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tessbelle wrote:

In my classroom, while discussing the Middle East, the kids constantly referred to "THEY." When I asked who "THEY" were, I got answers that contradicted..."Them" is Al-Queda, Iraqis, Taliban, Afghanis, Muslims, etc....none of the kids knew who "THEY" were. When I began to challenge the kids to tell me exactly who they were talking about was when they began to break away from what their parents, the media, and society were telling them. The world is full of complex ideas... I always felt my job was to make the students stop and think critically. It's really difficult for them but once they learn...they can do anything.