Articles by Darlene
Just Science
Bring social justice into the science lab. It’s easier than you think.
‘Give Bigotry No Sanction’
Facing History and Ourselves offers lessons that illustrate the freedom our Founders envisioned.
2011 Teaching Tolerance Award Winners
Teaching Tolerance recognized five outstanding educators with the first-ever Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Culturally Responsive Teaching on Dec. 9th in Washington, D.C.
‘Mountaintop’ Helps Students Continue King’s Work
A few years ago, First Lady Michelle Obama was criticized for revealing some not-so-flattering details about her husband, Barack: He snores. His morning breath is “stinky.” He never picks up his dirty socks. To those who said this was too much information about the president of the United States, Mrs. Obama had an answer. “Barack is very much human,” she told Glamour magazine, “so let’s not deify him.” Putting somebody on a pedestal, she said, is only preparation for knocking him from it.
Bully at the Blackboard
Every adult in the building needs to act when the bully is a teacher.