Memphis

Memphis Since the Memphis office opened in 1992, more than 1,900 educators from across the state have participated in our professional development programs. These educators annually reach an estimated 190,000 middle and high school students in over 485 public, independent, and religious schools as well as colleges and universities in the region.

In Tennessee, Facing History curriculum units have been endorsed at the district and state levels. The semester-long Facing History high school elective course has been certified by the Tennessee Department of Education. Memphis City and Shelby County Schools have also adopted Facing History units as a mandate for social studies curriculum in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades.

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Changing School Culture

"So much of what we hear and see in our politics and in our media is from the extremes, and so what you usually end up with is a public shouting match. We're trying to teach students to slow down, to listen to what is being said, to think about it, and then to respond in a civil and respectful way.”
—Arlington High School educator Andrew Reese.

Memphis Stories

Making a Difference in Race Relations: Memphis Director Receives Top Award

The director of the Facing History and Ourselves office in Memphis, Tennessee, was honored over the weekend for her significant contributions to the city in the area of race relations. Rachel Shankman was one of seven women to receive the 2012 Ruby...
Meet Memphis Facing History Alumna Sydney Taylor

Sydney Taylor, a 2004 graduate of White Station and an alumna of the Facing History student group, lived and worked in Madrid, Spain, as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, and she recently shared some of her experiences.A 2008 graduate of...

Events

3-Day Choices In Little Rock Seminar
January 26, 2010

3-Day Holocaust and Human Behavior Seminar
February 2, 2010

News

Read about 2010 Margot Stern Strom Teaching Award Winners in Memphis and Beyond.

Memphis Annual Benefit Pays Tribute to Reverend Billy Kyles and Phyllis and Paul Berz

11/23/2009
Dr. Alvin Poussaint Speaks at Memphis Community Conversation

10/04/2009


	Student Khadija H. Speaks at the 2007 Memphis Benefit Dinner	Khadija H., a Facing History student, and a survivor of Rwanda and Somalia, speaks at the 2007 Memphis Benefit Dinner about her understanding her own identity.
	Teacher Hardy T. speaks at the 2007 Memphis Dinner	Hardy T., a Facing History teacher, speaks at the 2007 Memphis Benefit Dinner
	Sherri McDonald Explains the Impact of Facing History on her Son	Sherri McDonald explains the impact Facing History has had on her son. "At each Facing History seminar my son learned not just the depths to which flawed humanity may sink, but the heights to which the unquenchable human spirit can soar. He was outraged by the cruelty; he was awestruck by the heroism. Facing History and Ourselves transforms global struggles through meaningful engagement with such acuity and clarity that students realize, perhaps for the first time, 'That could be us....That could be me...'"He learned that how he chooses to live each day matters.

Participating Schools

Facing History and Ourselves is actively used in history, literature, interdisciplinary, government and specially designed Facing History electives in schools all over Tennessee. In addition to being incorporated into K-12 schools, Facing History is also taught in colleges and universities. Our program associates work with educators to help them use these materials in the most appropriate ways.
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