Laura Tavares | Greater Good magazine
In the weeks since the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, educators have been asking tough questions:
- How do I help my students reflect on the violence in Parkland, and on violence in their own communities that perhaps hasn’t garnered as much attention?
- With student activism making headlines, should I talk about protests and walkouts in class?
- Do I dare address controversial topics like gun control and the Second Amendment?
- And what is my role when students ask for advice or support around their own civic actions?
These teachers’ urgent questions are shaped by our current moment of loss, anger, and fear, but they’re not new.
