Parents

Share Your Child’s Experiences Using the #KnowYourNeighbor Hashtag

Tell us what you’ve seen done in your child’s classroom or what you wish teachers had done to best address any of the following issues:

• Countering bullying
• Creating inclusive classrooms
  • Leading conversations on religion, culture, race and diversity
  • Encouraging students to discuss and practice their own faith traditions
  • Cultivating understanding between students of different faiths
  • Making students feel safe sharing about their differences in your classroom
  • Talking about challenges facing our world and conflicts such as Charlottesville and Barcelona
• The best ways teachers have taught about world cultures, religious traditions and global studies

Watch this video for an example:

Share Your Child’s Educators’ Resources Using the #KnowYourNeighbor Hashtag

What resources have your child’s educators found or created to best promote more inclusive classrooms? These resources can pertain to any grade level and address any of the following issues:

• Countering bullying
• Creating inclusive classrooms
  • Leading conversations on religion, culture, race and diversity
  • Encouraging students to discuss and practice their own faith traditions
  • Cultivating understanding between students of different faiths
  • Making students feel safe sharing about their differences in your classroom
  • Talking about challenges facing our world and conflicts such as Charlottesville and Barcelona
• The best ways teachers have taught about world cultures, religious traditions and global studies

Watch this video for an example:

Share Your Concerns Using the #KnowYourNeighbor Hashtag

• What do you wish teachers knew before leading these conversations?
  • What would you like to tell teachers about your child’s identity, faith, race, etc.?
  • What issues do you believe most need to be discussed in classrooms?
• What holds your child back from talking about these issues?
  • What are your fears and hesitations about having these conversations?
  • Has anything ever gone wrong while trying to discuss these issues?
• What are parent attitudes towards having these conversations?
  • What are student attitudes? Administrators?