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This online sidebar accompanies the Teaching Tolerance article " Possession Obsession." Anna Sanchez (not her real name), 19, wishes her school had taught that control can signal abuse rather than love. At age 13, she

To study immigration with her fourth-grade students, half of whom are from immigrant families, this teacher decided on a class project that went far beyond Ellis Island.

A novice teacher confronts the dangers of forgetting.

Mix It Up at Lunch Day is all about diversity. It celebrates the diversity of America’s classrooms. And it shows the diverse ways teachers can tackle cliquishness in schools. We were inspired by some of the great stories the day has generated. We thought we’d share three of them with you here.

“All these kids … you must be brave,” said the man in hiking gear. After a sunny but cold day on the beach punctuated by a trudge through sandpaper wind, I was plodding downhill with the stragglers from my hiking group. The more energetic among them galloped to the end, past the curious hiker.