“I freely confess: It was the objection of David Hume which first, many years ago, interrupted my dog-matic slumber” (Philosopher Immanuel Kant)”
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*** Star Wars offers the image of the Teacher: Think of the wise, respected, and mysterious martial arts Teacher, and the focused, eager, and respectful student/learner.
Dear Teachers:
One of the difficulties in teaching citizenship, multiculturalism, and pluralism is integrating into lessons resources that are effective at encouraging differentiated instruction and fostering creative and critical thinking while being truly cross curricular and engaging. I think you will find a springboard for all those things at this site as a whole. Our goal here is not simply to provide set units and lesson plans, but rather offer a springboard from which lessons and rubrics can be drafted with students, grade/division teams, etc.
There are a wealth of freely available creative and critical thinking resources from school boards and the web, so it is just a question of integrating them into lesson and unit building. If students are to be assessed on their creative and critical thinking skills, these need to be explicitly taught and modeled.

Darth Plagueis The Wise: Teacher of Darth Sidious
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Here are some of my favorite Lesson Building Resources:
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Number of nonbinary-identifying students spikes nearly 57% in West Coast state
Parents and Teachers: Almost 3,000 students now identify as nonbinary in Oregon schools, educational data shows See the article here
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Was Jesus Born Of A Virgin?
No, this was an idea made up long after our oldest writings about Jesus of Paul and Mark:
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Was Jesus Born In A Stable Or Cave?
No, our earliest account is that he was born in a lower room of a house:
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Article: Is It Healthier To Raise Children In A Secular Home?
Is Raising Your Kids Without Religion Better? From the article: Read the full article HERE
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God and the Gaps
A favorite of some religious people is pointing out something science doesn’t understand yet and saying God must be responsible. Is this silly?
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Religion Hurting Kids: The Question of Science
One common situation to find among religious people is the denial of evolution and climate change. Evolution is denied because it contradicts the Genesis creation account, and climate change is denied because God’s perfect creation wouldn’t allow humanity to destroy itself. Consider the following article where a state tries to institutionalize these superstitions in the…
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What Do Christians Think Of God’s Creation?
A Christian Meme
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Why Is English So Weird?
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Successful People
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take (Wayne Gretzky).” There are many different things you can be successful at, but often times successful people share similar traits with one another like creativity and hard work. Activity: Research a successful person and dot-jot what qualities helped them to succeed.
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Jesus Appeared In My Toast!
Have you ever known someone that saw a cloud that looked like Jesus? Was that a message from God?