{"id":7607,"date":"2023-03-07T20:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T01:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=7607"},"modified":"2023-03-07T20:14:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T01:14:34","slug":"lets-talk-about-student-activism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2023\/03\/lets-talk-about-student-activism\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Talk About Student Activism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reflecting on the anniversary of Bloody Sunday<\/a>, I\u2019ve wondered what we as a society have learned and how those lessons can help our students today. Listening to some of the youngest participants in the march<\/a> – children at the time – reminds me that our children need to see that they can \u201cdrive the change that they want to see in the world.\u201d It\u2019s a theme we\u2019ve been studying in the TeachersFirst book study on Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for Social Good<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n

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The text gives us a simple recipe for inspiring students to take action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Introduce them to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the Sustainable Development Goals. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Spend time with your students discussing the issues that come up<\/a> as dear to them and help them problem-solve how they can make an impact. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Introduce them to students in other locales who might have the issue under discussion or are also interested in working to solve the problem. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Give them tools to research and present the stories that will move others to action. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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    Introduce Child Activists <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    One way for students to learn about activism is to research student activists. Many can be found as you study historical events such as Bloody Sunday. One place to find primary source materials to introduce the topic is the Library of Congress. Their Civil Rights History Project Collection<\/a> has several examples of youth activism<\/a>. Outside of a historical context, current student activists can also serve as examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n