Education and Schools
About education or aspects of education
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A Class Divided 60 minutes A Class Divided is an expanded version of Eye of the Storm. In this documentary, Jane Elliott meets with her class to talk about the classroom experiment about discrimination she performed 15 years earlier and the effects it had on their lives. In addition, Jane Elliott is seen giving this lesson to employees of the Iowa prison system. |
Library Resource | December 15, 2009 |
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A Flight Is Diverted by a Prayer Seen as Ominous Last week a flight attendant on a US Airways Express Flight traveling from La Guardia to Kentucky alerted the cockpit of a suspicious passenger. |
Facing Today | January 25, 2010 |
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American Indian Boarding Schools Haunt Many
(NPR, May 13, 2008) Charla Bear reports on schooling
and American Indians in a two part series. The first report, "American
Indian Boarding Schools Haunt Many," looks at the history of boarding
schools the US government created in the 1800s to assimilate American Indian
children. |
Facing Today | June 4, 2008 |
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American Indian Boarding Schools Haunt Many
(NPR, May 13, 2008) Charla Bear reports on schooling
and American Indians in a two part series. The first report, "American
Indian Boarding Schools Haunt Many," looks at the history of boarding
schools the US government created in the 1800s to assimilate American Indian
children. |
Facing Today | June 4, 2008 |
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Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Academic Freedom
In the television series The Ascent of Man,
Jacob Bronowski, a scientist and humanist, describes universities as
places where individuals come together not "to worship what is known
but to question it. |
Facing Today | February 24, 2008 |
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Antisemitism: The Power of Myth - Education in a Democracy
Conversation, discussion, and debate are
central not only to universities but also to democracies. Such
exchanges depend on a free and independent press that takes its
responsibilities seriously. They also depend on informed citizens
willing to listen to and learn from one another. |
Facing Today | February 24, 2008 |
| Arn Chorn Pond: Everyone Has a Story | Video Clip | March 31, 2008 |
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Attacks against Asian Students in Philly School On December 3, 2009, twenty-six Asian students at South Philadelphia High School were assaulted both inside and outside the school by a large group consisting mostly of African Americans, Philly.com reports. |
Facing Today | December 16, 2009 |
| Barack Obama Speaks about Facing History and Ourselves | Video Clip | April 30, 2009 |
| Barbara Eason-Watkins Discusses Facing History and the Chicago Public Schools | Video Clip | February 2, 2010 |
