Open Minds to Equality : A Sourcebook of Learning Activities to Affirm Diversity and Promote Equality

by Schniedewind, Nancy; Davidson, Ellen

• ISBN13: 9780205161096
• ISBN10: 020516109X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Educators are becoming increasingly concerned with more areas of discrimination and inequality that affects students. For example, as more immigrant students enter schools, understandings and skills for educating about language discrimination are needed. Similarly, as educators become more aware of the negative consequences of homophobic behavior on students, knowledge and approaches for dealing with homophobia in schools are called for. Open Minds to Equality deals with the expanding range of equity concerns. Membership in the largest association (National Association for Multicultural Educators) is growing by leaps and bounds. State-level associations are being started in these subjects all across the country. While focusing on discrimination based on race, gender, class, and age, the second edition also addresses bias based on religion, mental and physical ability, sexual orientation, and language. It provides educators an inclusive framework for thinking about diversity and responding practically to all these forms of difference in their classrooms. Activities in the book address both content and process. The content broadens the readersO awareness of the causes of inequality, particularly how differences are used to justify inequality. It encourages questions and the exploration of many sources of information and various points of view. The process is experiential, participatory, cooperative, and democratic. This book is extremely helpful for teachers, facilitators, staff development programs, and curriculum specialists. It is also appropriate for professionals in educational settings outside of schools such as camps, scouts, church groups, and youth agencies (all of which bought the first edition of this book). A Longwood Professional Book.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(4)
Chapter 1 Recognizing Roadblocks to Equality	5	(19)
Racism	6	(2)
Sexism	8	(2)
Examining Your Classroom for Racism and Sexism	10	(1)
Types of Racism and Sexism	11	(1)
Classism	12	(3)
Ageism	15	(1)
Heterosexism	16	(1)
Linguicism	17	(2)
Anti-Semitism and Other Religious Oppression	19	(1)
Ableism	20	(1)
Competitive Individualism	21	(3)
Chapter 2 Teaching for Equality	24	(11)
SECTION A: A Humanistic, Social Justice Approach for Teaching about Equality	24	(5)
1. Humanistic Education: Personal Empowerment and Community Building	25	(1)
2. Social Justice Education: Critical Awareness of Inequality	26	(2)
3. Integrating Humanistic and Social Justice Education	28	(1)
SECTION B: The Connections: Our Classrooms, Schools, and the Broader Society	29	(6)
1. Societal Challenges to Equity	29	(3)
2. Teachers, Students, and the Power to Change	32	(3)
Chapter 3 Building Trust and Communication	35	(21)
SECTION A: Getting Acquainted	37	(4)
Name Game	37	(1)
Concentric Circles	37	(1)
People Scavenger Hunt	38	(1)
Commonalities	39	(2)
SECTION B: Developing Listening Skills	41	(4)
I Feel Good about Myself	41	(1)
Listening-Checking	42	(1)
Adjective Attributes	43	(2)
SECTION C: Building Group Process Skills	45	(4)
The Equal School	45	(1)
Gum Drop Inventions	46	(1)
Who's Doing the Talking?	47	(2)
SECTION D: Sharing Feelings and Giving Feedback	49	(7)
Color Me Loveable and Capable	49	(1)
Feeling Messages	49	(7)
Chapter 4 Developing Skills for Creative Cooperation	56	(22)
SECTION A: Learning Cooperative Skills	57	(7)
Brainstorming	57	(2)
The Bean Jar	59	(1)
No Interrupting	59	(1)
Helpful Hints for Helping	60	(2)
Zebulon's Fall	62	(2)
SECTION B: Practicing Interviewing	64	(4)
Intriguing Interviews	64	(1)
"Hello, I'd Like to Know..."	65	(3)
SECTION C: Encouraging Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving	68	(10)
Fantasy Problem-Solving	68	(1)
We All Own the Problem	69	(1)
Role-Play Guidelines and Techniques	70	(3)
Community Meetings	73	(5)
Chapter 5 Expanding Our Vistas: Our Lives to Others' Lives	78	(23)
SECTION A: New Perspectives to See the World	79	(3)
It's All in How You Look at Things	79	(1)
What's in the Picture	80	(1)
The Nine Dot Problem	81	(1)
SECTION B: Sharing Who We Are	82	(2)
Who Are We?	82	(1)
We Are Each of Many Traits	83	(1)
SECTION C: Others' Shoes: Others' Views	84	(17)
If I Were...	84	(1)
A Girl on Our Team!	85	(1)
That's What You Brought for Lunch?	85	(2)
Falling Behind	87	(1)
If Only We Had More Money	87	(2)
Left Out	89	(2)
Seeing-Eye Glasses	91	(10)
Chapter 6 New Words: New Perspectives	101	(58)
SECTION A: Prejudice and Stereotypes	103	(15)
What Are They?--Prejudice and Stereotypes	103	(2)
No Grandmothers Wanted	105	(1)
Renee Ramos	105	(1)
Lizzie Gets Old Clothes	106	(1)
M. and S. Auto Repair	107	(1)
From Feathers to Facts	108	(2)
Don't Judge Me So Fast	110	(1)
Females and Males: How We're "Supposed" to Be?	111	(3)
We All Lose	114	(1)
Analyzing Stereotypes: What's Behind the Labels?	115	(3)
SECTION B: The "Isms"	118	(41)
What Are They?--The "Isms"	118	(1)
Me, Myself, and I	119	(1)
Letter from Sally	120	(1)
Who Will Take Care of Jamil?	121	(1)
Health or Home?	122	(2)
Lillie's Dilemma	124	(1)
All Kinds of Bodies and All Kinds of Minds	125	(2)
Separation	127	(2)
Growing Up Jewish in the U.S. Today	129	(1)
Let's Talk about Talk	130	(29)
Chapter 7 Discrimination: Prices and Choices	159	(54)
SECTION A: Unequal Resources = Unequal Results	161	(11)
A Little Praise Goes a Long Way	161	(2)
Values Auction	163	(1)
Blaming the Victim	164	(3)
Assignment: Research Paper	167	(2)
Is "The Same" Always "Fair"?	169	(2)
Equal Opportunity?	171	(1)
SECTION B: Connections to Others	172	(8)
Team Spirit	172	(1)
Pay Day	173	(1)
Ice Cream Sundaes, Apples, or Raisins	174	(2)
Up and Over We Go	176	(2)
Can I Get In?	178	(2)
SECTION C: The Complexities of Oppression	180	(33)
The Filter of Oppression	180	(3)
Believing the Myths?	183	(3)
Put It on Others?	186	(2)
It Takes a Village	188	(1)
Different Kinds of Bias: Different Experiences	189	(2)
Many Voices	191	(1)
A Legacy of Racism	192	(21)
Chapter 8 Investigating Your Environment	213	(18)
SECTION A: Exploring Your Classroom and School	215	(9)
Stop and Look Carefully	215	(1)
Why Are We Off from School Today?	216	(2)
Our Textbooks: Are They Fair?	218	(2)
Find That Class(ic) Bias	220	(1)
Who's Who in Our School....	221	(1)
.....And How Do They Feel About It?	222	(1)
Listen Carefully	222	(1)
Me or We	223	(1)
SECTION B: What about Your Home?	224	(7)
But I'd Rather Take Out the Garbage	224	(1)
Presents I've Received	225	(1)
Read Me a Story	226	(5)
Chapter 9 More Environmental Influences and Their Effects	237	(37)
SECTION A: Examine the Media	232	(12)
Black Lies and White Lies	232	(1)
Are They Advertising More Than the Product?	233	(2)
2,555 Hours a Year	235	(2)
Sell, Sell, Sell, Buy, Buy, Buy	237	(1)
Fairness in Reporting?	238	(2)
Listening to the Lyrics	240	(1)
Media Statistics: Is It the Whole Story?	241	(3)
SECTION B: Look at Your Community	244	(5)
Please Buy Me One	244	(1)
A Firefighter, Not a Fireman	245	(1)
Guess What, Our Dentist Is a Woman!	246	(1)
The Message in the Package	247	(1)
On the Horns of a Dilemma	248	(1)
SECTION C: How Has This Affected Me?	249	(19)
More to It Than Just Calculating	249	(1)
Unfinished Adventures	250	(1)
What if It Hurts?	251	(1)
What I Want to Be	251	(1)
Put-Downs	252	(1)
Discrimination: Has It Helped or Hindered Me?	253	(15)
Chapter 10 Things Can Be Different	268	(43)
SECTION A: People Making Changes: From Then to Now	269	(11)
"Here's What Some People Did"	269	(1)
Sojourner Truth Puppet Show	270	(1)
Stop! Don't Take It for Granted	271	(1)
Alone and Together	271	(2)
Chicanas Strike at Farah	273	(1)
Affirmative Action Before and After	274	(2)
Speaking Out Against Bias in School	276	(1)
Taking a Stand	277	(3)
SECTION B: Creating Alternatives: Envisioning the Future	280	(31)
Job-Sharing or Who's the Cook Tonight?	280	(1)
Inuit	281	(1)
The Children's Place	282	(1)
Yes, You Can Be a Doctor	283	(1)
Youth and Age in Action	284	(2)
A Classroom for All of Us	286	(1)
Using Privilege for Change	287	(24)
Chapter 11 We Can Make Changes	311	(44)
SECTION A: Gaining Confidence and Skills for Change	312	(6)
Facing Discrimination: Finding Courage	312	(2)
Say It So They'II Hear It	314	(1)
From Fear to Power	315	(2)
You Have to Make Decisions	317	(1)
SECTION B: Making Changes at School	318	(10)
Calendars	318	(2)
Keep Your Rights	320	(2)
Relearning about Native Americans	322	(2)
Making Learning Cooperative	324	(1)
New Words Help Us	325	(1)
A Fair Book Fair	326	(2)
SECTION C: Changing Our Texts and Books	328	(4)
Textbook Alert	328	(1)
Finding Better Books	329	(1)
...and We Wrote Them Ourselves	330	(1)
Change That Class(ic) Bias	331	(1)
SECTION D: Making an Impact on the Media	332	(5)
TV Turnabouts	332	(1)
Let Me Tell You What I Think	333	(1)
Sharing Results	334	(1)
We Can Design Them Ourselves	335	(1)
Using Statistics to Make an Argument	336	(1)
SECTION E: Reaching Out: Friends, Family, and the Community	337	(18)
Won or Fun?	337	(2)
Sharing Privilege: Everybody Gains	339	(1)
Removing Those Hurdles	340	(1)
New Village	341	(14)
Resource Section	355	(5)
Integrating Open Minds to Equality into Your Curriculum	355	(5)
Reading	355	(1)
Language Arts	356	(1)
Math	357	(1)
Science	358	(1)
Social Studies	358	(1)
Art	359	(1)
Annotated Bibliography	360
1. Sources of Materials	360	(2)
2. Teacher Resources for Promoting Equity in Schools	362	(3)
3. Curriculum	365	(1)
4. Media	366	(2)
5. Periodicals	368	(1)
6. Background Reading for Teachers	369	(5)
7. Fiction for Young People	374	(7)
8. Non-Fiction for Young People	381	(2)
9. Poetry and Legends	383	(1)
10. Student Resource Books	384	(1)
11. Biography	385	(2)
12. Biography Collections for Young People	387