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ERIC Number: EJ1388882
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-0300
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Teaching beyond Curricular Certainty: Telling Bayard Rustin's Story to Kindergarteners
Sell, Corey R.; Shapland, Dorothy; Klein-Callea, Caroline; Ernst, Melanie
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v35 n4 p15-20 Mar-Apr 2023
In this article, the authors look beyond focusing primarily on Martin Luther King Jr. to Bayard Rustin, his work in the civil rights movement, his friendship with MLK, and his legacy. Kindergarten curriculum withholds stories of LGBTQ+ individuals, often justified with statements like "it isn't developmentally appropriate" or "students in primary grades are too young." The authors aimed to develop lessons for kindergarteners and demonstrate a way forward for elementary teachers to "unmute" this curricular silencing and teach young learners more honest and affirming stories of U.S. history. These lessons do not teach sexuality; they simply do not hide someone's story because of their sexual orientation. By centering Bayard Rustin's story, the authors demonstrate that there is not an age limit to learning a more complete history.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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