In real-time, I watched the news on January 6, 2021, and admittedly witnessed the horror unfolding as the outgoing president worked with his followers to overthrow our government.
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We have had one really cool thing in our nation: the peaceful transfer of power until he was in office. My spouse and I were talking about the materials I was putting together, and he said some powerful words, so of course, like any good teacher, I made him say it again on camera:
Before this thread by @lutzfernadez, I was working on crafting teaching materials, and she provided some further ideas:
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Here is my curated list of questions and materials. I’m not sure how I’ll use it, but it will pair with our reading of Animal Farm by George Orwell.
I’m going to go organize my kitchen right now. I’ll put on some funny show or tavern music. I’ve said for years what we’re going through is The Bird Box by Josh Malerman (along with all the other dystopian works). It’s a monster on social media, and the news continues to ‘both sides’ our descent into fascism. All I can control is where my cans of refried beans and sugar go, and that…is heartbreaking.
The photo in the featured image is by Win McNamee: https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/win-mcnamee-drew-angerer-spencer-platt-samuel-corum-and-jon-cherry-getty-images
Update: this is an amazing timeline thread: https://www.threads.net/@bidenharrishq/post/C1v0S7FuLRe