The Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘Teaching Tolerance’ project, which develops lesson plans for teachers in k-12 grades to fight prejudice and promote respect for diversity is recommending several of its plans to help teachers cope with the aftermath of the Fort Hood shooting.
The motivations behind the shootings are still not clear – but already, a number of Internet commentators are trying to use the shootings to bolster stereotypes and encourage fear of all Muslims and Arab-Americans.
The shootings are sure to be a topic of discussion in classrooms in the coming days, and there are things you can do to set the record straight. The lesson plan “Who Are the Arab-Americans” helps students see beyond entrenched stereotypes. This short article from our guide, Speak Up!, offers ways to address the biased attitudes children pick up from adults and the media.
