(NAME-MCE) Educational Courage: Resisting the Amubush of Public Education
Mara Sapon-Shevin
msaponsh at syr.edu
Wed Jun 11 10:00:43 EDT 2008
Please put this on the NAME list serve. Thanks.
Nancy Schniedewind and I am editing a book about resistance to NCLB and related policies in education. It will be a non-academic book (if you're read Paul Loeb's The Impossible Will Take a Little While, that's the style). We are seeking proposals from teachers, parents, students and community members who can either describe (in readable, accessible language) the effects of these policies on them, students, curriculum, teaching AND narratives from folks who have resisted, fought- back, found a way to teach well anyway, etc.
Attached is the call for proposals and the author guidelines. If you are interested, you will see that we are asking for a one-page proposal to be sent to both me and Nancy (all information is on the attachment).
Thanks so much!!
Mara
Mara Sapon-Shevin
Professor of Inclusive Education
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York 13244-2340
msaponsh at syr.edu
315-443-5088
FAX: 315-443-3289
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Today's Topics:
1. Barack Obama's Letter to LGBT People (Warren Blumenfeld)
2. FW: Regarding Disallowing Teaching About Malcolm X - 15
teachers Resign for Jordan High (Watts) (Tracey de Morsella)
3. Re: Barack Obama's Letter to LGBT People (Stacy Howard)
4. Social Justice Curriculum K-12 (TADuEst at aol.com)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:02:47 -0500
From: Warren Blumenfeld <wblumen at iastate.edu>
Subject: (NAME-MCE) Barack Obama's Letter to LGBT People
To: wblumen at iastate.edu
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Andrew Belonsky at Queerty?
<http://www.queerty.com/obama-campaign-calls-on-gay-clinton-supporters-20080607/>did
a great wrap-up of an Obama campaign conference
call? to gay supporters which happened late on
Friday on which former HRC executive director
Elizabeth Birch and current president Joe
Solmonese participated, explaining Obama's 50
state strategy and urging Clinton supporters to rally behind the party.
Obama also received?
<http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/jcitron/gG5V2t>the
endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign over the weekend.
?
**********
Barack Speaks To HQ Staff & Volunteers
Saturday, June 6, 2008
Chicago Headquarters
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo
**********
?
?
***OBAMA'S LETTER TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY***
I???m running for President to build an America
that lives up to our founding promise of equality
for all ? a promise that extends too our gay
brothers and sisters. It???s wrong to have
millions of Americans living as second-class
citizens in this nation. And I ask for your
support in this election so that together we can
bring about real change for all LGBT Americans.
Equality is a moral imperative. That???s why
throughout my career, I have fought to eliminate
discrimination against LGBT Americans. In
Illinois, I cosponsored a fully inclusive bill
that prohibited discrimination on the basis of
both sexual orientation and gender identity,
extending protection to the workplace, housing,
and places of public accommodation. In the U.S.
Senate, I have cosponsored bills that would
equalize tax treatment for same-sex couples and
provide benefits to domestic partners of federal
employees. And as president, I will place the
weight of my administration behind the enactment
of the Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes
and a fully inclusive Employment Non-
Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
As your President, I will use the bully pulpit to
urge states to treat samesex couples with full
equality in their family and adoption laws. I
personally believe that civil unions represent
the best way to secure that equal treatment. But
I also believe that the federal government should
not stand in the way of states that want to
decide on their own how best to pursue equality
for gay and lesbian couples -whether that means a
domestic partnership, a civil union, or a civil
marriage. I support the complete repeal of the
Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Federal law
should not discriminate in any way against gay
and lesbian couples, which is precisely what DOMA
does. I have also called for us to repeal Don???t
Ask, Don???t Tell, and I have worked to improve
the Uniting American Families Act so we can
afford same-sex couples the same rights and
obligations as married couples in our immigration system.
The next president must also address the HIV/AIDS
epidemic. When it comes to prevention, we do not
have to choose between values and science. While
abstinence education should be part of any
strategy, we also need to use common sense. We
should have age-appropriate sex education that
includes information about contraception. We
should pass the JUSTICE Act to combat infection
within our prison population. And we should lift
the federal ban on needle exchange, which could
dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug
users. In addition, local governments can protect
public health by distributing contraceptives.
We also need a president who???s willing to
confront the stigma - too often tied to
homophobia - that continues to surround HIV/AIDS.
I confronted this stigma directly in a speech to
evangelicals at Rick Warren???s Saddleback
Church, and will continue to speak out as president.
That is where I stand on the major issues of the
day. But having the right positions on the issues
is only half the battle. The other half is to win
broad support for those positions. And winning
broad support will require stepping outside our
comfort zone. If we want to repeal DOMA, repeal
Don???t Ask, Don???t Tell, and implement fully
inclusive laws outlawing hate crimes and
discrimination in the workplace, we need to bring
the message of LGBT equality to skeptical
audiences as well as friendly ones - and that???s
what I???ve done throughout my career. I brought
this message of inclusiveness to all of America
in my keynote address at the 2004 Democratic
convention. I talked about the need to fight
homophobia when I announced my candidacy for
President, and I have been talking about LGBT
equality to a number of groups during this
campaign - from local LGBT activists to rural
farmers to parishioners at Ebenezer Baptist
Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Martin Luther King once preached.
Just as important, I have been listening to what
all Americans have to say. I will never
compromise on my commitment to equal rights for
all LGBT Americans. But neither will I close my
ears to the voices of those who still need to be
convinced. That is the work we must do to move
forward together. It is difficult. It is challenging. And it is necessary.
Americans are yearning for leadership that can
empower us to reach for what we know is possible.
I believe that we can achieve the goal of full
equality for the millions of LGBT people in this
country. To do that, we need leadership that can
appeal to the best parts of the human spirit.
Join with me, and I will provide that leadership.
Together, we will achieve real equality for all
Americans, gay and straight alike.
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Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld
Assistant Professor
Multicultural and International Curriculum Studies
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
wblumen at iastate.edu
515.294.5931 office
515.232.8230 home
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:40:33 -0700
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Subject: (NAME-MCE) FW: Regarding Disallowing Teaching About Malcolm X
- 15 teachers Resign for Jordan High (Watts)
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Some of you asked for an update. There is one posted below
From: latinosineducation at yahoogroups.com
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Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:25 PM
To: latinosineducation at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [latinosineducation] 15 teachers Resign for Jordan High (Watts)
>>>>>Please Distribute Widely<<<<
Join the Association of Raza Educators this Wednesday as we Defend a
socially just and culturally relevant education! English teacher K. Salazar
has been terminated from Jordan High for teaching about Malcolm X!!! A.R.E.
will not stand for this injustice! If Salazar goes then so will other
teachers. Hope you can join us!
F O R I MM E D I A T E R E L E A S E
Press Conference and Rally:
Teachers publicly resign from Jordan High School in Watts/South LA
At this press conference, Students 4 Salazar, the Watts Student Union, The
Association of Raza Educators, and Parents of Jordan High School will DEMAND
that the Los Angeles Unified School District remove Principal Stephen
Strachan from Jordan High School. Strachan has consistently used
strong-armed tactics to intimidate, humiliate, and control teachers,
students and parents. Over 15 teachers have requested transfers or will
resign effective June 30, 2008 because of issues related directly to
Principal Strachan and his repressive administration.
At this Press Conference Teachers will publicly resign and be available for
interviews
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 3:30 P.M.
The central objective/demand will be: To publically DEMAND Principal
Strachan be removed from Jordan High School. Current Jordan High teachers
will publicly resign.
1) To publicly demand teacher K. Salazar, who is being terminated from
Jordan for being to "Afro-Centric," be allowed to continue teaching at
Jordan High for 2008-09 school year.
2) To publicly demand that LAUSD not punish teachers who teach a culturally
relevant education.
Teachers, Students, and Parents will be available for Interviews in Spanish
and English
Contacts:
Jose Lara, Association of Raza Educators, josexlara at yahoo. com
What: Press Conference/Rally, Jordan High School teachers to publicly
resign in protest of abusive administrator
Where: Jordan High School (Front)
2265 E. 103rd St. Los Angeles CA 90002
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:10:55 -0400
From: Stacy Howard <stacy_howard at bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: (NAME-MCE) Barack Obama's Letter to LGBT People
To: NAME-MCE - National Association for Multicultural Education Email
Discussion Group <name-mce at nameorg.org>
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Thank you for posting this. I have been very skeptical of Senator
Obama's commitment to the LGBT community. I know some of the positive
things he has said in public and in interviews but his actions have
not always backed up his words. I am trying to make a good value
judgment on where he REALLY stands. Thanks again for this post.
Stacy Howard
On Jun 10, 2008, at 11:02 AM, Warren Blumenfeld wrote:
>
>
> Andrew Belonsky at Queerty?
> <http://www.queerty.com/obama-campaign-calls-on-gay-clinton-
> supporters-20080607/>did
> a great wrap-up of an Obama campaign conference
> call? to gay supporters which happened late on
> Friday on which former HRC executive director
> Elizabeth Birch and current president Joe
> Solmonese participated, explaining Obama's 50
> state strategy and urging Clinton supporters to rally behind the
> party.
> Obama also received?
> <http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/jcitron/gG5V2t>the
> endorsement of the Human Rights Campaign over the weekend.
> ?
> **********
> Barack Speaks To HQ Staff & Volunteers
> Saturday, June 6, 2008
> Chicago Headquarters
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo>http://www.youtube.com/
> watch?v=bnhmByYxEIo
> **********
> ?
> ?
> ***OBAMA'S LETTER TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY***
> I???m running for President to build an America
> that lives up to our founding promise of equality
> for all ? a promise that extends too our gay
> brothers and sisters. It???s wrong to have
> millions of Americans living as second-class
> citizens in this nation. And I ask for your
> support in this election so that together we can
> bring about real change for all LGBT Americans.
>
> Equality is a moral imperative. That???s why
> throughout my career, I have fought to eliminate
> discrimination against LGBT Americans. In
> Illinois, I cosponsored a fully inclusive bill
> that prohibited discrimination on the basis of
> both sexual orientation and gender identity,
> extending protection to the workplace, housing,
> and places of public accommodation. In the U.S.
> Senate, I have cosponsored bills that would
> equalize tax treatment for same-sex couples and
> provide benefits to domestic partners of federal
> employees. And as president, I will place the
> weight of my administration behind the enactment
> of the Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes
> and a fully inclusive Employment Non-
> Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace
> discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
>
> As your President, I will use the bully pulpit to
> urge states to treat samesex couples with full
> equality in their family and adoption laws. I
> personally believe that civil unions represent
> the best way to secure that equal treatment. But
> I also believe that the federal government should
> not stand in the way of states that want to
> decide on their own how best to pursue equality
> for gay and lesbian couples -whether that means a
> domestic partnership, a civil union, or a civil
> marriage. I support the complete repeal of the
> Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Federal law
> should not discriminate in any way against gay
> and lesbian couples, which is precisely what DOMA
> does. I have also called for us to repeal Don???t
> Ask, Don???t Tell, and I have worked to improve
> the Uniting American Families Act so we can
> afford same-sex couples the same rights and
> obligations as married couples in our immigration system.
>
> The next president must also address the HIV/AIDS
> epidemic. When it comes to prevention, we do not
> have to choose between values and science. While
> abstinence education should be part of any
> strategy, we also need to use common sense. We
> should have age-appropriate sex education that
> includes information about contraception. We
> should pass the JUSTICE Act to combat infection
> within our prison population. And we should lift
> the federal ban on needle exchange, which could
> dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug
> users. In addition, local governments can protect
> public health by distributing contraceptives.
>
> We also need a president who???s willing to
> confront the stigma - too often tied to
> homophobia - that continues to surround HIV/AIDS.
> I confronted this stigma directly in a speech to
> evangelicals at Rick Warren???s Saddleback
> Church, and will continue to speak out as president.
>
> That is where I stand on the major issues of the
> day. But having the right positions on the issues
> is only half the battle. The other half is to win
> broad support for those positions. And winning
> broad support will require stepping outside our
> comfort zone. If we want to repeal DOMA, repeal
> Don???t Ask, Don???t Tell, and implement fully
> inclusive laws outlawing hate crimes and
> discrimination in the workplace, we need to bring
> the message of LGBT equality to skeptical
> audiences as well as friendly ones - and that???s
> what I???ve done throughout my career. I brought
> this message of inclusiveness to all of America
> in my keynote address at the 2004 Democratic
> convention. I talked about the need to fight
> homophobia when I announced my candidacy for
> President, and I have been talking about LGBT
> equality to a number of groups during this
> campaign - from local LGBT activists to rural
> farmers to parishioners at Ebenezer Baptist
> Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Martin Luther King once preached.
>
> Just as important, I have been listening to what
> all Americans have to say. I will never
> compromise on my commitment to equal rights for
> all LGBT Americans. But neither will I close my
> ears to the voices of those who still need to be
> convinced. That is the work we must do to move
> forward together. It is difficult. It is challenging. And it is
> necessary.
>
> Americans are yearning for leadership that can
> empower us to reach for what we know is possible.
> I believe that we can achieve the goal of full
> equality for the millions of LGBT people in this
> country. To do that, we need leadership that can
> appeal to the best parts of the human spirit.
> Join with me, and I will provide that leadership.
> Together, we will achieve real equality for all
> Americans, gay and straight alike.
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----------------
>
> Dr. Warren J. Blumenfeld
> Assistant Professor
> Multicultural and International Curriculum Studies
> Department of Curriculum and Instruction
> Iowa State University
> Ames, IA 50011
> wblumen at iastate.edu
> 515.294.5931 office
> 515.232.8230 home
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:53:31 EDT
From: TADuEst at aol.com
Subject: (NAME-MCE) Social Justice Curriculum K-12
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Greetings,
We have a local opportunity to advance diversity education in our schools
and I would appreciate any feedback you could provide.
First, I?d like you to take a few minutes to google STRIVE. Some background
on this organization, a product of Knowledge Works, will help you understand
our discussion and approach. A key component of STRIVE?s methodology is a
concentration on what they term ?the new 3 R?s?rigor, relevance and
relationship.?
Collectively, we have created and established many programs and
opportunities that have provided students of all backgrounds, beliefs and experiences
with what some might coin those ?softer skills? that are necessary to survive
their middle and high school experiences. We know that these teachings
support these students in being more grounded and aware as they leave the cocoons
of their homes, schools and communities. We are confident that we can prepare
today?s students to have social as well as academic success as they move from
high school on to higher education or into the workforce. Moreover, given
the right kind of school environment, one that embraces, nourishes and values
individual and diverse perspectives, we believe we can increase the academic
success rate of more students. With a first-rate planning team and
critical stakeholders assembled by BRIDGES and DISCO, a well researched and
designed K-12 curriculum of subjects and programs, and measurement tools to assess
if the student is evidencing social growth both in attitude and behavior, this
community can distinguish itself by a commitment to give its students a
complete education.
It?s a lofty goal, but not an achievable goal. Aiken University High School
is about to embark on such a plan with its 9th grade students, utilizing
their social studies and English classes as the place to introduce the type of
curriculum we?re discussing. They have invited us to think with them and in
turn I am reaching out to those of you I know have the perspective, wisdom and
experience that I do not to lend your voices to this discussion. My goal is
to bring together educators of varied types to focus on this project, and in
doing so identify what we?d need to provide this to a broader spectrum of
students. We are having a meeting next week with local organizations in
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky to help move forward with this initiative.
1) What are some resources currently available to help with
this initiative?
What are those aspects of a child?s social growth and development that (in
your opinion) aren?t being or can?t be addressed in formal education
settings?
2) Who, (individual, group, entity) if anyone, is
providing exposure to those aspects of a child?s social growth and development?
3) Describe the relationship that would be necessary
between the entity(ies) and the school in order to ensure that each child was
provided with what they need in this area.
4) In considering a holistic approach that captures both
the skills and the general socio-emotional needs of children entering high
school, what concepts and practical experiences would be a part of your
curriculum?
Thanks,
Tracey DuEst
Program Director
Developing Inclusive School Communities and Organizations
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