Teaching and Learning in the Midst of the Wisconsin Uprising

Autor/in	Lyman, Kate
Titel	Teaching and Learning in the Midst of the Wisconsin Uprising
Quelle	In: Rethinking Schools, 25 (2011) 4, S.15-19 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-6855
Schlagwörter	Controversial Issues (Course Content); Boards of Education; Board of Education Policy; Unions; Learning; Activism; Teacher Rights; Civil Rights; Voting; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Controversial issues; Kontroverse; Ausschuss; Lernen; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Abstimmung
Abstract	It all started when the author's daughter, also a Madison teacher, called her. "We need to call people to the rally at the Capitol." That Sunday rally in Capitol Square was just the first step in the massive protests against Governor Scott Walker's infamous "budget repair bill." The Madison teachers' union declared a "work action" and that Wednesday, instead of going to school, they marched into the Capitol building, filling every nook and cranny. When the teachers returned to school the following week, the author debated how to handle the days off. They had received a three-page email from their principal warning them to "remain politically neutral" as noted in the school board policy relating to controversial issues. Her class also came in with questions and comments about the protests. In this article, the author shares how she helped her 2nd and 3rd grade students put the events in context and decide how they wanted to participate. (Contains 1 resource.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10