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situatedchaoz: “   Teachers see Occupy Wall Street as a teaching opportunity As American youth deals with the effects of poverty and inequity, they become disenfranchised within society, and start questioning the power of democracy. Teachers feel like it is their responsibility to let the youth know that the democratic process is alive and well. By occupying Wall Street they are teaching students to be civically engaged, showing them how to protest non-violently, how to fight for what they believe in, and they are doing what they have the responsibility to do… TEACH.” Christopher Emdin View Larger

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  1. Teachers see Occupy Wall Street as a teaching opportunity

As American youth deals with the effects of poverty and inequity, they become disenfranchised within society, and start questioning the power of democracy. Teachers feel like it is their responsibility to let the youth know that the democratic process is alive and well. By occupying Wall Street they are teaching students to be civically engaged, showing them how to protest non-violently, how to fight for what they believe in, and they are doing what they have the responsibility to do… TEACH.”

Christopher Emdin

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Reblogged 8 months ago from soul-716 (Originally from situatedchaoz) 16 notes