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SUMMARY:Educator Seminar: Teaching Students to Think When Democracy Gets Difficult
DESCRIPTION:Drawing on the work and legacy of Supreme Court Justice and Nuremberg prosecutor Robert H. Jackson\, participants will explore some of the most difficult questions facing citizens in a democracy: What are our rights? What can government do? Who is responsible? Who has the power to decide? What can citizens do when they disagree\, and what happens when they lose? \nRather than focusing solely on what students should know about government\, this program focuses on what students should be able to do. \nThrough realistic civic scenarios\, role-playing\, institutional mapping\, constitutional case studies\, and problem-solving exercises\, educators will practice helping students: \n\ndistinguish between a disagreement\, a legal claim\, and a constitutional question\nunderstand how responsibility operates within complex institutions\nidentify who has formal authority and who has influence without formal power\nevaluate different avenues for civic action\ndevelop strategies for working through disagreement\n\nParticipants will engage with Jackson's opinions in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette\, Korematsu v. United States\, Terminiello v. Chicago\, Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer\, and Brown v. Board of Education\, as well as Jackson's work as chief American prosecutor at Nuremberg. These cases and historical experiences serve not simply as content to be taught\, but as starting points for asking the kinds of questions students encounter in their own communities. \nThe program culminates in a Civic Action Toolkit that educators can bring directly into their classrooms. The goal is not to teach students how to win every civic disagreement. It is to teach them how to think\, participate\, and keep participating when democracy gets difficult. \n  \nCTLE Credits available! \n  \nClick Here to Register!
URL:https://www.roberthjackson.org/event/educator-seminar-difficult-democracy/
CATEGORIES:Seminar,Robert H. Jackson Center Hosted
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