http://www.upworthy.com/i-never-thought-id-want-to-high-five-a-teacher-for-yelling-at-a-student-but-i-was-wrong?c=bl3
I'm giving you a link to a lesson that typifies the new system where you don't stand and give a lecture and a pop quiz. Every single student in this class is engaged in the exercise. You cannot get away from it. Even when one student gets frustrated and angry and leaves the class, she is still learning. What does it mean to have blue eyes or brown? In Germany during the Nazi era, blue eyes and blond hair meant that you were part of the Master race because these Nordic features were considered racially pure. What does it mean to be white or black? You can't change your race. If you are born white you will die white (unless you have a good tanning membership) but still even if you tan, inside you are still white. Likewise you can't stop being black. Even after all the progress we've made, there is still a subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) aura of discrimination for them and they must struggle everyday with fact that they are a person of color. By the end, you can see the impact on her students of what she is teaching and even if only one student leaves the lesson a changed person, she will still be a very dynamic teacher. Enjoy!
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