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Today I found a petition going around to "Keep Ariel White." How should I address my students in letting them know this is NOT okay!
Diversity is what makes us awesome!
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I would bring this up to your students and let them know how inappropriate that is. Explain that mermaids, although they are not real, are not all one race just like we are not. You could tie in literature to this and show the different portrayals of other popular characters too.
 
     
     
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Comments: Teaching racial acceptance it is extremely important specially in a country as diverse as this one.
Rated On: October 12, 2019 3:53 am
Rated By: tabape
 
     
     
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Comments: I agree!
Rated On: October 14, 2019 12:09 am
Rated By: GeQapy
 
     
     
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Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this.
Rated On: October 18, 2019 7:38 pm
Rated By: Lauren Toner
 
     
     
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Comments: I think this an interesting suggestion and that it could work.
Rated On: October 20, 2019 6:57 pm
Rated By: Anastasia Stampoulis
 
     
     
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Comments: I agree that this could be a learning opportunity for students!
Rated On: October 21, 2019 12:50 am
Rated By: LyWuLy
 
     
     
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Comments: In situations like these, show them the origins of the Little Mermaid or of fairy tales like these in general. Show them that the Little Mermaid was a fairy tale set in Persia.
Rated On: February 19, 2020 5:46 pm
Rated By: JeRaGu
 
     
     
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Comments: A segue into some diverse literature is an excellent response. And yes, mermaids would be diverse just like humans are, but as you said they should also be given a reality check that mermaids are not real, and diversity IS what makes us awesome! Hate will not be tolerated in the classroom.
Rated On: February 22, 2020 12:08 am
Rated By: Vanessa Tuliau
 
     
     
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Comments: This is a great idea
Rated On: February 22, 2020 2:49 am
Rated By: VySePu
 
     
     
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Comments: This could help them to understand it better, and you could even turn it into a diversity lesson about the real world.
Rated On: October 19, 2020 3:15 am
Rated By: peXehu
 
     
     
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Comments: Yes, you could turn it into a whole lesson.
Rated On: March 5, 2021 7:44 pm
Rated By: yqeRas
 
     
     
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Comments: I like this solution and found it creative and interesting.
Rated On: March 7, 2021 6:21 pm
Rated By: dazugu
 
     
     
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Comments: This is good advice for the topic at hand.
Rated On: October 31, 2021 7:55 am
Rated By: aPeQyG
 
     
     
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Comments: I love that you brought up the point about humans being all one race. This is as accurate as it gets yet people love to forget it.
Rated On: September 30, 2022 1:02 pm
Rated By: gapuse