Never stopped to read the original essay before. It’s striking how it resonates today. I teach college art students but even if I wasn’t a teacher, this gave me new perspective on being a part of society & helping change it to one I can be proud of. Read it.
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A Talk to Teachers
Article. By James Baldwin. October 16, 1963. Baldwin addresses the challenges of education to prepare children to grapple with the myths and realities of U.S. history.
“Let’s begin by saying that we are living through a very dangerous time.” So opens “A Talk to Teachers,” which James Baldwin delivered to a group of educators in October, 1963.
James Baldwin’s Lesson for Teachers in a Time of Turmoil
Rigorous lessons are not mutually exclusive from culturally and politically relevant ones.
