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Challenging Stereotypes: Thinking Beyond Labels in Grade 5

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Today our Grade 5 students participated in a lesson about stereotypes; what they are, how they form, and how we can actively avoid stereotypical thinking in our daily lives. To begin, we explored just how easy it is to make quick assumptions by playing an interactive game. I would call out a prompt such as, … Continue reading Challenging Stereotypes: Thinking Beyond Labels in Grade 5 →

Misconceptions, Stereotypes, and False Labels

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Middle School Digital Citizenship By this point you have all heard the word stereotypes.  Stereotypes are mistaken ideas about someone else based on their appearance, race, and/or religion.  They are often extremely broad and inaccurate generalizations that don’t take the individual into account.  These kind of stereotypes are a way prejudging someone before we even … Continue reading Misconceptions, Stereotypes, and False Labels →