p> <p>References:</p> <ul> <li>Teaching Hard History, <a title="Essential