The origins of prejudice, the ways sexuality affects art and creativity and the important role identity and positionality plays in shaping the way people view the world and the world views them will be among the issues of tolerance and intolerance examined by 25 Appleton and Shawano school district educators July 7-11 during the second annual Mielke Summer Institute in the Liberal Arts at Lawrence University. I can't think of another topic today more important or worth more careful study than the issue of tolerance. I'm looking forward to the way this year's participating teachers not only change the way they teach, but also ultimately change the way their students view diversity in the world.
Tolerance is such an important topic for both schools and society to understand.
In addition to the summer program, the foundation's gift also established a series of seminars organized around issues affecting education at the local, state and national levels known as the Mielke Forums on Education. Participants in the summer institute are selected by committee through a competitive application process.