{"id":8322,"date":"2020-06-06T07:08:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T11:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=8322"},"modified":"2020-06-06T07:08:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T11:08:42","slug":"a-new-vibe-needed-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?p=8322","title":{"rendered":"A New Vibe Needed In The Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=6898\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6898\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=6898\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/download.png?fit=240%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"240,210\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/download.png?fit=240%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/download.png?fit=240%2C210&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6898 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/download.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a>In high schools across the country, there have traditionally been a set of curriculum guidelines that teachers are hesitant to disturb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">But as the population in the United States becomes more ethnically and racially diverse, re-educating teachers about how to be aware of the cultural differences in their communities has been gaining traction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Some educators are experimenting with new approaches of teaching to motivate students and to examine concepts like racism, social justice, inequality and discrimination. These teachers are reimagining and shifting conventional curriculums to reflect their&nbsp;<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urban.org\/features\/explore-your-schools-changing-demographics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more diverse student bodies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"story-ad-1-wrapper\" class=\"css-1r07izm\">\n<div id=\"story-ad-1-slug\" class=\"css-l9onyx\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/02\/20\/education\/learning\/teachers-classroom-cultural-differences.html\">Read on The New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"story-ad-1\" class=\"ad story-ad-1-wrapper\" data-google-query-id=\"CNjcxK__7OkCFZeWpwodfMwF9w\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_8327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8327\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=8327\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8327\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8327\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=8327\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CE3img.jpg?fit=1080%2C1203&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1203\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CE3img\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Christopher Emdin&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto provided from website&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CE3img.jpg?fit=269%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CE3img.jpg?fit=640%2C713&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-8327 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CE3img.jpg?resize=269%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CE3img.jpg?resize=269%2C300&amp;ssl=1 269w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CE3img.jpg?resize=919%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 919w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CE3img.jpg?resize=768%2C855&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CE3img.jpg?resize=600%2C668&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/CE3img.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christopher Emdin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/29390238\/nyt\/education\/learning_3__container__\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">At the forefront are teachers like <\/span><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/chrisemdin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christopher Emdin<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">, 40, a science educator and the author of&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/White-Folks-Teach-Hood-Rest\/dp\/0807028029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cFor White Folks Who Teach in the Hood \u2026 and the Rest of Y\u2019all Too.\u201d<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">&nbsp;He has been a leader in the #HipHopEd initiative, which integrates urban youth culture with learning. The Science Genius&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/hiphoped.com\/science-genius\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">program<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">, for example, uses hip-hop music and rhymes in teaching science.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Mr. Emdin \u2014 who said he did not like school growing up \u2014 co-founded an&nbsp;<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2012\/11\/18\/nyregion\/columbia-professor-and-gza-aim-to-help-teach-science-through-hip-hop.html\">initiative<\/a>&nbsp;in 2012 with the rapper GZA to use hip-hop to teach science in 10 New York City public schools. It is about \u201cremixing education,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-links-block css-abr2mn epkadsg3\">\n<div class=\"css-1owp1gq epkadsg0\">More from&nbsp;<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/education\/learning?action=click&amp;module=RelatedLinks&amp;pgtype=Article\">Learning: A Special Report<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1pwaef6 epkadsg2\">\n<div class=\"css-hypvkv e16ij5yr6\">\n<div class=\"css-1l19kgc e16ij5yr4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Today, he advises educators on ways to incorporate these techniques into their classrooms. \u201cWriting these raps, poems over beats, is a way of giving students\u2019 voice,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Louis Tavares, 17, a senior at Brooklyn Prep, said hip-hop motivated him to learn. \u201cBefore hip-hop, I would go to school and not really look forward to learning,\u201d he said. But now with hip-hop, he said, \u201cIt brings a certain type of vibe to the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tolerance.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teaching Tolerance<\/a>, the education arm of the&nbsp;<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIp5rDirrH5wIVg5yzCh29fAXTEAAYASAAEgKmGPD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southern Poverty Law Center<\/a>, has produced&nbsp;<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tolerance.org\/professional-development\/social-justice-standards-the-teaching-tolerance-antibias-framework\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social justice teaching standards<\/a>&nbsp;that many teachers are using, from kindergarten through high school, to guide curriculum development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">\u201cWe are beginning to address race and racism explicitly in the classroom,\u201d said Lecia Brooks, a former teacher and a member of the senior leadership team of the Southern Poverty Law Center. \u201cWe are letting go of the false notion that it is too heavy, too much for children to talk about it head on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">The change has been gradual. One factor: Teachers are still predominantly white even as the student population grows increasingly diverse, she said. While students of color are expected to make up 56 percent of the nation\u2019s elementary and secondary public schools by 2024, 82 percent of public schoolteachers identify as white, according to a&nbsp;<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/rschstat\/eval\/highered\/racial-diversity\/state-racial-diversity-workforce.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a>&nbsp;by the United States Department of Education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">That figure has barely changed in more than 15 years. And only 7 percent of the nation\u2019s public schoolteachers are black.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">\u201cIt is such a hard nut to crack because the education system is so steeped in bureaucracy,\u201d Ms. Brooks said. \u201cWe have had pushback from administrators, who have seen our Teaching Tolerance materials as too radical, or too progressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">For Ms. Brooks, it is a sweeping shift that needs to roll out. \u201cWe believe in decolonizing the curriculum,\u201d she said. \u201cIt can\u2019t just be confined to language arts, or a holiday, or a month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Another powerhouse behind the transformation of teaching is the <\/span><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ncte.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Council of Teachers of English<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">, with more than 25,000 members and subscribers worldwide. Lorena Germ\u00e1n, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, is the chair of the council\u2019s&nbsp;<\/span><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ncte.org\/get-involved\/volunteer\/groups\/committee-against-racism-and-bias-in-the-teaching-of-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Ms. Germ\u00e1n, who came to the United States as a child, teaches at the <\/span><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.headwaters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Headwaters School<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">&nbsp;in Austin, Tex. She said she experienced classroom racism as a child in Lawrence, Mass. \u201cThey wanted to bring us into a classroom that required us to dismiss our way of being in order to assimilate \u2014 as if ours had no value,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">She rebelled. \u201cI was a menace,\u201d she said. \u201cMy chemistry teacher, for instance, would not speak to me or respond when I raised my hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Today, after nearly two decades as an educator, she practices \u201cactivism every day in the classroom,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is not about politics. This is about working toward social justice. I am constantly asking myself how I can model that thoughtfully in my classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Ms. Germ\u00e1n\u2019s ninth-grade students, for example, study graffiti and debate questions such as: Is it vandalism? Where does it come from? What does it mean? What does it contribute to society? Does it count as text? Is there a message there?<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">The students read Gene Luen Yang\u2019s \u201c<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/American-Born-Chinese-Gene-Luen\/dp\/0312384483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Born Chinese<\/a>,\u201d a graphic novel that centers on issues of conformity, issues of identity, particularly around race, she explained. \u201cThe discussions get pretty heavy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">\u201cMy students are really engaged with the content,\u201d Ms. Germ\u00e1n said. \u201cOver and over, they comment on how modern it is. What they are saying is that it\u2019s very relevant to their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"story-ad-4-wrapper\" class=\"css-1r07izm\">\n<div id=\"story-ad-4-slug\" class=\"css-l9onyx\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">She is also a member of <\/span><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" style=\"font-size: inherit;\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.educolor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#EduColor<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">, a platform that \u201cseeks to elevate the voices of public school advocates of color on educational equity and justice,\u201d according to its website.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">In 2018, she co-founded&nbsp;<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/disrupttexts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DisruptTexts<\/a>&nbsp;to help \u201cteachers build a community and find alternatives to the white male-dominated literary canon,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/triciaebarvia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tricia Ebarvia<\/a>, whose parents immigrated from the Philippines, also helped found #DisruptTexts. She teaches AP English Language and Literature at Conestoga High School, outside Philadelphia. \u201cPart of the work I have been doing is grounded in a deep belief in public education as being a transformative tool for social justice and for democracy,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s why I went into teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">As an Asian-American, Ms. Ebarvia was \u201csocialized in a white culture,\u201d she said. \u201cThrough all of my K-through-12 education, I never read a text that addressed my racial identity. I internalized that, to be considered well read, I needed to read Shakespeare and Tolstoy and Nathaniel Hawthorne \u2014 all the traditional greats. So initially, I taught those kinds of texts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">\u201cBut I have worked against that in my classroom over the years,\u201d she said. \u201cFor example, my 10th-grade class is reading \u20181984\u2019 by George Orwell as part of our required curriculum. My goal, though, is to study truth. What does Orwell, this white British man, have to say about truth, what is the perspective he is coming from with people in power trying to oppress others?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">Students understand there are big problems in the world. \u201cThey want to be able to have an informed conversation,\u201d Ms. Ebarvia said. \u201cSchool is a place we can have these conversations and establish a habit of seeking multiple perspectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">The cultural classroom change is happening, but it is far from mainstream. Ms. Ebarvia said that there could be pushback among teachers but that was also encouraged by the growing number of those willing to engage in conversations about how to educate a new diverse generation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-158dogj evys1bk0\">To re-educate herself, Ms. Ebarvia is continually looking at racism in her own life. \u201cTo teach, I must do that self-reflection, and that\u2019s hard work,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=7967\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7967\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\/?attachment_id=7967\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/032Hannon_web.jpg?fit=1071%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1071,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1568206537&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"032Hannon_web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/032Hannon_web.jpg?fit=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/032Hannon_web.jpg?fit=640%2C897&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7967 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/032Hannon_web.jpg?resize=214%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/032Hannon_web.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/032Hannon_web.jpg?resize=768%2C1076&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/032Hannon_web.jpg?resize=731%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/032Hannon_web.jpg?resize=600%2C840&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kerryhannon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/032Hannon_web.jpg?w=1071&amp;ssl=1 1071w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>BY <a href=\"https:\/\/kerryhannon.com\">KERRY HANNON<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"bottom-of-article\">\n<div class=\"css-13ldwoe\">A version of this article appears in print on&nbsp;<time class=\"css-10rvbm3\" datetime=\"2020-02-23T05:00:00.000Z\" data-testid=\"todays-date\">Feb. 23, 2020<\/time>, Section&nbsp;L, Page&nbsp;8&nbsp;of the New York edition&nbsp;with the headline:&nbsp;The Mindful Classroom.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytreprints.com\/\">Order Reprints<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper\">Today\u2019s Paper<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/subscriptions\/Multiproduct\/lp8HYKU.html?campaignId=48JQY\">Subscribe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-small.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"small\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"A New Vibe Needed In The Classroom\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some educators are experimenting with new approaches of teaching to motivate students and to examine concepts like racism, social justice, inequality and discrimination. 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