In a world where there is a lot of sensitivity towards the subject of George Floyd and his untimely death at the hands of Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, and rightfully so at that, it is also something people of many ages should be informed on. This is a topic that is sensitive thus needs to be navigated carefully especially considering the uprising of movements that followed suit. These types of things do need to be discussed in schools because it is a lack of education that causes these incidents to repeat themselves on an endless cycle. You also have to understand you will get differing views from people on the situation thus making it more difficult to have a straight forward approach. However, these complexities and issues that lie within race and politics are great teaching moments because the world and life itself is not always so clear. This event is being considered a teachable moment and rightfully so because in a time where it feels as though there is a 50/50 split between unification and division it is the best course of action to ensure that the youth are aware and can make choices that are better than what is on display on a national level. Children and people in general learn through experience and those experiences can be shifted in a more positive manner through educators who take the time to inform as well as listen to students.
Kolby Miller
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/12/learning/lesson-of-the-day-how-teachers-are-exploring-the-derek-chauvin-trial-with-students.html
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