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HOLA.

Last 8th grade History Class.

I'm going to miss teaching y'all!!

No question here :)

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Vote for B or D

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2. Critical Race Theory simply acknowledges racism, that's all 

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2. Critical Race Theory simply acknowledges racism, that's all 

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Critical Race Theory says racism is ingrained in American society and that the legacies of slavery and segregation still create unequal opportunities for  people of color.

Ohio is planning to pass a law that bans teaching critical race theory because it is "racist” against White people simply for being White.

“Critical race theory is a dangerous and wrong,” Ohio State Representative Don Jone said. “Students should not be asked to ‘examine their whiteness’ or ‘check their privilege’ by anyone at all.

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How would you respond to Ohio State Representative Don Jone if you were able to reply to his statement?

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Educators across the US are signing a pledge to teach the truth and real history.

Read the pledge in the image below.

We the undersigned educators will not be bullied. We will continue our commitment to develop critical thinking that supports students to better understand problems in our society, and to develop collective solutions to those problems. We are for truth-telling and uplifting the power of organizing and solidarity that move us toward a more just society.

Teacher associations have also planned public protests in several cities on Sat. June 22.

How would you respond to teachers engaging in activism against the Critical Race Theory bans?

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Idaho Governor explajns a bill banning Critical Race Theory in his state.

What does his speech reveal to you and/or what conclusions can you make?

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Gov. Stitt explains his support for critical race theory bill

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Shortly after signing House Bill 1775, Governor Kevin Stitt released this video on Twitter explaining why he signed the bill into law.

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6. SOURCE 2 (Trigger Warning -- Graphic) 

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6. SOURCE 2 (Trigger Warning -- Graphic) 

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What doest this source reveal about American history to you and/or what conclusions can you make?

According to St. Petersburg Times:  Claude Neal  was a 23-year-old Black American farm worker who was arrested for allegedly raping and killing Lola Cannady, a 19-year-old white woman missing since the preceding night. Nothing directly linked Claude to the crime. When the news got out about his arrest, a mob of about 100 white men from Jackson County heard where he was and took him for torturing and lynching. Neal was tortured and mutilated before being hanged by the White men along the Chattahoochee River in  Florida. They tied his body to the back of their truck and dragged his corpse to the Cannady farm, where a white crowd estimated at 2,000 attacked the corpse by stabbing it with sticks and knives
Later that night Neal's body was hanged from a tree in the courthouse square.

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7. SOURCE #4 Rhode Island's Bill Banning Critical Race Theory from History Classes

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7. SOURCE #4 Rhode Island's Bill Banning Critical Race Theory from History Classes

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Republican legislators introduced a bill, known as H.6070,  in March 2021 that seeks to ban teaching divisive concepts in schools.

Republican Rep. Patricia Morgan, who is behind the bill, argued that teachers should not make white students, in particular, feel bad because of their skin color.

Source: The BBC

What does the information above reveal to you about history or this debate in general?

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8: What does this primary source reveal about American history? 

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8: What does this primary source reveal about American history? 

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Proposition 187 was a 1994 law that sought to ban undocumented immigrant children, mostly of Latinx backgrounds, from attending public schools and hospitals, and deny them access to public services and assistance.

In the image below, Latinx residents of Los Angeles hold up signs to protest immigration policies passed under Proposition 187.
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Note: Mr. Madrid was 5 years old when this law passed in California and he and his mom was an undocumented immigrant. The law denied me access to a public education and kept me from going to school simply because I was born in another country - Honduras. If it were not for protestors across the state who convinced the California state government to repeal the law, I wouldn't have been able to go to school and be your teacher this year.

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A Japanese-American woman holds her sleeping daughter as they prepare to leave their home for an internment camp in 1942. Japanese-Americans interned at the Santa Anita Assembly Center at the Santa Anita racetrack near Los Angeles in 1942.

Reactions and or conclusions here?

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10. CLOSING: What should New York State do and why?  

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10. CLOSING: What should New York State do and why?  

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Write a quick "postcard message" to a politician advocating for or against the teaching of Critical Race Theory in the state's classrooms, providing rationale from brief historical sources.

If you were writing a quick postcard message to NY Governor Cuomo about this debate on teaching racism in history class, what would you recommend and why? About 3 - 4 sentences, with details of any historical events we've covered.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Welcome to our last day of ACADEMIC CLASSES for 8th grade! You made it!!

As a graduation gift to you, I am getting my class a face mask for Tuskegee to wear at graduation next week.

HELP ME CHOOSE WHICH ONE TO ORDER!! Which one would you actually wear? A, B, C, D, or E. Explain why you are making that vote.

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What do you notice from the headlines below and why would state governments want to control what history teachers teach in their classrooms?

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4. What does the graphic below tell you and what is your take on these new laws that would control how students learn history?

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4. What does the graphic below tell you and what is your take on these new laws that would control how students learn history?

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What does the article reveal about the ongoing debates on teaching race theory in classrooms and what is your inference on how this is a continuation of history OR how it might impact the country's next generation (kids) in the future?

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Florida education leaders ban 'Critical Race Theory' from being taught in schools

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida education leaders on Thursday banned the "Critical Race Theory" from being taught in schools. “The woke class wants to teach kids to hate each other, rather than teaching them how to read, but we will not let them bring nonsense ideology into Florida’s schools,” said Governor Ron DeSantis.

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We talked about racism, sexism, capitalism White supremacy, and Native American genocide frequently in class this year.

How did learning about these topics/issues and the fact that they've existed since the very beginning of this country impact your learning? Is this something all students should learn?

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6. What does this primary source reveal about American history? 

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6. What does this primary source reveal about American history? 

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7.What does this primary source reveal about American history? 

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7.What does this primary source reveal about American history? 

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The picture below shows segregated water fountains in the South, which separated Black people from Whites in virtually every part of society. While slavery was over, new laws like Jim Crow laws were passed to segregate Black Americans.

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8.What does this primary source reveal about American history? 

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8.What does this primary source reveal about American history? 

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The photographs shows Native American Boarding Schools in 1872. Native American children were sent to these boarding schools in an attempt to force them to assimilate and become "American," losing their indigenous customs.