This blog was posted a couple of weeks ago, but I just got to reading it. It examines how I've taught about race--there are no "races" in terms of biology, but rather social categories made up by groups of humans to justify whatever their aims were. The blog entry is here:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/busting-myths-about-human-nature/201204/race-is-real-not-in-the-way-many-people-think
But the best part of this was an introduction to some resources including this one:
http://www.understandingrace.org/
Do check out the intro at least once. Valid questions. The main home page is here:
http://www.understandingrace.org/home.html
The American Anthropology Association has create a look at race through three lenses: history, human variation, and lived experience. This site will take you some time to examine, but is totally worth it if you want to provide some additional context to your students. I'd never seen this one before and it is an excellent site. Kudos to the AAA. At the end, there is a section for resources for teachers and families. Great stuff.
Posted by Chuck Schallhorn
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