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Jeremy Wayne replied to the topic Re-visiting "On Austrian Soil" in the forum On Austrian Soil 2023 Summer Seminar Responses: due MAY 30 1 year, 1 month ago
Leslie,
I enjoyed reading Caste as well. When we silently turn away from our flawed pasts, we choose to not learn from them. Our humanity is stripped of empathy, personal responsibility, and accountability. If we choose to hide our flaws for the sake of protecting our children from feeling bad, then they will have less ability as adults to…[Read more] -
Jeremy Wayne replied to the topic Reflection – Second time around 2023 in the forum On Austrian Soil 2023 Summer Seminar Responses: due MAY 30 1 year, 1 month ago
Ashley,
I empathize with the divisive concepts law. It seems to me that any law meant to stifle open discussion is inherently undemocratic. I am fortunately teaching in a state so blue that we are adding mandates to teach about Native History/Shared History, Holocaust and Human Rights education, and Ethnic Studies. Unfortunately, I teach in a…[Read more] -
Jeremy Wayne started the topic Opening a Dialogue by Changing the Subject in the forum On Austrian Soil 2023 Summer Seminar Responses: due MAY 30 1 year, 1 month ago
Two years ago, I took a summer school position teaching 7th/8th grade humanities in a diverse urban school in North Portland. From the first day, the divisions on the playground and in the lunch room based on race were very apparent. In my classroom, this division created conflict during my first lesson. I struggled for the first week with…[Read more]
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Jeremy Wayne started the topic Heimat in the forum Belonging 2023 Summer Seminar Responses: due JUNE 8 (or earlier) 1 year, 1 month ago
I am fascinated by Krug’s use of the term Heimat in this book. I think of attachment to a place as less pronounced in modern society, especially in the United States. I have lived in four different states, but no particular place stands out beyond the others. My culture, beliefs, and habits have not been inhibited as I move from place to place.…[Read more]
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