In light of what has been happening in our Nation’s Capital some of you may be wondering how this could be discussed in class or you may have students asking questions about what happened. It certainly is an event that is worthy of conversation, but one you might not be sure how to engage in conversation with your students.

The Michigan Council of the Social Studies (MCSS) has been hearing these questions from across the state and nation and has put together some resources for you to explore as you take on this conversation. MCSS has been instrumental in getting you resources to support your social studies instruction in the past and they have delivered again.

“So as you have conversations in your classroom, be it tomorrow or ongoing over the coming weeks, we hope you find something useful here to spark an idea to get you going.

You are all incredible, knowledgeable professionals who have the future of this country in your charge every day.  Don’t fear the conversations you’re undoubtedly going to have tomorrow.  Embrace the opportunity to continue to underscore how our fragile our freedoms and systems can be if not nurtured and respected. ” Dave Johnson, MCSS President.

Although, as MCSS even admits the resources are raw, they are timely and if you investigate them you can find support for those conversations in your classrooms. We hope you can take advantage of them and use them to explore this certainly noteworthy event in our Nation’s History.

Thank you,

Mark Raffler, Social Studies Consultant at Kent ISD

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