Texas teachers, students confront history lessons in real time as mob stormed the U.S. Capitol
Educators navigate complex discussions on democracy, race and civic engagement after this week’s events.
Bryan Adams High School US History teacher Stephen Patterson, left, African-American Studies and world history teacher Bri Thomas, center, and Principal Ryan Bott spent much of Wednesday afternoon and Thursday helping students and each other process the rioting at the U.S. Capitol.(Brandon Wade / Special Contributor)
Teacher Bri Thomas was in the middle of a history lesson about Thomas Jefferson’s writings and the way a president’s words shape public discourse when her phone started vibrating with news alerts.