Not Tom Sawyer, or even Huck Finn (which is what I *think* you're referencing).

Post #429,250 by mmoffitt 6/3/19 1:40:41 PM 6/3/19 1:40:41 PM Reply	Not Tom Sawyer, or even Huck Finn (which is what I think you're referencing). A teacher asked all of the African-American students in each class to raise their hands and then instructed them to go stand in the hallway, where the teacher placed imaginary chains on their necks, wrists and ankles. Those students were then instructed to walk back into the classroom and line up against the wall. The teacher then proceeded to conduct a simulated auction of the students in front of the rest of the class, in an attempt to depict the sale of enslaved Africans to white plantation owners that happened in the 18th and 19th centuries. The teacher who conducted the lesson was fired. Still think it's equivalent to reading Huckleberry Finn to 10 year olds? bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #429,259 by drook 6/3/19 5:51:02 PM 6/3/19 5:51:02 PM Reply	Yes, Huck Finn As for the auction, what did she say about it? What was the lesson? Context matters. I don't think I could pull that off, but great teachers exist. -- Drew
Post #429,268 by CRConrad 6/4/19 4:11:27 AM 6/4/19 4:11:27 AM Reply	How does that short description contradict my guess as to the teacher's possible intention?
Post #429,269 by mmoffitt 6/4/19 8:30:43 AM 6/4/19 8:30:43 AM Reply	That's a trailing pachyderm. Rear elephant, iow. While I'll grant you that (assuming best intentions by the teacher) the experience might, *might* have had the desired outcome you suggest for the White kids in the class, at what cost to the eight year old children of color? One of the affected students' parents, Vernex Harding, spoke to local TV about the event, which she said traumatized her son. Quoting her child's reaction, she said: "as soon as she did it, mami, I knew it was wrong," https://www.businessinsider.com/bronxville-teacher-cast-black-students-in-mock-slave-auction-investigation-2019-5 This teacher would have done well to study this which instructs, do not, "Use role-plays. They can induce trauma and minimization, and are almost certain to provoke parental concerns." If you're solely concerned about the impact to the White kids in the class and you're willing to gamble on them learning the right lesson (i.e. slavery === bad) then this might not be so reprehensible. But, considering the risk, it's deplorable. bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #429,271 by CRConrad 6/4/19 11:47:17 AM 6/4/19 11:47:17 AM Reply	I was thinking they'd all get over it. Didn't think it'd necessarily be that bad (if done right).
Post #429,299 by Ashton 6/5/19 4:26:39 PM 6/5/19 4:26:39 PM Reply	GMTA

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