Global Issue- Holidays in schools

Celebrating Holidays in Schools

Holiday celebrations in schools can be fun but should we do this?

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Assignment

Why are we asking this question?

What could we celebrate instead?

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How wouldyou feel?

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Is it fair to be left out of a holiday event you don't celebrate or asked to celebrate a holiday you don't know of? "Even within groups that honor the same holiday, how individual families celebrate will be different" (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2019).

What if every year there was a party at school that some kids were excited for but others were dreading? Some kids will say we should have the event while others say we should not. Is either group right? Can you think of pros and cons for both?

We could focus on "everyone events" like an author's celebration for students who wrote a book or having a field day to celebrate the end of the school year. Can you think of any ideas that could honor something that applies to all students?

Write a list of three pros and three cons for celebrating holidays in schools. Please have this list ready for our class discussion next week.

Solution

Celebration for One Group

Celebration for Everyone

Christmas Concert

Promotion Ceremony

Halloween Party

Valentine's Card Exchange

Sort the celebrations into the appropriate group.

Field Day

Author's Celebration

School Celebrations Quiz

References

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Thanks for reading!

L. Derman-Sparks & J. Olsen Edwards. (November 6, 2019). Anti-bias education and holidays: Making thoughtful decisions. National Association of Education for Young Children. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/anti-bias-and-holidays

Complete the interactive elements on page 1. Complete the assignment on pap2 1. Read the article linked on page 1. Complete the quiz on page 2.

Final Thoughts

Author's CelebrationField DayPromotion Ceremony

Celebration for Everyone

Christmas ConcertValentine's Card ExchangeHalloween Party

Celebration for One Group