Lesson Summary:
This lesson from Tolerance.org asks students to think about how school districts can address the needs of increasingly diverse populations. It takes as its starting point a debate in New York City’s public schools. It is not designed exclusively for Jewish students, so educators can adapt the lesson to fit their community s needs. The lesson provides variations for different age groups.
Objectives
Activities for the early grades (3-5) meet the following objectives:
- analyze a complex social problem, and
- identify solutions to such a problem.
Activities for the middle grades (6-8) and high school (9-12) meet the following objectives:
- read and understand a newspaper article;
- gather, organize and evaluate the relevance of data;
- analyze a complex social problem;
- identify and evaluate solutions to such a problem, and
- differentiate between fact and opinion.