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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

New Release - I Am Human

We just released our first educational video for the new school year!

What are you? Some multiracial individuals are declaring "I Am Human." What are the implications for society?

You can watch and download this new program here.

Thursday, August 1, 2019

I Am Human - Coming Soon from izzit.org!

"It's very tempting to say, let's just forget it. I'm a human being."

The multiracial population in America is increasing. And it seems like most people – and society as a whole – would like these folks to "pick a side." To identify as one race or the other.

But as demographics shift from separate races to more of a continuum, who gets to decide how these individuals identify?

Meet several multiracial individuals, and hear about their experiences. What implications does this have for our society? Can we move beyond race?

Learn more about this upcoming educational video here.

Thursday, March 23, 2017

3/23/2017: NCAA Tournament Travel Can Be Budget Buster for Players' Families - School Defends USA-Themed Section After Criticism

Today's Article: NCAA Tournament Travel Can Be Budget Buster for Players' Families
From: Courier-Journal
Readability Score: 10.3

Before the season started, Scott Snider and his wife, Latonda, did the math.

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php

Today's Alternate Article: School Defends USA-Themed Section After Criticism
Readability Score: 10.6

Thursday, January 5, 2017

1/5/2017: Scientists: C-Sections Increasing Because We're Messing With Evolution - In a Pakistan Family, Deal is Made, a Girl Is Given as Bride

Today's Article: Scientists: C-Sections Increasing Because We're Messing With Evolution
From: Idaho Statesman
Readability Score: 11.0

Childbirth is intense and about one-third of all births in the U.S. are delivered by Caesarean section...

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php

Today's Alternate Article: In a Pakistan Family, Deal is Made, a Girl Is Given as Bride
Readability Score: 7.9

Thursday, December 15, 2016

12/15/2016: Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts - Couple Adopts 5 Siblings: "All They Had Left in This World Is Each Other"

Today's Article: Fake Or Real? How To Self-Check The News And Get The Facts
From: NPR
Readability Score: 10.0

Fake news stories can have real-life consequences.

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php

Today's Alternate Article: Couple Adopts 5 Siblings: "All They Had Left in This World Is Each Other"
Readability Score: 9.3

Friday, December 2, 2016

12/2/2016: Do Your Family Members Have a Right to Your Genetic Code? - Parents of Separated Twins Focus on Gratitude this Thanksgiving

Today's Article: Do Your Family Members Have a Right to Your Genetic Code?
From: MIT Technology Review
Readability Score: 14.8

When a woman gets her genome sequenced, questions about privacy arise for her identical twin sister.

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php

Today's Alternate Article: Parents of Separated Twins Focus on Gratitude this Thanksgiving
Readability Score: 8.3

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

11/16/2016: Here’s Why You Should Pay Your Children to Eat Their Vegetables - Dad Posts Heartbreaking Photo of Daughter to Show 'Reality' of Cancer

Today's Article: Here’s Why You Should Pay Your Children to Eat Their Vegetables
From: Wall Street Journal
Readability Score: 11.6

Study finds short-term cash incentives yield more-healthful eating habits in the long term

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php

Today's Alternate Article: Dad Posts Heartbreaking Photo of Daughter to Show 'Reality' of Cancer
Readability Score: 8.9

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

9/28/2016: Obama Vetoes Bill To Allow Sept. 11 Victims To Sue Saudi Government - Superintendent Says Former Worker’s ‘Lunch Shaming’ Story Is False

Today's Article: Obama Vetoes Bill To Allow Sept. 11 Victims To Sue Saudi Government
From: NPR
Readability Score: 10.0

In a three-page statement that accompanied the veto, Obama spelled out his reasons for seemingly defying the wishes of the grieving families.

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php

Today's Alternate Article: Superintendent Says Former Worker’s ‘Lunch Shaming’ Story Is False
Readability Score: 8.3

Exciting news at izzit.org! Our videos are now aligned with the National Standards for Family and Consumer Science. Let the Family & Consumer Science teachers in your school know.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

3/16/2016: Don’t Post About Me on Social Media, Children Say - Terminally Ill Boy Granted Final Wish to Be Sheriff for a Day

Today's Article: Don’t Post About Me on Social Media, Children Say (11.2)
From: New York Times

Sites like Facebook and Instagram are now baked into the world of today’s families.

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php

Today's Alternate Article: Terminally Ill Boy Granted Final Wish to Be Sheriff for a Day (6.5)

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

12/09/2015: Grandkids Could Be One Reason Humans Live Long Lives - Girl Voted 'Ugliest' at School Strikes Back at Bullies

Today's Article: Grandkids Could Be One Reason Humans Live Long Lives (11.2)
From: NPR

It very well could be that sound, active grandparents earn their evolutionary keep by helping their descendants survive...

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php

Today's Alternate Article: Girl Voted ‘Ugliest’ at School Strikes Back at Bullies (7.7)

From Dec 7 - Dec 18, we're giving away a different DVD title each day! You can collect all 12!