Lessons and Literature: Intentionally Teaching Students About Histories Different Than Their Own
Intentional Lesson Planning: Why it is Important for Educators to Give Students Opportunities to Learn About Other Histories. Elementary educators sometimes struggle to navigate conversations about race and diversity within their classrooms, it can be difficult to summarize and discuss these topics with young learners, seeing as these parts of history involve mature content that their students have usually not been introduced to. I have met many teachers who would like to avoid discussing these topics all together, but that is unacceptable and does a great disservice to the students within those classes. It is our job, as educators, to teach our students about other histories, one’s often not taught in schools, in order to equip them with the knowledge they need to know about, and prepare them for, the world around the (Cultivating Genius, pg 139). In order to teach any topic, educators need access to quality resources, this is especially true when teaching history, and, unfortunately