
The 1-5-15 Bulletin
12/2/2016
The 1-5-15 Bulletin's Purpose
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This week I'm sharing a clip (17 minutes) from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It focuses on the current state of prisons in the United States. I understand that the video lies outside of the "norm" for educators, but I believe the content directly affects our scholars, especially our scholars of color. John Oliver begins the video with a video from Sesame Street, which I think makes the video more important for us as educators. If Sesame Street, who's focus is 2-6-year-olds, is doing a piece on how to handle incarceration, just think how it's affecting our scholars of all ages.
I know personally I have seen the aftermath, better described as trauma, our scholars deal with when a family member has been incarcerated. This trauma scholars experience as a result of family incarceration plays out in so many ways inside our schools. Therefore, it is extremely important we as educators know how the system currently "works" in hopes we can better process the trauma it is causing our scholars.
As you watch, think deeply about the scholars you have in your class that has seen a family member incarcerated. Maybe your scholars have been incarcerated (serious trauma). No matter what, the realities of prison and their role in trauma are real and deep. Use this video as a way to be better educated on something that affects more scholars than we would hope.
Prison ~ Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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