Ways To Teach Kids About Ferguson [From The Jordan Davis Case]
Practical Theory
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2/17/14
“The issues raised by the Jordan Davis murder trial touch deeply on issues of race, law, social justice, and any and all of these issues could be a course of study… What follows is an attempt to organize what was a 15-hour brainstorming session into a few organizing concepts – 1) things to consider as a teacher when tackling this subject, 2) ideas and resources around teaching about / toward the Jordan Davis murder verdict, and 3) some concrete lesson plans that teachers could use that examine the verdict from several different lenses."