The successful grassroots campaign that resulted in the recall of the children’s book A Birthday Cake for George Washington and the related critiques of A Fine Dessert have brought more people into the conversation about how and when to talk to young children about the history of enslavement of Africans in the United States. To support and …
Discussion Questions for Educators By Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards The successful, collective effort that resulted in the recall of A Birthday Cake for George Washington, a young children’s book that offered an inaccurate, sugarcoated version of the realities of slavery, brings up another important conversation for the early childhood community staff, families, and social justice activists. This …
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Considerations for Early Childhood and Early Elementary Educators on Slavery and Resistance
Posted: January 21, 2016 by Allison Acosta
The successful grassroots campaign that resulted in the recall of the children’s book A Birthday Cake for George Washington and the related critiques of A Fine Dessert have brought more people into the conversation about how and when to talk to young children about the history of enslavement of Africans in the United States. To support and …
Category: 2016, News, News Articles Tags: anti-bias, slavery, young children
When and How to Talk with Young Children about Enslavement:
Posted: January 21, 2016 by Allison Acosta
Discussion Questions for Educators By Louise Derman-Sparks and Julie Olsen Edwards The successful, collective effort that resulted in the recall of A Birthday Cake for George Washington, a young children’s book that offered an inaccurate, sugarcoated version of the realities of slavery, brings up another important conversation for the early childhood community staff, families, and social justice activists. This …
Category: 2016, News, News Articles, Page Substitutes Tags: anti-bias, Julie Olsen Edwards, Louise Derman-Sparks, slavery, young children