... that the textbook was a viable source to create an inquiry unit of instruction. Both teachers found that Bank’s approaches created a more inclusive, culturally responsive learning environment and each participant expressed her/his opinion with definite commonalities concerning the planning and implementation...

...Andy Beutel Teaching critically about politically charged topics in an affluent, suburban middle school requires a careful approach. Grounded in critical pedagogy theory and historical literacy pedagogy, the inquiry-based project described in this article is an attempt to help seventh-grade...