Hello, my name is Kelsey Ciafone and welcome to my first blog post. While I was researching different topics the one that stood out the most was the Civil Rights movements. In school around the age of 9, I remember learning about different types of civil right movements, but I remember learning about Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. The question I keep asking and which we discussed in class is, when is it appropriate for children in elementary school to learn about disturbing, violent, and/or emotionally triggering aspects in American History. Now, I’m interested in contemporary writing, and … Continue reading What I would teach