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16. And still not a lesson in empathy.

Mon Apr 25, 2022, 02:09 PM

Apr 2022

Vis a vis the invention of the cotton gin on the lives of slaves.

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You can't teach about slavery by bringing a cotton plant to class? [View all] exboyfil Apr 2022 OP

Article is all over the place! LeftInTX Apr 2022 #1

What does bringing a cotton boll to class teach about slavery? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2022 #2

The tactile feel of it exboyfil Apr 2022 #5

So kids need to be hurt to understand being hurt? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2022 #7

Yes EndlessWire Apr 2022 #17

I imagine its a way to show kids the difference between AleksS Apr 2022 #6

The difficulty in harvesting cotton, I would think, elleng Apr 2022 #8

And how does it promote empathy? Solly Mack Apr 2022 #10

Thank you for this post. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2022 #11

And still not a lesson in empathy. Solly Mack Apr 2022 #16

They might learn there are thorns in it. alphafemale Apr 2022 #18

my grandmother and mother WhiteTara Apr 2022 #9

glad I'm not a teacher. maxsolomon Apr 2022 #12

This article is starting to make me think that we teach slavery all wrong. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2022 #13